Tasting Notes: The Alessandro & Gian Natale Fantino Laboro Disobedient is in fact a declassified Barolo Riserva, aged in large, old, Slavonian oak barrels for five and a half years. Bureaucratic red-tape and a series of miscommunications... Read More
Tasting Notes: The quintessential La Morra Barolo, first produced in 1985 from grapes from a vineyard planted by Gianfranco Bovio. Elegant and fruity, with soft tannins and a smooth palate with an elegant and persistent, long... Read More
Tasting Notes: This floral, elegant and very nuanced Barolo is made from certified organic grapes from three communes: Barolo, Monforte d’Alba, and Novello, showcasing a cross section of the south-west portion of Barolo.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Bruna Grimaldi's Camilla Barolo offers a complex profile characterized by notes of crushed berries, walnuts, and chocolate, which transition seamlessly into a medium to full-bodied palate. Rounded, juicy tannins... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Burzi Barolo shows high-toned red fruit, menthol and dried herbs on the nose, with a bright acidity, well-placed tannins and an extended finish of roses and mint.
Estate History: Alberto Burzi comes from a family... Read More
Tasting Notes: The color of the Ca' Viola Barolo Caviot is a ruby red with light garnet hues. On the nose an intense bouquet of violets, roses and small red fruits, with a slightly balsamic finish. The palate texture is firm... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cantina del Pino Barbaresco punches way above its weight class (and price point). Aromatics of spring flowers, sage and savory spices roll into a medium body palate loaded with tantilizing red berry notes with... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani is from the famed vineyard, elegant and powerful, with a grace and tension only found in world class wines.
Estate History: Cantino del Pino is a micro-estate run until recently... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Gallina vineyard produces lighter, more etheral wines and this is no exception. Bright fruit, soft tannins and a pleasant acidity coarse through the wine. Mint, sweet pipe tobacco and woodland berries all cascade... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cantina del Pino, named for the giant Pine tree on the estate, was part of the Produttori del Barbaresco cooperative until owner Renato Vacca decided to start making wine under his own label in the late 1990’s.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Chiussuma Carema, is pure Nebbiolo, the product of a strenuous mountain viticulture conducted on high slopes that cannot be mechanized. This is a traditional interpretation of the classic Carema Nebbiolo but... Read More
Tasting Notes: Barolo Chinato is a special wine produced with Barolo DOCG, aromatized with cinchona calisaya bark, rhubarb and gentian root and the precious cardamom seed whose active principles are extracted with a slow maceration... Read More
Tasting Notes: Funtanì, which is the word for “fountain” in Piedmontese dialect, evokes the geographical position of the oldest Barbera vineyard on the Cordero estate near an old spring at the foot of the slope.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Monfalletto shows a bright garnet color and floral and spicy aromatic notes of fresh pipe tobacco, red cherries, cocoa and fresh raspberry highlights, medium to full body, velvety... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Daniele Ricci San Leto Timorasso comes from vines that were planted in 1989 and 1992. San Leto also undergoes three days of maceration without any pump-overs so not to extract any bitterness or less noble elements... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Diego Conterno Barolo is an elegant Nebbiolo-based wine sourced from three separate vineyards in Monforte. ‘San Giovanni,’ not far from the Barolo commune, contributes suave fruit; ‘Bricco... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Flavio Roddolo Barbera d'Alba Bricco Appiani shows the patience and artisan quality of its maker. With more than 10 years of aging the wine is showing beautiful tertiary notes of tar, leather, incense and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Flavio Roddolo Nebbiolo d'Alba is a bit of a rarity with only 3000 bottles produced from a vineyard that sits just yards outside the Barolo zone. Roddolo's Nebbiolo is dark, spicy, and richly powerful... Read More
Tasting Notes: Contessa Rosa is characterized by its soft pink color, this wine features a vibrant bouquet of orange blossom, pomegranate and black plums with hints of nutmeg and basil. The bubbles are fine and persistent and... Read More