Piemonte
2020 Borgogno Giacomo - Langhe Freisa DOC
Langhe Freisa, considered the mother of the Nebbiolo vine, goes very well with dishes based on stuffed pasta, fresh pasta with game sauce, veal with tuna sauce, meat dishes, goose, bagna cauda, Piedmontese mixed fry
2019 Braida-Bologna - Barbera d'Asti Bricco dell'Uccellone
The 2019 Barbera d’Asti Bricco dell'Uccellone is one of the best versions of this wine I can remember tasting. Rich and full-bodied to the core, with stunning depth, the 2019 offers up a beguiling range of black fruit, mocha, chocolate, grilled herbs, lav...
2015 Brezza - Barolo Sarmassa
Brezza's 2015 Barolo Sarmassa is dense, powerful and quite alluring. The tannins need time to soften, but a core of dense fruit lies behind all of the structural intensity that is present today, and is only waiting for the right time to emerge fully. Ment...
2016 Broccardo - Barolo Paiagallo
From a vineyard site in the comune of Barolo at the heart of the appellation, the Broccardo 2016 Barolo Paiagallo shows a dense and loosely knit textural fiber with solid heft and power that gives the wine a heavy center of gravity. This is more of a brai...
2016 Broccardo - Barolo Ravera
Extremely perfumed with dried flowers, such as roses, as well as plums. It's full-bodied and rich with creamy, integrated tannins and an intense finish. Chewy, but polished. Drink after 2022.
2019 Brovia - Barolo
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...
2017 Brovia - Barolo Rocche di Castiglione
A release of about 5,000 bottles, the Brovia 2017 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione offers a very elegant take on a wild and hot vintage that was not always easy to tame. The wine's aromatic profile can be described as ripe for sure because you get a generous ...
2018 Brovia - Barolo Ca Mia
The 2018 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia is a generous, medium-bodied wine with fruit from Serralunga d’Alba. The bouquet reveals brooding tones of black fruit, tarry smoke, plum, iron ore and ferrous earth. The wine is quite elegant and polished, yet the power...