Ottaviano Lambruschi, Vermentino Il Casale, 2025 SO032425 Pouillon the flagship that made the

the flagship that made the name

it's the most representative iron-slate signature in the lineup and the ideal introduction to why these cool-climate reds are so distinctive

and a Grand Cru of this stature is built for the long haul

and subtle leather character that distinguishes from standard blended expressions

planted in 1942 and still dry-farmed and organic in Mendocino's Redwood Valley

Ottaviano Lambruschi, Vermentino Il Casale, 2025 SO032425 Pouillon the flagship that made theFirst things first: it's not Lambrusco. 'Lambruschi' is the family name behind this Ligurian estate, whose founder worked the Carrara marble quarries before clearing woodland by hand in the 1970s to plant Vermentino in Colli di Luni. That is the narrow, dramatic strip where Liguria meets Tuscany, and where salty sea air runs headlong into cool air off the Apuan Alps. Il Casale is the house's classic bottling, drawn from the estate's younger vineyards