Just bottled the 2015 Barolo Riserva Cascina Dardi is a real powerhouse. This full-bodied potent Barolo packs a huge punch. It won't be ready to drink anytime soon that much is obvious. Time in the glass brings out aromatic... Read More

What Is Laboro Disubbidiente?
Laboro Disubbidiente is a Barolo in all but name. Produced from vines with an average age of 60 years from the Bussia vineyard of Dardi. Laboro is a play on the word Barolo and a nod to the labor... Read More

Attractive sliced strawberries with hints of tar and fragrant rose-like notes make for a compelling young Barolo. The supple palate has a lithe and succulent core with focused energetic tannins that carry fresh sweet cherries.... Read More

A very vibrant and clearly defined nose with fresh and dried roses woody aromas and light dried spices as well as tar and fresh cherries. The succulent palate has a seamless build of fine ripe tannins carrying bright red-cherry... Read More

Readers looking for a wine with bottle age will find much to admire in the 2006 Barbaresco Riserva Quindicianni a tiny production wine from Baricchi aged in 500L tonneaux. Dried rose petal cedar pipe tobacco incense mint cedar... Read More

The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse is a powerful ample wine. A blast of dark amarena cherry plum mocha licorice and spice infuse the 2014 with tons of depth and volume. The 2014 is not especially refined in fact it... Read More

The 2016 Barolo Riserva Monvigliero is powerful and structured. Its pedigree is evident. A wine of vertical depth and intensity, the Riserva impresses with its nuance and overall sense of transparency. Sweet red cherry, blood... Read More

Chionetti's 2016 Barolo Bussia Vigna Pianpolvere is laced with dark macerated cherry kirsch mint orange peel spice and licorice. Rich and ample on the palate the 2016 offers fine depth and enough freshness to drink well for... Read More

The Tenuta Cucco 2016 Barolo Cerrati reveals a delicate and classic approach with tart cherry dried plum tar and licorice. The wine's intensity is moderate and it eases back on the complexity as well showing instead a direct... Read More

The estate's 1967 Barolo takes things to another level in terms of its intensity and sheer depth. Though a touch rustic it is a beautiful bottle from Giacomo Conterno.

This wine has been resting quietly in bottle since 2018 while getting ready for its release which should be within the next month or two. The 2013 Barolo Monprivato Riserva Cà d'Morissio benefits from a long and slow growing... Read More

This wine has been resting quietly in bottle since 2018 while getting ready for its release which should be within the next month or two. The 2013 Barolo Monprivato Riserva Cà d'Morissio benefits from a long and slow growing... Read More

At first I am shocked by the wine’s sheer richness and concentration. The intensity of the flavors is unreal. Iron smoke tobacco leather game and incense all lend gravitas to this decidedly potent virile Barolo. I find it pretty... Read More

The 2016 Bramaterra is drop-dead gorgeous. Utterly captivating in its aromatics and inner sweetness the 2016 is insanely beautiful. Sweet red cherry candy iron graphite rose petal and blood orange are some of the many notes that... Read More

The 2015 Barolo is a very pretty ethereal wine. Orange peel mint dried red cherry cedar and sweet tobacco are all laced throughout this gracious mid-weight Barolo. The tannins are a bit gritty at this stage but it is a very strong... Read More

The 2015 Barolo is a very pretty ethereal wine. Orange peel mint dried red cherry cedar and sweet tobacco are all laced throughout this gracious mid-weight Barolo. The tannins are a bit gritty at this stage but it is a very strong... Read More

The Margherita Otto 2016 Barolo (with 3600 bottles produced) is a firm and tightly knit expression with a solid center of gravity. The wine offers a dark and robust textural fabric with a pretty interlay of dark fruit dried cherry... Read More

The 2016 Gattinara Vigna Valferana is every bit as impressive from bottle as it was from cask. Rich and resonant the 2016 is so supremely beautiful as it opens up in the glass. It is a wine of real breadth and textural expansiveness.... Read More

In 2011 Scavino bottled a small amount of the 2011 Barolo Riserva Novantesimo a blend of fruit fruit from a handful of top-notch sites to celebrate the winery's 90th anniversary. A hauntingly beautiful wine the 2011 graces... Read More

A fresh and floral Barberesco that shows lavender and light violets as well as blue fruit citrus rind and orange zest. Medium to full body firm tannins and a fresh finish. Drink now.

This shows plenty of wild strawberry compote gentian red tulips red plums and spices. Medium to full body pretty acidity and a chewy savory finish. Drink in 2020.

The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Pora is a brooding wine its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Iron smoke tobacco cedar and dried flowers add a feral earthy quality that is so appealing. Pora is often one of the more approachable... Read More

The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo is a serious somber wine. Black cherry plum lavender spice and menthol show off the darker side of Nebbiolo to great effect. In most vintages Rio Sordo is an easygoing wine but not in 2016.... Read More

The furthest west of Alto Piemonte’s denominations Lessona’s vineyards are based on pure marine sand giving elegant midweight Nebbiolo. Paolo de Marchi (of Isole e Olena fame) and son Luca have made wine here since 2002 after... Read More

The 2015 Barbaresco Gaiun is dense powerful and also very much closed in on itself. Gaiun has a track record of blossoming beautifully with time in bottle. I suspect that will be the case here as well but readers will have to... Read More