The 2019 Montefalco Rosso opens with a pretty blend of dusty rose, dried black cherries and cloves. It mixes ultra-ripe red berry fruits with sweet herbal tones and juicy acidity to create a seductive display on the palate. This nishes spicy and long w...
A flavorful nose of cherries, currants, some plums, dried thyme and undergrowth. Medium body with fine tannins. Velvety and layered with a caressing texture. Well-balanced with a focused finish and excellent length. Drink or hold.
Fratelli Alessandria has crafted an elegant and subdued Dolcetto without the trappings of heavy, overripe fruit. The unoaked 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba is medium-lean in appearance with dark ruby highlights. The bouquet has tart fruit, pomegranate seed and swee...
The 2023 Barbera d'Alba is a blend from various vineyards in Verduno. A burst of dark cherry, plum, spice, leather and cedar races across the palate. Deep and sensual, with terric balance, the Barbera is a winner in 2023. I loved it
An elegant red, with fine tannins seamlessly meshed with the ripe black and red cherry flavors. Accents of cured tobacco, rose hip, cocoa powder and anise wind through the fruit profile, and a subtle, minerally streak of fresh earth and iron lingers on th...
The 2023 Dolcetto d'Alba is a super-classic wine from Altare. Punchy red cherry/plum fruit, new leather, licorice and dark spice are front and center. This juicy, avorful Dolcetto delivers the goods, big time.
Vanilla, licorice, dried mint, incense and tar notes offer a fragrant overtone to flavors of black raspberry, blackberry, dried fig and iron. This medium- to full-bodied red is refreshed by lively acidity and structured by lightly chalky tannins. Drink no...
The 2018 Cabernet Franc, accented with 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, unfolds with a spicy and firm nose. It expresses notes of ripe cherries and an assertive intensity that captivates the palate. While slightly jagged in its youth, the wine possesses compelling...