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The Collas own a massive chunk of the vineyard and they now sell a small quantity of grapes to Dave Fletcher, who is making gentle and very well welcome waves with his traditionally expressive Barbaresco wines. (We import Dave’s wines too; I never thought I’d bring in a Piemontese wine made by an Aussi, but the wines are simply too good to not embrace, and so is the guy.) Also, a portion of the cru now belongs to Vietti (which will surely change its notoriety), but the Collas own the Tenuata Roncaglia estate and vineyards in its entirety. Here you find more than Nebbiolo. There’s also some ancient vine Barbera facing southwest in what others would’ve ripped out and planted to Nebbiolo. 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Inspired by traditional European tradition and the California wines of the 1980?s, the winery is led by the dynamic husband and wife team of Matt \u0026amp; Sara Licklider. Based in Healdsburg, LIOCO seeks out the ?special places??often dry-farmed, organic\/bio vineyards, hand-harvested with interesting soil, older vines, \u0026amp; heritage clones. The authentic dirt and rocks they source fruit from include Sonoma, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara. Along with winemaker Drew Huffine and viticulturist Prudy Foxx, the LIOCO team is redefining California, delivering transparency and natural balance in every wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSITE From two historic Mendocino County vineyards ? one with 70 year-old, dry-farmed Carignan (93%) pitched on an exposed rock slope at 2,400 feet; the other with 50 year-old Valdigui? (7%) organically farmed on clay soils in a cool, upland valley. 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It's one of the bigger, richer wines in the vintage and has a gorgeous, thrilling, full-bodied style as well as notes of cr?me de cassis, tobacco leaf, violets, and chocolate. While many estates seem to be playing it safe and focusing on so-called elegance and balance, I love that Poyferr? continues to make a ripe, sexy, beautifully textured wine that always offers more opulence and sexiness than most in the vintage. Ranking with the cr?me de la cr?me of the vintage, this gorgeous Poyferr? can be enjoyed any time over the coming 40-50 years. Bravo!\"- Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDecanter: 97 Points\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo aromatic with real complexity of notes on the nose, perfume and black fruits. Quite tannic on the palate, broad-shouldered and carefully detailed with a core of liquorice-edged black fruit, dark chocolate and slate giving it quite a serious, gourmet and savoury feel right now. 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