Piemonte
2017 Alessandria, F. - Barolo Gramolere
With some 7,000 bottles released, the Fratelli Alessandria 2017 Barolo Gramolere gives us a taste of fruit from Monforte d'Alba, as opposed to Verduno, where this winery is based. The Nebbiolo from this further-flung village shows deep power and equal gra...
2018 Altare, E. - Langhe GiaArborina
A pure expression of Nebbiolo (that is made like a Barolo but released one year earlier), the Elio Altare 2018 Langhe Giarborina gives us a sneak peek of this cool vintage (and its performance in Arborina, La Morra, where this fruit is cultivated). Giarb...
2017 Altare, E. - Barolo Arborina
The 2017 Barolo Arborina is creamy, ample and sensual. In 2017, the flavor profile is a bit darker than usual, but all the elements are so impeccably balanced. A wine of total harmony and class, the 2017 dazzles right from the get go. There is a bit of Fr...
2021 Altare, E. - Barbera d'Alba
The 2021 Barbera d'Alba is packed with jammy dark red fruit, spice, mocha and crushed flowers. Supple and juicy, with tons of fruit, the 2021 is a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years
2021 Altare, E. - Dolcetto d'Alba
A charming, supple red, with enticing aromas and flavors of cherry, raspberry and violet. Expressive and on the elegant side, with a lingering aftertaste of berries. Drink now through 2026. 1,500 cases made, 75 cases imported.
2017 Antoniolo - Gattinara Riserva
Antoniolo's 2017 Gattinara Riserva is a powerful, burly wine that is going to need a number of years to come together, and then likely more time after that to truly be in the zone. Today, the tannins are a bit overpowering, and yet there is plenty of d...
2017 Antoniolo - Gattinara Riserva Osso San Grato
The 2017 Gattinara Riserva Osso San Grato is an especially potent, savory wine in 2017. In most vintages, Osso San Grato is the most refined wine at Antoniolo, but that is not at all the case in 2017. Strong savory and earthy notes infuse the bouquet w...
2017 Antoniolo - Gattinara Riserva San Franceso
The 2017 Gattinara Riserva San Francesco is seriously beautiful. Deep, dark and packed, the 2017 offers up a beguiling mix of cherries in liqueur, spice, rose petal, orange peel and licorice. Time in the glass brings out captivating inner perfume to pl...
2016 Antoniolo - Gattinara Riserva San Franceso
2016 Azelia - Barolo Margheria
The 2016 possesses tremendous persistence and class to burn.
2016 Azelia - Barolo San Rocco
This is probably the bottle you put at the back of your cellar while the others...