{"title":"Mountain Wines","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"cuneaz-nadir-badabec-rosso-2020","title":"Cuneaz Nadir Badabec Rosso 2020","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNadir’s ‘Badebec’ Rosso takes its name from local lore, the ‘Badebec’ being a monster of fearsome stature who roams the vineyards after the sun goes down. Composed of 90% Petit Rouge and 10% Fumin and Vien de Nus, ‘Badebec’ comes from the family’s oldest holdings around the towns of Gressan and Jovencan, with vines up to 100 years of age. These towns flank the south bank of the Dora Baltea river which bisects the region, and their north- and northwest-facing vineyards make ripeness a greater challenge than in the more-often-encountered vineyards on the opposite bank. The warmer 2020 vintage has injected this rendition of Badebec with a dialed up core of lusher red fruit, as well as a beautifully lifted spice character often absent in leaner historical expressions. Lovers of tension, scintillating acidity, and livewire mineral intensity will find much to appreciate here, and a wine of this character could come from nowhere else but the dramatic altitudes of the Italian Alps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith less than a single hectare’s worth of family holdings, Nadir Cuneaz qualifies as one of Italy’s (if not all of Europe’s) tiniest domaines. His vineyard situation is not uncommon in the Val d’Aosta, the Alpine enclave whose total production is the smallest by far among all Italian winegrowing regions (less than a third of the next-lowest-producing). It’s no surprise that cooperatives still dominate here, given the scant amount of land most families own; it’s simply easier to sell fruit to the local co-op than to go through all the painstaking work required to bottle such a tiny amount of wine. However, Cuneaz would rather see his viticultural efforts through to the end — and, like many others in his region, he does this in a small room in his modest mountain home. To even call his operation a ‘winery’ is to stretch that term past its breaking point, but there’s plenty of room for the few thousand bottles of high-toned and laser-focused alpine wines that Nadir produces each year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e","brand":"Elevage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40374171402320,"sku":null,"price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/NadirCuneazBadebec.jpg?v=1699835924"},{"product_id":"cuneaz-bruno-duo","title":"Cuneaz \/ Brunet Duo","description":"Normally $67!","brand":"Biondivino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40473972113488,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/foto_piero_brunet_vigne_in_autunno_800x600_fe20c9ab-6323-4df7-8451-41e4348e4e3c.jpg?v=1706661722"},{"product_id":"bastian-cuntrari-rosso-di-valtellina-superiore-2022","title":"Bastian Cuntrari Rosso di Valtellina 2022","description":"","brand":"Gran Fondo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40558711341136,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/BastianCuntrariRosso.jpg?v=1711408788"},{"product_id":"bergmannhof-hoamet-rosso-2020","title":"Bergmannhof Hoamet Rosso 2020","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFour generations of the Pichler family  live in the same small stone farmhouse home, farm the same vines their family has been tending to almost a millennium, and produce organically farmed, classic examples of Südtirol Schiava, Lagrein, and a small amount of French varieties. Located in Eppan, in the heart of the Südtirol – Italy's only Deutsche speaking region – the architecture, cuisine, and culture in this area is Austrian, and the region's reds have less in common with the powerful, sanguine, tannic reds of Tuscany or Piedmont that define Italy in the minds of many wine lovers, than the the finesse of their Northern counterparts. Starting in 1978, Karl and Josef Pichler decided to strike out and process the grapes from their 3-hectare vineyard themselves; now Johannes and Benjamin Pichler, representing the third generation, have been making wine from the farm's own vines for over 40 years. The family’s nature-oriented and sustainable winegrowing methods, combined with expert, uncompromising cellaring techniques – long aging in wooden barrels and long lees aging, sulphites kept to a minimum and all unnecessary fining or filtration avoided – result in genuine, terroir-driven wines that fully retain their character as they age. Their wines feel like a step out of time, and while extremely limited, they are reliably exceptional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transparent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41069424738384,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/BergmannhofHoamet.jpg?v=1738373659"},{"product_id":"bastian-cuntrari-rosso-di-valtellina-2023","title":"Bastian Cuntrari Rosso di Valtellina 2023","description":"","brand":"Gran Fondo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41200649896016,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/BastianCuntrariRosso.jpg?v=1711408788"},{"product_id":"niklas-schiava-2024","title":"Niklas Schiava 2024","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDieter's Schiava is made of two different types of the Schiava variety (also called Vernatsch or Trollinger) from the vineyards around Lake Caldaro, in the South Tyrol. It is all stainless steel vinification. Pale red in color, with aromas and flavors of fraises du bois, herbs, and orange peel. A light-bodied, joyful, and super versatile red wine, particularly in warmer weather; best drunk at cellar temperature, or after 30 minutes in the fridge. Killer value here!\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Oliver McCrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41283837689936,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/NiklasSchiava.jpg?v=1737853519"},{"product_id":"bergmannhof-lagrein-2024","title":"Bergmannhof Lagrein 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFour generations of the Pichler family  live in the same small stone farmhouse home, farm the same vines their family has been tending to almost a millennium, and produce organically farmed, classic examples of Südtirol Schiava, Lagrein, and a small amount of French varieties. 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