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Energetic, it shows the no frills, down-to-earth approach Valfaccenda is known for, with juicy ripeness perfectly contrasted by fresh acidity and tight, bright tannins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40977381261392,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfBisturna.png?v=1740531403"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-vindabeive-rosso-2023","title":"Valfaccenda Vindabeive Rosso 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eNebbiolo from Luca's younger vines, planted over Roero’s softy, sandy soils. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Valfaccenda's \"picnic wine,\" for drinking immediately. It comes from all the young vineyards at the estate, plus some fruit from some \"fresh\" exposures in the oldest vineyard holdings. Steep slopes, sandy\/clay soils, and mostly east-facing. Super easy winemaking: 60% is destemmed and whole berry and 40% is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"moreText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhole clusters. They do a 4-5 day carbonic maceration with 3 pumpovers in total in steel. Then they press in the basket press, the wine finishes fermentation in neutral barrel; they rack a couple of times before and after malolactic, then bottle in late winter\u003c\/span\u003e. A gorgeous shade of ruby, it is perfumed with strawberries, minerals and earth and with just a hint of tannin, makes for a light, bright and easygoing take on one of our favorite grapes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40977388634192,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfVindabeive.png?v=1740531198"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-roero-arneis-2023","title":"Valfaccenda Roero Arneis 2023","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wine of rarely seen balance and substance, with pristine and slightly honeyed white peach and Granny Smith apple driving the fruit profile, pocked by highlights of fennel pollen, white florals, and that textbook salinity that only seems to become more and more persistent. With a bit of time open, gardenia and rose waft from the glass as even richer tones emerge: tea-like jasmine, a caramelized, almost candied apple finish, even a bit of salt water taffy! While far from fussy, this is a bottle that will surprise you over multiple hours. Blended from two parcels but aged separately, Luca’s younger vine are picked early and are given a direct press straight to stainless steel vats, while older vines, which come from more compact soils, are picked a little later, and see about 10 days of skin contact before being pressed off to old oak. A wonderful ‘winter white’ in that it has texture to spare and can certainly be cozied up with – especially when paired alongside a classic roast chicken –  this also provides a welcome nod to sunnier days. Serve chilled but not too cold!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41046510305360,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfArneis.png?v=1775083318"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-bis-esto-rosso-2023","title":"Valfaccenda Bis-Esto Rosso 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Grignolino. In 2020, Valfaccenda finally had enough time and resources as they've grown as a winery to take on a new little side project about which Luca Roggero has been curious for a long time: the terroir of new appellation for the duo, in this case, Monferrato. This is Grignolino from Monferrato, a native Piemontese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"moreText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evariety which doesn't occur in the sandy soils of their home Roero. Sourced from an organic grower of a vineyard of 25 year-old vines, on white chalky soils and with a southeast exposition. Fruit is macerated for two weeks, fermented in steel, and aged for six months in a mix of cement and steel. Unfined, unfiltered. Only a few thousand bottles produced -- this will always be a limited production wine, as it's a little passion project for the winery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41086996480080,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfBisesto_e36b9b2f-6655-45ba-9388-9f11b6eb80d4.png?v=1740528907"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-bubba-rosato-frizzante-2023","title":"Valfaccenda Bubba Rosato Frizzante 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75% Arneis, 25% Nebbiolo, Bubba is an early entry into Valfaccenda's 'playful' line of wines. Young vines of Arneis are combined with an early harvest of some younger parts of Valfaccenda's Nebbiolo vineyards; it's pressed as a still rosé into stainless steel, then bottled toward the end of winter with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"moreText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe addition of Nebbiolo must to get the wine to referment in bottle and create natural sparkle. Tart, dry, and super quaffable, this is a very fun ancestrale style wine normally not seen in the more serious realms of the Roero.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41086998413392,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfBubba.png?v=1740531287"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-roero-nebbiolo-2020","title":"Valfaccenda Roero Nebbiolo 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuca's Roero Nebbiolo bottling is a pretty darn delightful example of just how unique, expressive, and delicate the Nebbiolo grape from this part of the world can be when in the right hands. From vines young and old planted over steep, sandy slopes, the wine sees a 30 day maceration on skins (with some whole bunches - for added structure and savoriness) before being pressed off to old casks for eighteen months. There is something untamed, but gentle, perfumed and kind here – Nebbiolo, a grape that is typically more guarded, more mysterious, is all about the give in this instance. Bright strawberry with a surprising veil of wild herbs; delicate but full of swirling, energetic red flavors and spiced forest-y things, retaining a wild streak that is clean, but charmingly unpredictable. From a warmer vintage, this is already open and expressive, with great balance and fine tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41087010111568,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/7695\/files\/ValfNebb.png?v=1740528703"},{"product_id":"valfaccenda-roero-arneis-2024","title":"Valfaccenda Roero Arneis 2024","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wine of rarely seen balance and substance, with pristine and slightly honeyed white peach and Granny Smith apple driving the fruit profile, pocked by highlights of fennel pollen, white florals, and that textbook salinity that only seems to become more and more persistent. While far from fussy, this is a bottle that will surprise you over multiple hours. 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