Albino Rocca Barbaresco 2014

"A bargain...The 2014 Barbaresco opens with lovely aromatics. Sweet tobacco, licorice, smoke, mint and dried herbs give the wine its distinctive perfume and add nuance to a palette of dark-hued Nebbiolo fruit. Time in the glass works wonders to bring out the wine's freshness. This is a terrific introduction to the Albino Rocca Barbarescos." 89 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barbaresco

Antica Torino Vermouth di Torino

Antica Torino is a partnership and project of passion between Vittorio Zoppi and Umbrian wine maker Filippo Antonelli. Rather than seeking out the exotic, often imported botanicals that go into more modern styled vermouth, Antica Torino takes a page out of the history books, a time when vermouth was created utilizing what was readily available locally. The decision was made to produce a vermouth that was "of the garden", packed with fresh rosemary, bay laurel, thyme, oregano, wormwood, gentian, rhubarb, … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont

Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2013

"The 2004 Barolo San Rocco, from a vineyard in Serralunga, is an explosive, structured wine bursting with black cherries, violets, menthol and tar. Full-bodied and ample on the palate, it possesses outstanding balance and an utterly engaging personality that makes it an absolute joy to taste. The San Rocco is always the most complete of the Azelia Barolos, and it is a wine I seek out in nearly every vintage. A recent bottle of the 2003 was also superb. Anticipated … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Barale Fratelli Barolo 2013

Parcels of Barolo comune crus, Monrobiolo, Coste di Rose & Preda (all owned) of various ages to 50 years. Tending to silt/sand and up to 350m with either sth-east or sth-west aspect. A producer's Barolo normale or base ought to be good. This is again, exactly what you're thinking. The three crus, each sitting just above Bussia, do combine in a wine with Barolo & some Monforte personalities. Mainly 'red' in orientation, this is fresh, fleshy, pure and again wonderfully … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Barale Fratelli Barolo Cannubi 2012

"Everyone who's made their way up to Barolo village on the lower road (via Alba) almost opposite the small park and football pitch, will have seen Barale's historic little piece of the great Cannubi cru. On either side and just behind, are the Cannubi plots of Chiarlo, Cascina Adelaide and Brezza. But it's Barale who are in the parish records here for title to Cannubi from about the late 16th century. I'm prepared that such heritage might bias (my) perceptions … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Bera Barbera d'Alba 2017

Fate or history decreed that the Bera property would finish a tantalizing 400 metres just outside the Barbaresco zone. Typically unperturbed, Walter Bera has gradually developed a collection of the Piemontese classics, with each beautifully made, rich and strongly expressive - and great value.

The Barbera shows deep, rich fruit, but with great complexity and always freshness, life and zip. Here they maximized the deep plummy juiciness and concentration, and retain the savoury edge to go so well with many … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont

Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2012

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Bricco Giubellini Barolo 2013

"Bricco Giubellini is easily the most exciting young Barolo producer I have tasted for some time."

Antonio Galloni

Established in 2000 by Maria Bianucci and Gigi Garanzini, Bricco Giubellini is the highest vineyard in Monforte d’Alba at 530 metres and the smallest single vineyard at just 0.33 hectares. The wines, made by our friend Fabio Fantino, have until recently only been available locally – locally, as in the village of Monforte! We liked the wines so much we bought the … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2016

"The 2016 Roero Arneis was bottled on Saint Valentine's Day and that's a fitting touch. Some 140,000 bottles were made, which is more than average. This is a fresh and buoyant wine that is loaded with tangy tropical fruit, pineapple and honeydew melon. The wine's intensity is exuberant, pronounced and refreshing. Dustings of fine mineral and salty limestone characteristics give the wine a brilliant sense of polish and crispness. Bruna Giacosa tells me the fruit harvested in 2016 was beautiful. … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont

Ca' d'Gal Moscato d'Asti Lumine 2017

This intensely perfumed, filigree Moscato is drawn from an amphitheatre of sandy, chalky slopes that circle Sandro Boido's winery. These steep, chalky vineyards - the kind that dominate the Santo Stefano Belbo commune - are prized for tempering Moscato's heady fruits with freshness, mineral energy and perfume. This area has long been recognised as one of Moscato d'Asti's most prized terroirs and Boido's hand tended, organically managed vines here average around 30 years of age.

Lumine may be Ca' d'Gal's … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Asti