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 in front of the family property, the Cigliuti's were the first to name...(read more)

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 'botte' and barrique. The fruit profile for Campass tends toward the d...(read more)

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 is also fruity and wonderfully perfumed. I liked it; Charles liked it.

The 2017 Barbaresco Bricco di Neive Vie Erte packs a serious punch. Bright red cherry fruit, white pepper, iron, mint, game, smoke and dried herbs give the Vie Erte a distinctly feral, savory quality. Today, the 2017 is austere and tightly wound, so readers will have to be patient. There i...(read more)