In 2016, Pépière's classic, earliest-release bottling saw an addition to the label, the "La Pépie" moniker, because of the necessity of adding non-estate fruit to the production (Pépière had 85% of their own crop devastated in 2016 due to mildew). It marks the first time the estate has purchased fruit.
It comes from neighboring parcels that match their terroirs and work philosophy. The wine is a combination of said purchased fruit and estate fruit, 50% of which comes from vineyards that could technically produce cru bottlings.
-Importer notes (Dressner)
Il Palazzino's 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Argenina is terrific. Bright, poised and articulate, the 2019 has a lot going for it. Wild cherry, tobacco, incense, licorice and dried flowers abound in this super-expressive Chianti Classico. Bright...
Our awaited 2021 vintage is finally in stock and likely to sell quickly since cru single vineyard pricing keeps going up. Now is the chance to get some of the normale Barolo from Brovia a wine made from Crus Brea (Ca Mia) in Serralunga, and Villero an Rocche Castiglione in Castiglione Faletto. The wine is always made in an elegant style showing a balance, a finesse and underlying power giving potential to cellar. I have long been impressed with the consistency of quality from the winery even the young vines fruit delivers. Made with traditional methods of long fermentation and aging in large Slavonian oak casks . Even when drunk young this wine will capture your palate with the fine tannin, floral notes of roses, tar and violet with flavors of dried cherry and spice. Tim Adams MacBev Italian wine guy
On a shortlist of "annata" wines to buy from Piedmont this year is the Brovia 2019 Barolo. Made from a blend of fruit from Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d'Alba, this wine delivers a very sharp and chiseled performance that puts a priority on directn...
The 2018 Barolo Villero is laser sharp and etched with ferrous mineral notes next to wild berry, cherry, cola, campfire ash and grilled rosemary. This elegant, mid-weight wine shows a very long finish and should not disappoint on the cellar-aging front. I...
The Brovia 2018 Barolo Garblèt Sue' reveals a fine texture with seamless aromas of purple and red forest fruits that appear delicately and softly. Those lifted primary notes are followed by a filigree of spice, tar, truffle and fragrant earth. The wine cl...