Castello Dei Rampolla, Vigna d'Alceo, 2013 chamct0626 4% Cabernet Franc) shows filigree

4% Cabernet Franc) shows filigree tannin and beautifully integrated oak

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Rose petals

Brigitte Roch and Gilbert Clusel — now joined by son Guillaume — have been quietly making some of Côte-Rôtie's most honest

with flavors of dark plum

Castello Dei Rampolla, Vigna d'Alceo, 2013 chamct0626 4% Cabernet Franc) shows filigreeThe 2013 d'Alceo comes from a cooler, more classically proportioned vintage than the powerful 2010, which suits Rampolla's modern, freshness driven style. It's still the estate's flagship: a Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot blend (around 85 15) from biodynamically farmed terraces in Panzano in Chianti, named for founder Alceo di Napoli. The vines were planted on virgin terraces from 1990, and since 2007 the wine has seen just 10 to 12 months in