Nonino Amaro Quintessentia Riserva CS20230828 where the fruit tilts more

where the fruit tilts more toward melon and lychee than the peach you find further north

Santa Rita Hills

The port influence adds fig

This grower-producer in Mesnil-sur-Oger focuses exclusively on 100% Chardonnay from their holdings

Nonino Amaro Quintessentia Riserva CS20230828 where the fruit tilts moreAmaro Nonino is the bottle that quietly conquered American cocktail bars, and this is the version that got extra time in wood. The Nonino family in Friuli builds their amaro on E, the grape distillate Giannola and Benito Nonino created in 1984 by distilling whole grapes rather than the leftover pomace that becomes grappa, aged in barriques of Nevers and Limousin oak and in ex Sherry casks, then infuses it with a closely guarded blend of herbs, spices,