The 2015 Rosso Tanca Farra wafts up with a rich, intense display of crushed raspberries, exotic spice, dusty dried florals and crushed stone. This is deeply textural yet presents a compact display of herbal-tinged red fruits. While structured and drying t...
With some 4,000 bottles released, the Barale Fratelli 2018 Barbaresco Serraboella opens to a very light, almost fragile appearance. Beautifully delicate, with notes of blue flowers, wild berries and red brick, the Serrboella spent three years in oak and h...
This is a terrific value proposition. The 2019 Le Cupole is a blend of 47% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. The first vintage was made in 1995, and although these four varieties have been used in the blend since the ...
The certified organic Vietti 2021 Barbera d'Asti La Crena shows a very good sense of balance with sweet and savory sides that transcend the bouquet. It starts off with redcurrant, a lightly floral note, rose hip and Amarena cherry. In fact, that sour cher...
The 2021 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco is an especially nervy edition of the Perbacco, the result of a significant presence of Monforte fruit in the blend. Notes of red fruit, orange peel and white pepper sculpt the 2021, finishing with notable tension.
The 2020 Barbera d'Alba Scarrone Vigna Vecchia captures all the magic of the old vines in this Castiglione Falletto cru. Black cherry, plum, licorice, incense, melted road tar and spice all meld together in a Barbera of uncommon complexity, power and eleg...