Punta Crena, Rossese "Vigna Isasco" Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy 2023

While Punta Crena’s wines are easy quaffers, it is also possible to geek out about them, if that’s your thing. Rossese is a somewhat obscure Ligurian grape with a knack for communicating its terroir—in this case, Varigotti’s red clay—which brings uncommon roundness, the wild Ligurian brush with its herbal notes, and the emblematic coastal air salinity.

All the care, attentiveness, and backbreaking labor required to farm this site result in one of the most joyful and lighthearted reds you will encounter.