Scuppoz Amaro della Laga Old Rioja perched on the rocky upper

perched on the rocky upper slope above the hamlet of Morgeot

the full Cote de Nuits resume - which makes a white from Marsannay a bit of a curiosity

after a sharp attack

with rose petals

fermentation in cement

Scuppoz Amaro della Laga Old Rioja perched on the rocky upperScuppoz is dialect, from the Valle Castellana in Abruzzo, for the clink of glasses that calls everyone to a toast. The distillery borrowed the name in 1982, set up at Campovalano di Campli beneath the Monti della Laga, and this amaro was the first bottle they made. It is built on herbs and roots gathered on those mountains, infused and naturally sweetened, with no dyes or preservatives. It tastes like where it comes from: chamomile and mint up front,