Piedmont

The 2016 Dolcetto d'Alba Bric del Salto is gracious and light on its feet, with tons of varietal character, but a bit less richness than is typically the case for this wine. Lavender, licorice, r...(read more)

Fragrant, violets, blueberry and boysenberry nose, deliciously ripe and concentrated with ripe acidity giving crunch to the berry fruitiness, crisp and enticing.

As Julia Harding said of the 2015 vintage on www.JancisRobiinson.com 'Usually sweet, we prefer our Brachetto dry like this.' So fragrant, a mind-blowingly floral, rose-petal nose is followed by t...(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)

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)

The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Pairolero is gorgeous. Pliant, supple and beautifully resonant on the palate, the 2015 exudes class. Longer macerations and a kiss of new French oak gives the wine volume...(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)

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)

90% Croatina - from vines over 100 years old, 10% Vespolina a little Erbaluce and some other bits and pieces. Croatina is quite a low-acid grape, but the tannins can be a bit rustic, so Christoph...(read more)