Piemonte
2017 Ratti, Renato - Barolo Rocche Annunziata
Such subtlety and refinement to this young Barolo with dried strawberries, fine tannins and a citrus undertone. Medium body. Extremely dusty and polished. Clean finish
2015 Revello - Barolo Cerretta
Aromas of leather and dark fruit with spices and berries follow through to a full body, rich and juicy fruit and a flavorful finish. Shows intensity and focus. Excellence.
2017 Rinaldi, G. - Barolo Brunate Le Coste
The 2017 Barolo Brunate is a dark, powerful wine. A huge swath of tannins gives the Brunate its feeling of gravitas. Readers will have to be patient with the 2017, as it is going to need a number of years to come together. Dark cherry fruit, lavender, sag...
2017 Rinaldi, G. - Barolo Tre Tine
The 2017 Barolo Tre Tine is fabulous. A wine that marries classicism with the racy personality of the year, the 2017 hits all the right buttons. It's a wine that satisfies all the senses, with more than enough to please both the hedonistic and intellectua...
2021 Rivetti, G.(La Spinetta) - Barbera d'Asti DOCG Ca' di Pian
2016 Roagna - Barolo La Pira
This drop-dead gorgeous red dazzles with an enticing fragrance of perfumed berry, fragrant blue flower, dark spice and camphor. Elegantly structured and focused, the taut, savory palate boasts remarkable finesse, vibrancy and a great depth of flavors incl...
2017 Roagna - Barolo La Pira
The 2017 Barolo Pira is a powerful, intensely savory wine. Dark cherry, herbs, leather incense and licorice all add to an impression. The Pira Barolo is one of the most reticent wines in this entire collection. It is hard to read today, despite its ob...
2017 Roagna - Barbaresco Paje
The 2017 Barbaresco Pajè offers up a compelling mélange of sweet redtoned fruit, cinnamon, blood orange, leather, cedar and tobacco. Deceptive in its mid-weight structure, the 2017 fleshes out nicely with a bit of time in the glass, showing its natural ...
2017 Roagna - Barbaresco Gallina
The 2017 Barbaresco Gallina is bright, translucent and bristling with energy. Crushed red berry fruit, blood orange, spice, anise, mint and chalk all run through this nervy, mid-weight Barbaresco. In 2017, the Gallina leans towards the more taut end of...
2017 Rocca, Albino - Barbaresco Montersino
The 2017 Barbaresco Montersino offers a striking mix of energy, power and depth. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, white flowers, chalk and pine are all laced together in a lithe Barbaresco that pulses with vibrancy. The Montersino impresses with its persist...