Carema is alpine Nebbiolo of breathtaking grace.
For decades, Ferrando's Carema has been the benchmark for the beauty and profundity that Nebbiolo achieves in the northern extremes.
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Ferrando's Carema is Nebbiolo at its purest, its most energetic, and its most aromatic. At high altitudes, in the shadows of Mt. Blanc, on soil that's pretty much eroded rock, the grape assumes a level of finesse that's gorgeous and hauntingly singular.
We've been eagerly awaiting our 2021 allocation. It's a great vintage for Piedmont, and it's an absolutely gorgeous one for the Alto Piedmonte. In these northern reaches of Piedmont, the vintage produced wines of incredible purity and class.
What's so exciting about the 2021vintage is how it produced cool-toned and elegant wines with plenty of concentration. It's pretty much a dream brew of well-defined aromatics, snap, and focus. Ferrando's Carema is known for aging beautifully, and the 2021 seems poised to be a legend.
Credit has to be given to Ferrando's importer, Neal Rosenthal, who has never been shy about his love of Ferrando's wines. He has no shortage of great wines at his fingertips. Yet he's written: "When I am asked which wine would I choose were I to be restricted to a single one, my answer is: Carema."
Ferrando's Carema's lightness of color and body belies the distance that it can go in the cellar. It's a wine that ages on its balance and overall harmony. Nebbiolo ages long and gracefully, and there are many tales of outstanding bottles of Ferrando White Label at 15 and even 20+ years old.
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Joe Salamone
Wine Buyer
Crush Wine & Spirits
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