Nebbiolo
2019 Ca del Baio - Barbaresco Pora
Lots of rose petal and cherry aromas with some sandalwood. Full-bodied with velvety and structured tannins on the palate. Layered and intense. Flavorful finish. Very well done for the vintage. Give it three to four years to soften the tannins.
2018 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Ovello
Showing subtle and sweet fruit, the 2018 Barbaresco Ovello is all about softness and silkiness. Starting off shy, the wine grows in intensity with time in the glass. It shows good structure and stays gripped to the palate thanks to the well-integrated tan...
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Albesani (750ml)
The 2019 Barbaresco Albesani is a powerful, classically austere wine that needs time to emerge. Deceptively medium in body, the 2019 packs a pretty serious punch. Wild cherry, kirsch, mint, white pepper and cedar give the 2019 striking aromatic top not...
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Gallina (750ml)
The Cantina del Pino 2019 Barbaresco Gallina is also quite subtle and delicate. This wine plays to the smaller nuances of Nebbiolo with violet, iris, dusty limestone and wild currant. The tannins are silky, and the wine feels soft and satin-like to the pa...
2019 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Ovello (750ml)
Opening to dusty mineral notes of crushed limestone, the 2019 Barbaresco Ovello is a focused and angular wine that makes for a very pretty presentation. The aromas are direct and vertical, given momentum by shadings of iron ore and pencil shaving. I love ...
2023 Cantina del Pino - Langhe Nebbiolo (750ML)
The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo is a pretty, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. There's a lovely mid-palate richness to the forward fruit, and yet my impression is that the 2023 is still coming together following its bottling a fe...
2018 Cappellano - Barolo Pie Rupestris
The 2018 Barolo Rupestris is usually a bigger wine than the Franco. It is again in 2018, with more fruit but also more tannin. Accordingly, it may need a bit more time to come into its own. Iron, cedar, white pepper, tobacco and blood orange give the R...
2019 Castello di Neive - Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
The 2019 Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano is deep and beautifully resonant in the glass. Bright red fruit, crushed flowers, tobacco, incense and orange peel open first, lending quite a bit of aromatic presence. Another year or two will help the tannin...
2018 Cavallotto - Barolo Bricco Boschis
The Cavallotto 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) is a lovely expression with fruit from one of the most beautiful sites in Castiglione Falletto, measuring 7.3 hectares. The wine is streamlined and tight with forest berry, blackcurrant ...