Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR and almonds introduce a medium-bodied

and almonds introduce a medium-bodied wine pressed whole-cluster and aged 15 months in 0-10% new barrels

Tobacco smoke and toffee dominate the nose and palate

aromatic and delicious

Approachable and fun right off the bat

Gin distilled from New York Corn with freshly peeled Orange

Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR and almonds introduce a medium-bodiedAmpelio Bucci spent decades arguing that Verdicchio could age like a great white Burgundy, and this is the bottle that proved him right. The Riserva comes from the estate's oldest vines, ages a year or more in big Slavonian oak casks that season the wine without flavoring it, and then rests another year in bottle before release. Bucci himself recommends treating it like a red: serve it cool rather than cold, and open it an hour ahead. Do that and it