Piedmont
Piedmont
Castello di Tassarolo 2023 Il Castello Gavi
Italian White
This dry white is made entirely from Cortese grown in Gavi, Piedmont. It contains thirteen percent alcohol and matures for five months in stainless steel. Organic certification comes from BIOS, while AGRIBIO provides biodynamic certification; the wine is also sustainable and vegan. A natural cork closes the glass bottle, and residual sugar is below five grams per litre.
Voerzio Martini 2023 Bricco Cappellina Langhe Arneis
Italian White
Straw yellow with green reflections, the wine is bright, with a fresh and harmonious aroma and intense flavour. Made entirely from Arneis, it does not undergo wood ageing. Apple, gooseberry, flowers and an unusual perfumed spice appear alongside fresh acidity, light effervescence and mineral notes. Orange and blackberry add further fruit detail to this white wine from Piedmont.
Musso 2020 Brua Barbera d’Alba Superiore
Italian Red
Bitter almond, violet candy and a hint of liquorice appear in the aromas. The palate is velvety, with red fruit, structure, body, light tannins and lively bitter notes. Grapes are destemmed and softly crushed before stainless-steel fermentation with maceration and frequent pump-overs. Ageing lasts about two years in large casks and five-hundred-litre tonneaux. The wine contains 15.5 percent alcohol.
Cesare Bussolo 2023 Dolcetto d’Alba
Italian Red
Deep young red in colour, the wine carries ripe plum and cherry. The palate is full, with softness, fine acidity and tannins. It remains refreshing and firm through a long finish. Made entirely from Dolcetto in Piedmont, it contains thirteen percent alcohol, less than three grams per litre of sugar and 5.4 grams per litre of acidity.
Scarpa 2022 Monferrato Bianco Timorasso
Italian White
Timorasso grows at the I Bricchi estate, near Castel Rocchero and Acqui Terme, at about 380 metres. The soils are mainly clay with a small sandy component. The fruit receives roughly twenty hours of cool skin contact before stainless-steel fermentation and ageing, with regular bâtonnage. White flowers, citrus, ripe yellow fruit, saffron and flint accompany lively acidity and persistent minerality.
Brovia 2021 Roero Arneis
Italian White
Stone fruit and citrus meet a mineral spine in this dry white. Arneis comes from a 0.80-hectare, south-facing sandy vineyard in Vezza d’Alba at about 340 metres. Harvest is manual, followed by brief maceration and fermentation at controlled temperature for two to three weeks. The wine rests in stainless steel until early spring before several months of bottle ageing.
Matteo Correggia 2022 Roero Rosso
Italian Red
Nebbiolo grows in the sandy hills of Roero. The grapes are harvested by hand, then macerated in stainless steel for six to eight days. The wine spends six months in second-use barriques. Violet, dried flowers, white pepper and balsamic herbs define the aromatic profile. The palate is intense and structured, with present tannins and a persistent finish.
Trediberri 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Warm fruit and pepper accompany a light, juicy profile with restrained tannins. Nebbiolo comes mainly from La Morra and Levice, with smaller portions from Vicoforte and Monticello d’Alba. Alcoholic fermentation occurs mostly in concrete for about ten to twelve days. Malolactic fermentation uses concrete or stainless steel, followed by several months of ageing in concrete, steel and plastic before bottling.
Marchesi di Grésy 2021 Martinenga Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Bright ruby colour accompanies strawberry, raspberry and black cherry. The palate is fresh, lively and balanced, with medium body and tannins. A short vinification and malolactic fermentation take place in steel. Ageing takes place mainly in cement with some tank. Floral notes accompany the red-fruit profile. Nebbiolo comes from the Martinenga vineyard in Piedmont's Langhe.
La Miraja 2021 Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato
Italian Red
Violet, rose, iris, jasmine, cardamom, white pepper and lychee appear with wild berries, red cherry and pomegranate. The palate has robust acidity and moderate tannins. Ruchè comes from estate vineyards at 250 metres on calcareous red-clay soils. Hand-harvested fruit is destemmed, basket pressed into stainless steel and kept on the skins for ten days during native fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is spontaneous. Maturation includes three months in cement and four months in bottle.
Michele Reverdito 2023 Verduno Pelaverga
Italian Red
Pale ruby colour accompanies rose, violet, wild strawberry and spice. The wine is dry and fine, with persistence. Pelaverga grapes are destemmed and vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with no barrel ageing. The vineyard covers 0.65 hectares and faces southwest at 290 metres. Stainless steel is also used for maturation. Red berries, dark cherry, mint, camphor and white pepper are present.
Scarpa 2022 Bric du Nota Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Italian Red
Strawberry, red cherry, sweet spice and violet define the profile. The wine is medium-bodied, with freshness, fine tannin and a firm finish. Nebbiolo comes from south-facing vineyards at 380 metres in the Roero municipalities, on predominantly sandy soils rich in mineral salts. Skin maceration lasts twenty-one days in steel, with two manual pump-overs daily, before twelve months in a 45-hectolitre Allier French-oak cask.
Ferraris Agricola 2021 Clàsic Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Italian Red
Black cherry, blackberry and pomegranate sit with rosemary and thyme. The wine is fresh, with dense tannins and a lingering fruit finish. The cuvée combines Ruchè from five growing areas within the seven authorized municipalities of Castagnole Monferrato. Ruby colour with bright reflections accompanies rose-petal and spice notes and a delicate tannic texture. The wine contains fifteen percent alcohol by volume.
