Piedmont
BROVIA 2023 Sori del Drago, Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy
The 2022 Barbera Sori del Drago is a juicy, textured wine. Dark cherry, plum, licorice and mocha are dialed up. Vinification and aging in steel helps preserve some freshness, but this is still a pretty rich, heady Barbera.
$43.97
Giuseppe Cortese 2022 Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Dried cherry, crushed rose and a hint of leather come through with calm certainty, like a scent you've known forever. The structure is firm but welcoming, with balanced tannins and steady acidity. It's a Barbaresco that plays the classics with no flash.
$46.97
Giuseppe Rinaldi 2018 'Brunate', Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Medium in body and classic in feel, with that extra bit of textural resonance that is such a Brunate signature, the 2018 has real potential. Dark cherry, melted road tar, tobacco, spice, menthol, sage and licorice all build in the glass. 95 Points ~ Vinou
$499.97
Burlotto Cantina Massara 2020 Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Garnet color, and savory, elegant notes of cherry, raspberry, and earth. Produced by Gianluca Burlotto in a historic cellar with 45-year-old vines, this wine features velvety, structured tannins, making it suitable for aging while approachable now.
$49.99
Giovanni Sordo 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
Sharp and tangy nebbiolo with dried flowers, smoked meat, cumin, sour cherries and lemons on the nose. Medium-bodied with rustic tannins and a zesty, savory finish. Drink now .
$23.99
La Miraja 2024 'Alterego' Viognier, Piedmont, Italy
This Viognier does not undergo malolactic fermentation. After 3 months in tank on the fine lees, the wine rests for an additional 4 months in bottle prior to release. These vines were planted to Viognier in 2019 with 5,000 vines per hectare.
$24.99
Roberto Voerzio 2019 Fossati, Barolo DOCG, Italy
Fossati holds an explosive edge and bursts with fruit and flowers. These wines find themselves developing distinct savory and spicy flavors/aromas quickly after aging, sometimes a year in the bottle. However, they hold decades later in statuesque manner.
$369.99
G.B. Burlotto 2016 Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Graphite, rose, raspberry and cherry aromas are effusive, picking up earth, underbrush and tobacco notes by the finish. Rich, fruity and balanced, this red cruises to a long, fruit and mineral aftertaste.
$189.99
Amistà 2021 Barbera, Nizza DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Elegant and lifted, high-toned aromas of boysenberry and crushed raspberries are fresh and lively, with subtle hints of pine and mountain herbs. Bright, crunchy flavors reminiscent of sour cherries crushed in their own juices, accompanied savory spices.
$54.99
Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio 2017 Monprivato, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
This wine is full of surprise, unexpectedly floral, initially, more than it is fruity. Wild rose and lilac that moves progressively toward cassis, wild cherry and raspberry. The fruit is framed by savory notes of tobacco, rust and autumnal leaf.
$399.99
Giacomo Conterno 2016 Francia Barolo DOCG Piedmont, Italy
A rich and tightly knit wine with harder edges and a compact inner core of blackcurrant, licorice, smoky tar, violet and rusty nail. In fact, those pretty mineral nuances are very developed in this bottling and already show with clarity at this early stag
$379.99
Elio Altare 2017 Cannubi, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Layered and inviting aromatics lift from the 2017 Barolo, including kirsch, incense, and dried roses. The palate is highly refined yet also has generous fruit with a beautiful arch noted by cherry lozenge, dried apricot, and orange blossom.
$209.99
Rivetto 2021 'Vigna Lirano' Nascetta, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
Macerated on the skins for 72 hours, this golden Nascetta lifts from the glass with aromas of baked apples, roast lemon and dried yellow flowers. The sublime texture is highlighted by dried orange, dried wild herbs and crunchy acidity.
$39.99
Cantina del Pino 2018 Ovello, Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Starting off shy, the wine grows in intensity with time in the glass. It shows good structure and stays gripped to the palate. There is pretty mineral definition as well, but ultimately the wine is fleshed out by the softness and its accessible fruit.
$73.99
Produttori del Barbaresco 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
Regarded as one of the greatest wine cooperatives in the world with around 50 member growers and around 110 hectares. The Langhe is made from young vines in Barbaresco-classified vineyards – as such, it stands up to any Nebbiolo wine in its price bracket.
$29.99
Poderi Colla 2019 Dardi 'Le Rose' Bussia, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
An exotic beauty that very much captures all of the nuances of this site. Sweet floral, savory notes open first. Layered and quite potent, graphite, rose petal, mint, sage and sweet pipe tobacco extend the finish, with veins of tannin that wrap together.
$79.97
Giacomo Borgogno & Figli 2017 Barolo Vigna Liste Riserva, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Dried cherries and wild berry pulse with intensity, layered over dried rose petals and savory underbrush. As the wine opens, medicinal herbs and warming spices emerge, adding depth to the richness. Cranberry and allspice mingle with leather. Firm tannins.
$229.99
Paolo Manzone 2019 'Meriame' Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Translucent garnet-red color, with warm, refined scents reflecting both savory and fruit notes: cranberry, pomegranate, forest mushrooms and warm leather. Palate is a shapely and graceful, fruits, finely chamfered tannins are in perfect alignment.
$83.99
ROAGNA 2018 'Faset' Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Aromas of rose, cherry and red licorice lead off, picking up flavors of wild herbs, anise and iron as this to the lingering finish. Balanced and solidly structured, this extends with both fruit and savory elements, showing prodigious length and intensity
$199.99
Giovanni Corino 2019 Barolo Arborina, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Attractive ripe cherries, toasted spices and blood orange with hints of cedar and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with polished tannins and creamy texture. Fine-grained and compact with a long finish. Best 2027-2040.
$89.99
Poderi Aldo Conterno 2018 Bussia Cicala, Barolo DOCG, Italy
Pleasant dried red berries, pressed flowers and brazil nut on the nose. Medium-bodied with spicy fruit. The tannins are more in the back seat and gives the mid-palate quite an open-knit mouthfeel. Finishes a little tighter with good fruit and spice.
$219.99
Giacomo Conterno 2013 Monfortino, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Warm aromas of plums, rose petals and spices with hints of sandalwood. Some tar. Full body, dense center palate with glorious fruit and a fantastic finish. Very, very polished and fine tannins. Vertical and deep. A great Monfortino.
$1,999.99
Damilano 2021 Lecinquevigne Barolo DOCG, Italy
A fine-tuned, elegant Barolo with aromas of dried cherries, dried roses, licorice and mint. Full-bodied, it shows smoothness, density, weight and soft tannins despite the structure, with refreshing acidity and a long, vibrant finish full of savory flavors
$41.99
Giacomo Conterno 2020 Cerretta, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Showing muscle and brawn, the 2020 Barolo Cerretta stands apart thanks to its richer texture. There is more stuffing and volume in this expression with layers of dark fruit, rusty nail and bitter orange marmalade. Layered with velvety tannins.
$379.99