Piedmont

Purplish crimson. Correct and nervy. Bright, tight fruit. Lots of acidity actually! Exciting. Good value.

Gorgeous. A really pleasing style of Dolcetto. Great classic character but with a soft and beautifully 'easy' side too. Dark and yet with a bright crack of cherry skin too that adds lift and a fr...(read more)

Cherry, raspberry, roses and touch of coffee, tar, very pretty, again lovely supple texture, ripe acid gives backbone, cherries and raspberries, nice tannic ripeness helps shape the palate with l...(read more)

Tasted from barrel. This delicious juice spends 3-4 months in old barriques. After tasting the 2016 I like this more, It is loaded with lovely supple fruit - good drive too. Red and purple berry...(read more)

Red fruits, cherry, boysenberry, sleek and bright, lovely acid, nice rich tannin, very immediate and fun.

Darker more sinew with blackberry and damson fruit, overlaid with notes of violets. Sleek on the palate with juice and purity, dark cherry and blackberry, ripe balancing tannins adding frame to t...(read more)

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

Made from the younger vines of Monvigliero. Bright, pure aromatics, floral, roses, strawberry and cherry with a back note of aromatic dried herbs. Lovely grip, not heavy, good rich tannins in the...(read more)

As ever, stunning value. A forward drinking Nebbiolo from the Barbaresco region. Wild yeast fermentation in French oak, and aged in wood for 16 months; bottled without fining or filtration. Big b...(read more)

Cigliuti's 2015 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Serraboella is very pretty. Inviting, pliant, with soft contours and lovely overall depth, the 2015 will drink well upon release. This is a relatively mid-wei...(read more)

A real touch of the hedgerow on this one, something wild and floral, quite high toned, red fruits, cherry and strawberry. The palate has quite thick, rich tannins, a core of that ripe red fruitin...(read more)

Dark cherry, plum, smoke, licorice, tobacco and menthol infuse the 2015 Barbera d'Alba Campass. A bold, racy wine, the 2015 has much to say, in a more flamboyant, racy style than the Serraboella....(read more)