Calabretta Cala Cala Rosso NV [Lot 30] SCCOS and slivered almond

and slivered almond

Kavalan's flagship bottling - a must try if you're looking for an introduction to the style of the distillery

working exclusively with Grand Cru Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

finished bone-dry as Extra Brut

Calabretta Cala Cala Rosso NV [Lot 30] SCCOS and slivered almondCall it baby Barolo from a volcano. Calabretta is a cult Etna traditionalist working old, often ungrafted vines on the mountain's north slope, and Cala Cala is his everyday red: a non vintage, lot numbered blend (this is Lot 30) of Nerello Mascalese with a splash of Nerello Cappuccio. Here's the trick it's built largely from declassified Etna Rosso and given long aging in big old casks, so you get an unusually mature, savory, Nebbiolo like wine for