Nebbiolo
2019 Rocca, Bruno - Barbaresco Maria Adelaide
The 2019 Barbaresco Maria Adelaide is dense and quite powerful, but with all the drive that characterizes the Bruno Rocca Barbarescos today. Red cherry fruit, plum, blood orange, mint and spice are all woven together in this super-classy Barbaresco. Ov...
2020 Rocca, Giovanni - Barolo Bricco Ravera di Monforte (750ml)
A line of cherry is at the center of this supple red. Rose, mint, earth and anise accents add depth as this tightens up on the finish. Balanced, with a light dusting of tannins in the end.
2019 Rosso, Giovanni - Barolo (750ml)
A ruby hue, the 2019 Barolo it is highly aromatic, with floral perfume, wild raspberry liqueur, roses and incense. Medium-bodied, with lovely concentration and structure (but approachable), it is long through the palate, with red cherry, berries and its f...
2022 Ruggeri Corsini - Langhe Nebbiolo DOC (750ml)
DOC rules for Langhe Nebbiolo require 85% of the wine to be from the
declared variety and vintage. Corsini’s is 100% Nebbiolo entirely from the declared vintage.
This class of Nebbiolo has become the wine of choice for aficionados who can’t afford to
drink Barolo every evening and who know that such wines often contain declassified
Barbaresco or Barolo.
-Importer notes
2019 Sandrone, L. - Barolo Aleste (1.5L)
Aleste is a contraction of the names Alessia and Stefano, grandchildren of the late Luciano Sandrone. With fruit from Cannubi Boschis, the 2019 Barolo Aleste shows important richness and structure. This is the proverbial Barolo with a capital B. It reveal...
2018 Sandrone, L. - Barolo Aleste
Made with fruit from Cannubi Boschis, the Luciano Sandrone 2018 Barolo Aleste is plump and ripe, but this wine also shows a more delicate character that is its ace card. The aromas are filigreed and fine with dark fruit, spice and licorice. The effect is ...
2018 Sandrone, L. - Barolo Le Vigne
One of my personal favorites, the 2018 Barolo Le Vigne is savory in character and packed with dark fruit. Ripe cherry and redcurrant cedes to spice, licorice and fragrant rose. The oak is integrated, but there are added accents of spice and dark tar. Le V...
2019 Sandrone, L. - Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Valmaggiore
The 2019 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore is a bright, sculpted wine that is going to need a few years to come into its own. Bright acids and firm tannins are a bit present today, so a few years of cellaring are a must. The Sandrone Valmaggiore has a track rec...
2018 Silvio Grasso - Barolo Annunziata Vigna Plicotti (750ml)
Ripe and nutty red fruit on the nose, following through to a medium-bodied palate with some lightly firm tannin and a green-walnut finish. Drink or hold.
2018 Sorpasso - Carema DOC
The 2018 Carema is a very pretty, ethereal wine. Sweet dried cherry, mint, tobacco, cedar, dried flowers, mint and rosewater all grace this beautifully lifted, understated Carema. Spice and earthy notes develop in the glass, adding layers of nuance. Th...