Babo Nero d'Avola 2020 chardonnay and Didier is using more

and Didier is using more and more 500 L barrels

caraway spice and mouthwatering phenolic structure

with a pink peppercorn lift and the deep woodily-wizened smell of old

The palate offers purple fruit with hints of rosewater and rich aniseed

Babo Nero d'Avola 2020 chardonnay and Didier is using moreThe wine has a lot of Mediterranean about it, though its agile mouthfeel and supple, almost Beaujolais like fleshy feel make this quite a unique example to the variety. Perhaps this shouldn't be a surprise; the wine has plenty of semi carbonic influence (including 10% whole bunches) and is aged in massive French oak casks for 10 months before bottling.