Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Nera, 2008 100325OFFER this Vieilles Vignes cuvée draws

this Vieilles Vignes cuvée draws from some of the property's oldest plantings—including vines that famously survived the devastating 1956 frost thanks to the vineyard's high altitude

Here that means vines planted back in 1928

in the renowned Conca d'Oro (Golden Basin)

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Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Nera, 2008 100325OFFER this Vieilles Vignes cuvée drawsThe Etichetta Nera (black label) is Ferrando's legendary top Carema, bottled only in the finest vintages from the family's best parcels, only about 3,000 bottles when it's made. Raised in smaller French oak, it's the richer, denser, more ageworthy of the two Caremas, famous for showing gorgeously at 20, 25, even 30 years. The 2008 was a classic, cooler vintage that gave structured, fragrant wines, exactly the profile that rewards the Nera's long aging