2018 Fasoli Gino Igino Cabernet Sauvignon Veronese IGT Veneto 6pk 6x750ml

Fasoli Gino has been working Veneto since 1925 — and went fully organic in 1979, when the second-generation Gino Fasoli developed a chemical allergy and decided the vineyards had to change. By 1984, the estate had committed to organic principles across the board.

Today, they're the only biodynamic producer in the region, a century-old family operation that's spent the last forty years proving you don't need shortcuts to make honest wine.

This is Cabernet Sauvignon built like an Amarone. The grapes undergo appassimento — dried on special trays in a cool environment for 50 to 60 days — concentrating sugar, tannin, and flavor before fermentation. Then it ages a minimum of 36 months in barrique, pulling warmth and structure from the wood without losing the fruit. It's the kind of winemaking that takes patience and floor space, and it shows in the glass.

Deep ruby, opening on tobacco, coffee, and black pepper, with plum, jam, spices, and eucalyptus filling out the bouquet.

The palate is warm and delicately tannic — vinous, clean, with a finish that's both sweet and firmly structured, trailing a spicy edge. Blackcurrant and plum carry the core, backed by the kind of tannin that makes you want food on the table.

A century-old biodynamic estate, Amarone-method concentration, and three years in oak.