Piemonte
2021 Grasso, Silvio - Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
The 2021 Langhe Nebbiolo Gavarini is a gracious, perfumed wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. All of this is young-vine fruit from Barolo-designated vineyards. Spice, cedar, tobacco and mint lend notable aromatic presence. All this ne...
2015 Il Falchetto - Barbera d'Asti Riserva Nizza Bricco Rocche
2015 Il Falchetto - Barbera d'Asti Nizza Riserva Bricco Roche
2020 La Spinetta - Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Lots of nutmeg and floral aromas to the red fruits. Medium body. Chewy texture. Fresh at the finish. Some bitter lemon and mahogany. Drink now.
2016 La Spinona - Barolo Cru Bergera
La Spinona's 2016 Barolo Bergera is an intense, driving wine. It offers up scents of crushed red berries, orange peel and spice, all in a mid-weight, transparent style that is hugely appealing. Time in the glass brings out floral accents as the wine st...
2016 La Spinona - Barolo Sori Gepin
The 2016 Barolo Sori' Gepin is a powerhouse. A blast of dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice, lavender, cloves and leather hits the palate as this strapping, full-bodied Barolo shows off its assertive personality. This is not a shy wine by any means. It wil...
2016 La Spinona - Barbaresco Bricco Faset
La Spinona’s 2016 Barbaresco Bricco Faset opens with scents of wild black cherry, cloves, licorice, leather, menthol and sage. A dark, mysterious wine, the Bricco Faset has much to offer. Round contours and silky tannins add to its considerable immedia...
2015 La Spinona - Barolo Sori Gepin
The 2015 Barolo Sori' Gepin needs quite a bit of air to open, but it is so expressive as that starts to happen. Dried flowers, cedar, tobacco and autumn leaves are laced together in a mid-weight, savory Barolo loaded with character. The 2015 remains ne...
2015 La Spinona - Barolo Cru Bergera
This is a dense, serious red with dried-strawberry, orange-peel and walnut character on the nose and palate. Full body and firm, chewy tannins that are polished and refined at the same time. This needs time to soften, but I like the sleek, linear path in ...