DISCUSSING 2018 AND 2019 CAIAROSSA

In this conversation with Caiarossa's managing director, Alexander van Beek, and general manager, Jerome Poisson, James tastes the Caiarossa Toscana Bianco 2019 and Caiarossa Toscana Aria di Caiarossa 2018.Located at 350 meters above sea level, Jerome explains that the windy weather at Caiarossa gives great freshness to their wines, which Alexander notes is present in the 2018. Jerome also compares the 2018 to the 2016 – "a great vintage" – and 2017, which was "a little more complicated due to extreme heat." Alexander adds that the 2018 contains great "precision of the tannins" and there was a lot of focus on having an "aromatic precision with a lot of cleanness."Find out more about Caiarossa and the reason for the shift from biodynamic to organic methods, James' thoughts on the two wines tasted in this interview, and Alexander's comments on demands for Caiarossa in the current global market.

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This is the podcast of James Suckling, international wine critic with 40 years of experience tasting, critiquing and loving wine! We focus on the great wines of the world including Italy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile, and Argentina, but are always open to and looking for surprises. We taste and review thousands of wines each year - 25,000 in 2019 alone! - and meet hundreds of the world's best winemakers along that journey. That's where this podcast comes in - a place to access my conversations with these titans of the wine world, and also my own tasting team as we travel the world to taste amazing wines. I hope you enjoy these podcasts - head to jamessuckling.com for even more reports, videos and articles about how to enjoy wine.