Piedmont
If Tuscany were Italy’s Bordeaux, Piedmont would surely be its Burgundy. The wines, especially those made from Nebbiolo, have a more sensual ethereal character and appeal to passionate devotees whilst, occasionally, puzzling the uninitiated. That said, they taste nothing like Burgundy.
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2018 DOLCETTO D'ALBA Andrea Oberto
Piedmont Italy 13.5% Red
Dolcetto.
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)
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2018 LA MAGGIORINA Le Piane
Piedmont Italy 13% Red
Nebbiolo, Croatina.
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)
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2018 BARBERA D'ALBA Andrea Oberto
Piedmont Italy 14.5% Red
Barbera.
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)
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2019 DOLCETTO DI DIANO D'ALBA Bricco Maiolica
Alba Piedmont Italy 12% Red
Dolcetto. Low-alcohol
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)
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2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Andrea Oberto
Piedmont Italy 14% Red
Nebbiolo.
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)
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2018 BARBERA D'ALBA Serraboella Cigliuti
Alba Piedmont Italy 15% Red
Barbera.
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)
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2018 BARBERA D'ALBA Campass Cigliuti
Alba Piedmont Italy 15% Red
Barbera.
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)
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2019 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Cigliuti
Piedmont Italy 14% Red
Nebbiolo.
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)
Victoria Moore, The Daily Telegraph
2017 VIGNA VIGIA Barbera d'Alba Superiore Bricco Maiolica
Alba Piedmont Italy Red
Barbera.
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)
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2016 BAROLO Andrea Oberto
Piedmont Italy Red
Nebbiolo.
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)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.comORDER
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