Ca' La Bionda Bianco del Casal 2022

A grand Cru Burgundian-style white from old vine Garganega and Trebbiano. A beguiling blend of crushed oyster shells smoke give way to apricot and sesame. Silky textural fruits are met by saline minerals and savory, exotic spices. Green apple and lemon oil notes linger on and on.

Ca' La Bionda's Alessandro Castellani worked as a winemaker in the cellars at Chateau Margaux, Isole e Olena, and a "who's who" of top European estates before returning to oversee his family's small certified organic farm in Valpolicella. Perhaps it's no surprise, then, that these wines feel like the Veneto's answer to Burgundian Pinot Noir. All Alessandro’s wines -- be it the Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso, or Amarone -- possess a sophistication, minerality and poise that, in our experience, is unique in the region.