2019 Grasso, Elio - Dolcetto d'Alba

2016 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Ravera

The 2016 Barolo Ravera is tough as nails today, but it has striking inner sweetness and remarkable persistence. Even so, readers will have to exercise a great deal of patience, as the 2016 is not likely to offer much in the way of pleasure for a number of...

2016 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Bricco Viole

2016 Altare, E. - Dolcetto d'Alba

The 2016 Dolcetto d'Alba is very pretty and full of varietal blue/purplish fruit, almond, licorice and lavender overtones. In this vintage, the Dolcetto is a bit restrained, but the purity of the flavors is superb. Floral notes give the 2016 a lovely sens...

2018 Felsina - Chianti Classico

The 2018 Chianti Classico Berardenga is endowed with so much class. In 2018, the Classico is a bit more restrained than it can be. That mid-weight sense of structure, though, gives the wine quite a bit of early appeal. Even so, I would cellar the 2018 fo...