Montepeloso A Quo 2024 051426OFFER a tradition founder Paolo Panerai

a tradition founder Paolo Panerai started in 1977 to protest illegal bird hunting and to mark Castellare as a wildlife refuge that farms without poisons

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and structured — closer in shape to a serious Burgundy or Barolo than to anything Mediterranean

with stints at Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Prieure-Roch before launching his own micro-domaine

Dry and refreshing on the palate

Montepeloso A Quo 2024 051426OFFER a tradition founder Paolo PaneraiMontepeloso sits in the hills around Suvereto, just inland from the Tuscan coast, where Fabio Chiarelotto, a historian turned winemaker, took over in 1998 and built a cult following. "A Quo" is the estate's most accessible wine, a Mediterranean leaning blend that shifts by vintage but leans on Montepulciano, Cabernet, Sangiovese and a splash of Alicante and Marselan. It's warm, supple and generous, with more depth and structure than its entry level