Nebbiolo
2018 Bruno Giacosa - Barolo
A fine and pretty Barolo with plenty of strawberry and mushroom character. White truffle, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied and creamy with medium, round tannins. Delicious now and will improve nicely.
2020 Burlotto - Barolo Monvigliero
Showing fine and delicate perfumes, the Comm. G.B. Burlotto 2020 Barolo Monvigliero (made with whole-cluster fermentation) opens to a hint of something exotic like Moroccan spice with candied orange, Arabian jasmine or tamarind chutney. This vintage is a ...
2018 Ca del Baio - Barbaresco Riserva Vallegrande
A new Barbaresco signed Ca’ del Baio sees the light of day with the 2018 vintage: the Vallegrande Riserva Viti Vecchie (Old Vines) is the ultimate synthesis of the Grasso family’s vitivinicultural expressiveness. From the oldest vineyards surrounding the ...
2019 Ca del Baio - Barbaresco Pora
Lots of rose petal and cherry aromas with some sandalwood. Full-bodied with velvety and structured tannins on the palate. Layered and intense. Flavorful finish. Very well done for the vintage. Give it three to four years to soften the tannins.
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Albesani (750ml)
The 2019 Barbaresco Albesani is a powerful, classically austere wine that needs time to emerge. Deceptively medium in body, the 2019 packs a pretty serious punch. Wild cherry, kirsch, mint, white pepper and cedar give the 2019 striking aromatic top not...
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Gallina (750ml)
The Cantina del Pino 2019 Barbaresco Gallina is also quite subtle and delicate. This wine plays to the smaller nuances of Nebbiolo with violet, iris, dusty limestone and wild currant. The tannins are silky, and the wine feels soft and satin-like to the pa...
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Ovello (750ml)
Opening to dusty mineral notes of crushed limestone, the 2019 Barbaresco Ovello is a focused and angular wine that makes for a very pretty presentation. The aromas are direct and vertical, given momentum by shadings of iron ore and pencil shaving. I love ...
2023 Cantina del Pino - Langhe Nebbiolo (750ML)
The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo is a pretty, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. There's a lovely mid-palate richness to the forward fruit, and yet my impression is that the 2023 is still coming together following its bottling a fe...
