My top wine of 2022 is this gorgeous amber wine from Azienda Agricola Aurete

2020 Thero
* Reale Bianca (autochthonous) 70% *Trebbiano 30%
1000 bottles made #UnicornWine. 45 days of maceration. Destemmed. Made in terracotta vessels

I opened this months ago and still think about it, that's why it is my # 1 of the year.

I visited the boys and their Esperia vineyards in 2020, and tasted their line up of wines from the terracotta amphorae and even then knew this wine would be a show stopper. They are the caretakers of a vineyard planted in 1847! I wrote about it here:

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc21-cariano-lazio

It smells like a ritual. Lots of apricot, yellow plum, peach, citrus, golden apple, candle wax, walnuts, cedar, incense. It's summery and warm. Even though it's only 11.5% abv, the wine feels very full on the palate. The acidity is perfect. Long finish of wild flower honey.

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