Piedmont

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

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)

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)

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)

Meaty, ripe fruited nose of plum and macerated raspberry, touch of tar and liquorice. Saturated richly fruited palate, plums, prunes and meat, undercut by rich tannic structure, ripe acidity and...(read more)