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 Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Fieramonte has imposing structure and depth. The wine is a beautifully bright, intense and compact ruby color, with very lively highlights. The nose opens slowly,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Brezza Barolo Castellero reveals a complex and inviting bouquet of ripe red cherries, fragrant rose petals, violet, and orange peel, layered with notes of menthol, licorice, and wild herbs. On the palate, this... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2009 presents as a fully mature Barolo, offering a complex bouquet of dried flowers, orange peel, balsamic notes, and pencil lead. On the palate, the wine delivers elegant yet intense... Read More
Tasting Notes: The color of the Patrimo is a ruby red, clear and impregnable at the same time. Perfumes of marmalade of delicate black fruits are evident, as are sweet spices, eucalyptus, vanilla and coffee. The tannins are sweet,... 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
