Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Nera, 2008 100325OFFER with no added sulfur

with no added sulfur

and Quintarelli 'banishes' this sweet white for a decade or more before release

But this is exactly the kind of bottle that rewards patience: Pontet-Canet's rigorous selection

The 1989 vintage is widely regarded as one of Piedmont's greatest

Ferrando, Carema Etichetta Nera, 2008 100325OFFER with no added sulfurThe Etichetta Nera (black label) is Ferrando's legendary top Carema, bottled only in the finest vintages from the family's best parcels, only about 3,000 bottles when it's made. Raised in smaller French oak, it's the richer, denser, more ageworthy of the two Caremas, famous for showing gorgeously at 20, 25, even 30 years. The 2008 was a classic, cooler vintage that gave structured, fragrant wines, exactly the profile that rewards the Nera's long aging