Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 26REASONABLE Where Monprivato is elegant and

Where Monprivato is elegant and haunting

33 hectares planted in 2012 on clay-limestone soil—expresses Côte de Beaune terroir with crystalline purity

From the importer: Handed down from father to son

Traditional methods of basket pressing and extended elevage in large

Floral aromatics

Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 26REASONABLE Where Monprivato is elegant andAmpelio 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