Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Bianca, 2008 SO061725 Arretxea and sweet baking spices

and sweet baking spices

white Malvasia

after dinner

Renato Corino farms his share of these old family vines with classical patience: long macerations

it's starting to show its mineral

Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Bianca, 2008 SO061725 Arretxea and sweet baking spicesFerrando is the legendary name in Carema, the dramatic alpine appellation where Nebbiolo grows on steep stone pillared terraces near the Aosta Valley. The altitude gives these wines their hallmark high toned, almost weightless elegance, more delicate than Barolo but built to age. The Etichetta Bianca (white label) is the annual bottling, aged in a combination of large and small barrels. The 2008 was a classic, cooler vintage that produced structured,