Piedmont

While this tasting focused on Lea & Sandeman's non-Italian range, there was one nod to Italy in this rare and unusual Piedmontese Brachetto from the excellent Sottimano, a distinctive, elegant re...(read more)

Nice fresh cherry and raspberry fruit nose, lovely juicy richness, decent flesh, with a lively delivery.

(20% aged in oak, special selection from older vines) Lovely intensity of spicy blackberry, black cherry, fleshy, palate has lovely grip, rich saturated violets, blackberry, tannic sinew, hedgero...(read more)

A special selection from older vines, 20% aged in oak. A fuller spicier Dolcetto, violets, hedgerow fruits and some mocha on the finish.

A nose of black cherry, herb and dark chocolate, the palate is fleshy and ripe with a core of dark fruit, cherry and blackberry, rich and sleek, well endowed.

This really is showing beautifully with layered black cherry, hint of tar, dark chocolate and wild roses. The palate has lovely ripeness, dark woodland fruits, a nice succulence, touch of sinew a...(read more)

Pretty red fruits, saturated cherry, boysenberry, lovely polish. Palate is sleek and bright, lovely fruit delivery, supple dark cherry and woodland fruit, lovely acid, nice rich tannin, very imme...(read more)

Touch more aromatic, floral, violets, blackberry, dark cherry, touch of mocha. Slick and bright, lovely supple dark fruit, cherries and blackberry, delicious acidity, beautiful shape ripe tannins...(read more)

From the Basarin vineyard, but from younger vines 10-15 years of age. Lovely, red fruit, mineral, tar and floral notes. Palate has grip and power, rich full tannins, core of red fruit, mineral br...(read more)

This is a cracking, hugely expressive Barbera. This has 3 weeks of skin contact and then a further 2 years on the lees in the cellar. There is a very juicy middle, plump dense fruit, a very succu...(read more)