From 20+ year old vines on those singular clay/limestone soils of the Langhe, Marco Tintero crafts this wine allowing the vines to speak. A more fruit forward and very drinkable style of Nebbiolo is... Read More
Quindicianni means 15 in Italian and this represents a 15 year re-release of their stunning Barbaresco Riserva. This wine never left the winery until now so provenece in... Read More
Mario Fontana began his winery with just 4 hectares of vines in 1995 acquired through inheritance. Mario has taken that bit of good fortune and made wines that are so much great than the... Read More
Take one part "outstanding vintage" and one part "superb terroir" and add the genius of Mario Fontana and you get one of the best young Barolo I've tasted in a long time. The... Read More
This great cru, Loreto, is the top wine of DeForville with good reason. More textured and profound than their Barbaresco normale, this Loreto is a whirlwind of bright raspberry, dried roses,... Read More
One of the lesser-known grapes of Piedmont, Dolcetto usually produces soft, fruity and early maturing wines. The best come from around Alba, as does this one from De Forville, a family that... Read More
Germano is well known for making formidible wines from Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo from his vines in Serralunga. But while others give Barbera not much thought, he delivers a vineyard... Read More
The Cerretta Cru Barolo is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes that are fermented on their skins for 25-30 days, matured in large French oak barrels for 24 months and then further aged in bottle... Read More
Sourced from the following vineyards: from Barolo - Cannubi, Sarmassa and Vignane, from Castiglione Falletto - Codana, from La Morra - Rocche dell'Annunziata and Boiolo.The parcels total about... Read More
ERbaluce is one of those grapes that is rarely seen in the US, but is the typical summer sipper in Piedmont. It's salty, briny qualities are so dynamic for warm weather drinking. But... Read More
This legendary cru just about blew me away. It is rare when I stop and say to the presenter, "this is f@%*^!# brilliant!" But that's exactly what happened. Aged in large Slavonian... Read More