Piedmont

Andrea has been turning out an incredible array of wines for many years now and this, his 2018 Dolcetto, is just another example of his brilliance. The Dolcetto is seen as a bit of a workhorse, but this displays so much...(read more)

Made from the oldest vines on the estate, this Nebbiolo/Croatina blend is lighter in colour than the estate's other wines. Pepper and spice on the nose with a hint of oak. Bright fruits with fresh acidity and again a tou...(read more)

The joy of drinking Barbera is that it delivers wines with a deep fruitiness and this is a great example. Andrea's version explodes from the glass with blackberry, black cherry, violets and dark chocolate. In the mouth i...(read more)

Diano d' alba is famed for it's Dolcetto and is said to produce some of the best examples in the whole of Piedmont. Beppe Accomasso's style is for wines with a ripe fruitiness and real drinkability. This is another crack...(read more)

Always a fabulous introduction to the style of Andrea's Barolos this his Langhe Nebbiolo sings with fragrant raspberry, cherry and damson fruit, there is a bright floral aspect to the nose. In the mouth the wine is balan...(read more)

Claudia takes the fruit for this wine solely from the Cru of Serraboella and as a result tends to allow the fruit to sing without too much encumbrance of oak. This is because Serraboella is a special site, sloping down i...(read more)

The Barbera Campass comes from a single vineyard on the Serraboella Hill that is just behind the family property. It ripens slighty earlier and tends to give greater fruit richness. 18 months in oak, a mixture of larger...(read more)

Charles Lea was horrified when I asked to taste this – “It’s so young, it’ll be – “ he squeaked and did one of his full-body horrified tasting notes. It IS young but 2019 seems to be a generous vintage and this nebbiolo...(read more)

The fruit for this wine comes from a vineyard first planted in 1974, it spends 18 months in oak which imbues the wine with a sleek velvety texture. The nose is fulsome with dark cherry and blackberry fruits and silky van...(read more)

The 2016 Barolo is fleshy, succulent and super-expressive, all of which make it an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next decade or so. Sweet red cherry, kirsch, cinnamon, mint and rose petal all flesh out i...(read more)