The Renato Ratti 2016 Barolo Conca is another stunning beauty from this leading estate in La Morra. Conca is a prized vineyard, and you will immediately notice light mineral signatures of crushed limestone and chalk suspended delicately over the bouquet, ...
The E Pira-Chiara Boschis 2016 Barolo Mosconi is a little wider and richer compared to the Cannubi, with bigger fruit, more sweetness, spice, grilled oregano and a touch of crushed hazelnut. Despite the wide net of aromas offered on the bouquet, this wine...
The Oddero family suggests tasting their single-vineyard Baroli in this order: Villero, Rocche di Castiglione, Brunate and Bussia. Starting off with the 2016 Barolo Villero, you get an open-knit but very precise expression in which the Nebbiolo grape is a...
The 2016 possesses tremendous persistence and class to burn.
The 2019 Barolo Conca shows a very light garnet color that shines in the glass. The bouquet starts off nicely, but this wine definitely needs more time in the bottle. The oak influences need time to integrate in favor of the pretty fruit that characterize...
The Mauro Molino 2019 Barolo Bricco Luciani shows a medley of red berry fruits and lightly toasted spice. Those aromas are layered with pressed violet, rose, blood orange and shaved pencil. The palate follows at a delicate pace and with softly polished ta...
The 2017 Barolo Bricco Luciani opens with effusive, floral aromatics that are incredibly appealing. Ripe red/purplish fruit, spice, blood orange and mint open in the glass as the 2017 shows off its racy, alluring personality. All the elements are so well-...
With fruit from the Berri Vineyard in La Morra, the Mauro Molino 2019 Barolo Gallinotto gives us a taste of a single-vineyard wine made outside the official MGA classification. The wine has a dustier personality with a bigger mineral presence that recalls...