Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti Poderi Colla captures Piedmont greatness

Poderi Colla captures Piedmont greatness in a newly legendary lineage: Frederica Colla built the estate on her father Beppe's reputation for single-vineyard focus

so this has more flesh than your typical zippy Aligote while keeping its bright

and you’ll find it plays more like a Loire Valley red than a typical Rhône heavyweight

championing varietal purity and sustainable farming

The result is a Valpolicella that drinks with more weight and spice than the Classico without sliding into Amarone territory

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti Poderi Colla captures Piedmont greatnessJean Philippe Fichet, one of Meursault's master winemakers, made his name by revealing the soul of his village's overlooked lieux dits, and Chevalieres is a star among them. It's a site prized for its minerality and pure fruit, and Fichet handles it the way he handles everything: hand farming, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, very little lees stirring, all in service of a racy, transparent, electric style. The 2024 vintage