Tasting Notes: Hand harvest of the grapes. Maceration with skin contact. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel. Aged in used large Austrian oak barrels for about 26 months. No filtration, no clarification. The Gian Luca... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giovanni Montisci Vino Rosso Barrolu is a unique red from Sardegna. Made from 40 year old organic Nebbiolo vines grown on the granite soils outside the village of Mamoiada, this is something truly special. While... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giulia Negri Barolo La Tartufaia is Named after the truffle fields Giulia's grandfather planted on the property before her father replaced them with vineyards. Structured and elegant, with rose petal, hints... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giulia Negri Barolo Marassio sits at the highest part of Serradenari and Barolo in general. The unusual soils are a mix of limestone with veins of chalk running through. This adds a intense mineral component... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giulia Negri Barolo Marassio sits at the highest part of Serradenari and Barolo in general. The unusual soils are a mix of limestone with veins of chalk running through. This adds a intense mineral component... Read More
Tasting Notes: Giulia Negri’s Serradenari Barolo expresses notes of black cherry, truffle, and hints of chalk. This is a Barolo layered with complexity and elegance.
Tasting Notes: Giulia Negri’s Serradenari Barolo expresses notes of black cherry, truffle, and hints of chalk. This is a Barolo layered with complexity and elegance.
Tasting Notes: Barolo ‘Monprivato’ is one of Italy’s most famous single vineyard bottlings. The Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio estate—the motto of which—“Only the memory of the past can open the... Read More
Tasting Notes: Barolo ‘Monprivato’ is one of Italy’s most famous single vineyard bottlings. The Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio estate—the motto of which—“Only the memory of the past can open the... Read More
In 1983, having made several great Barolos from Monprivato, Mauro began replanting a two-acre section of the vineyard, using a Nebbiolo clone originally planted in Monprivato in 1921 by his grandfather, Morissio. Mauro theorized... Read More
In 1983, having made several great Barolos from Monprivato, Mauro began replanting a two-acre section of the vineyard, using a Nebbiolo clone originally planted in Monprivato in 1921 by his grandfather, Morissio. Mauro theorized... Read More
Estate History: Beppe Rinaldi took over the estate in 1983 from his father Guiseppe and slowly became noticed as one of the great old-school 'Barolistas' of the Langhe. After his passing in 2018, his daughter Marta took... Read More
Estate History: Beppe Rinaldi took over the estate in 1983 from his father Guiseppe and slowly became noticed as one of the great old-school 'Barolistas' of the Langhe. After his passing in 2018, his daughter Marta took... Read More
Estate History: Beppe Rinaldi took over the estate in 1983 from his father Guiseppe and slowly became noticed as one of the great old-school 'Barolistas' of the Langhe. After his passing in 2018, his daughter Marta took... Read More
Tasting Notes:The Guido Porro Barolo Vigna Rionda in only its second vintage from these young vines, shows the textual elegance that is a hallmark of this fabled vineyard site. Incredible finesse and concentration of fruit fill... Read More
Estate History: Azienda Agricola Lalú is the vision of two friends, Lara Rocchetti & Luisa Sala (La & Lu = Lalú), who met while studying at the renowned University of Pollenzo – italy’s top university... Read More