Malabaila Langhe Nebbiolo Aja 2023 extra-brut-selection into the back of a

into the back of a box canyon running perpendicular to the Cienega Valley in San Benito County

then fermentation in stainless steel

and a chalky finish that comes straight up out of the limestone

which has been drawn from a single cask of a single distillation

refined flavour with its floral aftertaste

Malabaila Langhe Nebbiolo Aja 2023 extra-brut-selection into the back of aThe Malabaila family has been farming this corner of Piedmont since 1362, which is a long time to work out what your land does well. Aja, named for an old farmhouse on the estate, is their case for Nebbiolo you can open tonight. It has the dried rose perfume and the fine grained grip that make Nebbiolo the noble grape of Piedmont, without asking for the decade of patience a Barolo demands. Call it a weeknight ticket into the Langhe.