both at around 300 meters
led by Merlot and Cabernet Franc
Monumental Sagrantino from Montefalco's highest-altitude vineyard—45 days on skins
accessible form: the same granite terroir and old Syrah
and pink peppercorn notes layered over mineral granite bite
Domaine Richaud, Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge Terre d'Aigles, 2024 Vintage Champagne both at around 300 metersCairanne is the southern Rhone's secret weapon, and Marcel Richaud has spent four decades proving it. Now run by daughter Claire alongside the family, this organic, naturally minded estate makes some of the most soulful, terroir honest reds in the appellation. Terre d'Aigles draws from old vines (averaging 60 years) on sandy clay soils near the Aigues river a fresh, sun warmed Cotes du Rhone built on Grenache with Syrah, Carignan, and Counoise filling