October 15, 2018

Is Pignolo Italy's most underrated red grape? The 2012 Ronchi di Cialla was astounding.

It didn’t occur to me until I got back to Texas week before last from a whirlwind trip across the U.S.: despite two visits over the years to Ronchi di Cialla — one of the pioneers of Friuli’s native grape revival and one of its most acclaimed and soulful winemakers — I had never tasted the winery’s Pignolo.