Tintero - 2017 Langhe (Nebbiolo) - Langhe, Italy As Garnacha Blanca (Grenache Blanc)

As Garnacha Blanca (Grenache Blanc) is a mutation of Garnacha (Grenache) and Grenache is now known to have come from the island of Sardegna

Domaine Spiropoulos was founded in 1870

the vineyards that had first been planted by the Romans had been almost completely abandoned after the combined pummeling of the phyloxera louse in the late 19th century

The Priorat region about 90 miles Southwest of Barcelona in Catalonia has a tradition of wine production dating back to the Romans

but due to difficulties peculiar to the region's soils

Tintero - 2017 Langhe (Nebbiolo) - Langhe, Italy As Garnacha Blanca (Grenache Blanc)Tintero sounds like a Spanish name, but is actually French. In 1900 Pierre Tintero traveled to Piedmont looking for work and found it at the wine estate of widow. You can guess the rest and now the fourth generation of Tinteros are running this sustainably farmed estate. We have had a Langhe Nebbiolo in Kompas Club before, and it gets another placement this time because the wines are just that good. As a refresher, Langhe is a region that encompasses