Giuseppe Quintarelli, Bandito Amabile del Cere Passito Bianco, 1986 BDXCOUNT0925 Stéphane Robert’s Domaine du Tunnel

Stéphane Robert’s Domaine du Tunnel has become one of the most admired names in Cornas

Cabrières and L'Arnesque — in the cooler northwestern corner of the appellation near Mont-Redon (sand and galets

and the age of the vines translates directly into the wine: deep

Beppe-era Rinaldi at full maturity

and intriguing almond-hazelnut texture

Giuseppe Quintarelli, Bandito Amabile del Cere Passito Bianco, 1986 BDXCOUNT0925 Stéphane Robert’s Domaine du TunnelAmong the rarest wines Giuseppe Quintarelli ever made, with a legend to match. The name 'Bandito' nods to a wartime story of white wine hidden from occupying forces and found years later, aged beautifully, and Quintarelli 'banishes' this sweet white for a decade or more before release. Made from dried Garganega and other native grapes, this 1986 is a deeply mature back vintage. Roughly four decades on, expect amber color and a wild, layered bouquet of