Nebbiolo
2018 Cappellano - Barolo Pie Rupestris
The 2018 Barolo Rupestris is usually a bigger wine than the Franco. It is again in 2018, with more fruit but also more tannin. Accordingly, it may need a bit more time to come into its own. Iron, cedar, white pepper, tobacco and blood orange give the R...
2019 Castello di Neive - Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
The 2019 Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano is deep and beautifully resonant in the glass. Bright red fruit, crushed flowers, tobacco, incense and orange peel open first, lending quite a bit of aromatic presence. Another year or two will help the tannin...
2016 Castello di Neive - Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano
Fragrant and refined, this compelling red has aromas of woodland berry, ground pepper, camphor and tilled earth. Full-bodied and structured, the youthfully tense palate features ripe red cherry, pomegranate, star anise and ground nutmeg. Tight, fine-grain...
2018 Cavallotto - Barolo Bricco Boschis
The Cavallotto 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) is a lovely expression with fruit from one of the most beautiful sites in Castiglione Falletto, measuring 7.3 hectares. The wine is streamlined and tight with forest berry, blackcurrant ...
2019 Ceretto - Barbaresco Bernardot
The organic Ceretto 2019 Barbaresco Bernadot shows a broader character and a more open-knit personality compared to the Asili. There is a lot of dark fruit, spice, truffle and earth to frame the medium-build of this elegant wine.
2018 Ceretto - Barolo Bricco Rocche
Made with certified organic fruit, the Ceretto 2018 Barolo Bricco Rocche shows thin texture and a mild personality with subtle aromas of dried rose, cassis and crushed stone. This vintage is more subdued for sure, but it's silky and accessible as well. Co...
2019 Chiarlo - Barbaresco DOCG Reyna (750ml)
The 2019 Barbaresco Reyna is bright, fruity and forward, all of which make it a ne choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Sweet oral accents, spice and a kick of orange peel lend freshness. There's lovely depth and density here.
2019 Chiarlo - Barolo DOCG Cerequio (750ml)
The Michele Chiarlo 2019 Barolo Cerequio is a bold and elegantly concentrated expression with good heft and staying power. That extra richness is the secret of this vintage, and this wine carries that weight with ease and grace. Flavors of dark fruit, plu...
2019 Chiarlo - Barolo DOCG Tortoniano (750ml)
Layers of pine, balsamic, kirsch, and menthol emerge from the 2019 Barolo Tortoniano, balanced nicely with the floral perfume of pressed roses. A medium-bodied and well-structured red, it has ripe tannins, a fresh spine of acidity, and lingering notes of ...
2017 Conterno Fantino - Barolo Mosconi Vigna Ped
The 2017 Barolo Mosconi Vigna Ped is deep, resonant and expansive, as wines from this site tend to be. In this tasting, the Mosconi is wonderfully deep. Its stature alone is compelling. And yet there is so much to the Mosconi. Readers will find a Barolo t...