Piemonte
2019 Azelia - Barolo Cerretta
Cerretta is one of my favorite sites in Serralunga d'Alba because it consists of vines wrapped around a hilltop with various exposures. For that reason, Cerretta wines can vary widely from producer to producer. The Azelia 2019 Barolo Cerretta has dark fru...
2015 Azelia - Barolo San Rocco
There is a lot of fruit ripeness in the 2015 Barolo San Rocco, with blackberry, wild berry, plush softness, spice and licorice. The fruit is nicely balanced and shows bright intensity. Located in Serralunga d'Alba, San Rocco was purchased by Luigi Scavino...
2018 Azelia Barolo
Focused and accessible, featuring earth, tar, tobacco, iron and underbrush aromas that introduce flavors of cherry and plum. Ripe and balanced, with a long, fresh and firm finish. Best from 2025 through 2042. 1,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.
2019 Azelia - Barbera d'Alba Punta
The "Punta" vineyard is located on the top of a hill at Castiglione Falletto, unusual for Barbera. In the past, Barbera was more renowned and prestigious than Nebbiolo da Barolo, so the best positions were reserved to it.
2017 Azelia - Barolo Cerretta
The 2017 Barolo Cerretta is another powerful wine. Unlike the San Rocco, which is dense in the middle, the Cerretta is distinguished by a more austere, linear feel. Crushed flowers, mint, licorice, blood orange and pine build with time in the glass. Th...
2016 Azelia - Barolo San Rocco
This is probably the bottle you put at the back of your cellar while the others...
2018 Barale, Diego Damiano - Barolo
Here's a new submission from Barale Fratelli. Made with a blend of organic fruit from three sites, Coste di Rose, Preda and Castellero, the 2018 Barolo del Comune di Barolo is compact and streamlined and a hair more downplayed compared to the other new re...
2021 Barale, Fratelli - Barbera d'Alba Castle
The 2021 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Castlè is packed with super-ripe red cherry, plum and French oak. I would prefer to drink this juicy, supple Barbera in its youth, while the fruit remains primary. This is an especially ripe, racy style.
2021 Barale, Fratelli - Dolcetto d'Alba DOC Le Rose
The 2021 Dolcetto d'Alba Le Rose is fresh, delicate and fragrant, all of which make it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Bright red/purplish fruit, spice and sweet floral notes are nicely pushed forward in this mid-weig...
2016 Barale, Fratelli - Barolo Castellero
The Barale Fratelli 2016 Barolo Castellero opens to immediate intensity with black fruit aromas that taste soft, rich and slightly overripe. This is a medium-bodied wine with a loose or open-knit texture that gives it an accessible personality. The mouthf...
2015 Barale, Fratelli - Barolo Bussia
Opening to rich dark fruit and thick concentration, the 2015 Barolo Bussia Sergio Barale is a wine of medium to full weight with good textural richness. There are some notes of soft, red fruit scattered among thick waves of dark fruit intensity. This wine...
2015 Barale, Fratelli - Barolo Cannubi
The Barale Fratelli 2015 Barolo Cannubi offers a powerful nose with a hint more alcoholic power (measured at 14.5%) that reminds us of the warm and sunny growing conditions experienced in this vintage. There is a sweet note to the fruit that comes forward...