Franz Gojer Saint Magdalener Vigna Rondell 2023 CS20231026 and beat out the best

and beat out the best of the best in Europe’s famed Destillata blind tasting

Made in El Arnel Lowlands by Leticia Hermosillo of the Partida family

Already elegant and alluring when young

From the producer: Fresh

and worth the detour

Franz Gojer Saint Magdalener Vigna Rondell 2023 CS20231026 and beat out the bestSchiava is the great alpine bargain nobody talks about: a red so light and cheerful you'll want it cold, yet with enough soil underneath to make you pay attention. Franz Gojer farms the Gloegglhof, a hill just north of Bolzano that sits in the heart of Santa Maddalena the closest thing Schiava has to a grand cru. Vigna Rondell is his best parcel and his oldest vines, mostly Schiava with a splash of Lagrein for grip, and it lands somewhere near Pinot