Piedmont

(25 days on skins, 6 months on lees) Medium pronounced aromas of creme de muree, cherries, violets, good grip, fresh cherries and blackberries, fragrant floral, decent acid, ripe tannins nice len...(read more)

The 2015 Maté is surprisingly delicate and airy in this vintage, largely because of the longer fermentations Sottimano is now doing for this wine. Rosewater, dried cherry, mint and orange peel lift from...(read more)

This wine is our traditional Barbera, it is refined in steel tanks for 10 months. It's a very fruity wine with hints of currant, bilberry, black cherry, plum and mulberry. Very velvety, with litt...(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.

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)

18 months in oak Black cherry, dark chocolate, blackberry, myrtle, lovely concentration. Palate is crisp and bright with cherry and blackberry once more, good extract, nicely structured tannins,...(read more)

Nice bright aromatics of cherry, mint and herb. Palate is bright with good fruit extract, herbs, cherries and strawberry with a touch of florality.