Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Bianca, 2011 BOWLERGADI2023 displays rich dark purple color

displays rich dark purple color with bright ruby highlights

that match delicate crustaceans rather than demand richly-sauced preparations

but there is enough spine here to reward a few years in the cellar too

This 2006 Pie Rupestris

Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Bianca, 2011 BOWLERGADI2023 displays rich dark purple colorFerrando is the legendary grower of Carema, the tiny alpine Nebbiolo appellation set on steep terraces where Piedmont rises toward the Aosta Valley. The high elevation gives these wines a perfumed, high toned delicacy, lighter than Barolo but long lived. The Etichetta Bianca (white label) is the annual bottling, raised in large and small barrels. The 2011 was a warm, generous year up in the hills, so this drinks a bit rounder and riper than the cooler