Frasca La Guaragna 2022 Freisa d’Asti
Italian Red
Ruby red colour has purple highlights. Wild berries, violet, herbs, redcurrant, mulberry and blackberry accompany black tea, earth and lively acidity. The medium-bodied palate has fine tannins, freshness and a mineral finish. Made entirely from Freisa grown in Moasca, the wine includes thirty percent whole bunches, receives delicate maceration without punch-downs, and matures for four months in a large oak barrel.
Cantine Volpi 2021 La Zerba Derthona Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
Italian White
Ripe stone fruit, chamomile, sweet spice and herbal notes accompany an exotic perfume. The wine has oily richness, ample acidity and a grassy finish. Timorasso was harvested by hand, gently pressed and fermented slowly at cool temperature in stainless steel before resting in old oak barrels. The finished wine is certified organic, sustainable and vegan. It comes from Colli Tortonesi in Piedmont.
Bruno Rocca 2023 Langhe Rosato
Italian Rosé
Cherry-red colour accompanies raspberry and strawberry. The rosé has concentration, crisp freshness and a red-fruit profile. Nebbiolo comes from young vines in the producer's vineyards. Grapes were harvested by hand, destemmed and sorted as whole berries into stainless-steel tanks. The wine then spent several months in stainless steel before bottling. It is dry and carries the Langhe designation.
Diego Conterno 2023 Baluma Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Red berries, cherries, wild flowers and warm spice appear in a medium-bodied profile with silky texture and ripe tannins. Nebbiolo comes from the Ferrione vineyard near Monforte d'Alba, on a west- to southwest-facing slope with clay and calcareous marl. The grapes are harvested by hand and destemmed. Fermentation uses native yeasts, followed by five months in 500-litre oak and four months in cement.
Borgogno 2023 Langhe Bompè Barbera
Italian Red
Red berries, forest fruit, smoky notes and salinity shape this Barbera. The fruit comes from the Bompè plot at Madonna di Como in the Langhe, where vines grow on sandy, chalky soils with abundant stones. Grapes are harvested by hand and ferment spontaneously in cement for about ten days. Ageing lasts one year in large, lightly toasted French oak barrels.
Bottazzi 2016 Monterosso Colli Tortonesi Timorasso
Italian White
Ripe yellow fruit and citrus sit within an intense, concentrated profile. The palate is bone dry, with fresh acidity and a full body. Timorasso ferments and ages in stainless-steel tanks. Native yeasts carry out fermentation, while slow natural sedimentation reduces the need for filtration. Herbaceous, floral and fruity aromas are joined by salinity, minerality and a light flint or hydrocarbon character that develops with bottle age.
Matteo Correggia 2019 La Val dei Preti Roero Arneis Riserva DOCG
Italian White
Golden yellow colour accompanies resin, acacia honey, hay, balsamic and mineral notes, with a hydrocarbon detail. The palate is fresh, savoury and persistent, with a long mineral finish. Made entirely from Arneis, seventy percent of the lot is softly pressed in stainless steel and thirty percent is skin-macerated. The wine then spends six months in stainless steel and six years in bottle.
Elio Altare 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Italian Red
Intense ruby colour accompanies fresh rose petals and red fruit. The palate carries further red fruit, acidity and tannins that are present without drying the mouth. Made entirely from Nebbiolo grown in La Morra and Monforte, the vines range from twenty to fifty years old. Skin maceration lasts three to four days, and the wine spends five months in used French barriques.
Mandirola 1913 2021 Derthona Colli Tortonesi Timorasso
Italian White
Deep straw colour accompanies medicinal herbs and yellow peach. The wine is made entirely from Timorasso grown on southwest-facing slopes of clay and grey limestone. Grapes are harvested by hand, gently pressed and fermented under temperature control. Maturation lasts at least twelve months on fine lees in concrete. Mineral notes, ripe plum and toasted almond are also present.
M.A. Monticelli 2022 Roero Arneis DOCG
Italian White
Made from Arneis in Roero, this is a dry white from Piedmont. The project works with the Franco Conterno family at Cascina Sciulun in Bussia di Monforte d'Alba. Vineyards used by the winery lie between 250 and 400 metres, with clay, sand and silt soils and south to south-west exposure. Native fermentations combine modern equipment with traditional cellar practices.
Le Piane 2021 Bianko Erbaluce White Wine
Italian White
Erbaluce forms the wine. The crop is pressed in a vertical press, and fermentation takes place at twenty degrees Celsius in 1,600-litre acacia and oak vessels and in cement tanks, without added sulphites. Ten percent of the wine receives maceration for as long as one hundred days. Bottling takes place in September with a small sulphite addition below forty milligrams per litre.
Colombera & Garella 2019 Cavazucchi Rosso
Italian Red
The vineyard covers 0.7 hectares on a south-west-facing slope at 350 metres in the La Mesola cru. Its yellow volcanic sand is high in porphyry. The blend is eighty percent Nebbiolo, ten percent Croatina and ten percent Vespolina. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in large cement tanks for ten days. Maturation lasts two years in old oak barrels, one year in cement tanks and one year in bottle.
Tenute Rade 2017 Historical Nizza DOCG
Italian Red
The nose is fresh, with boysenberry, crushed purple plum, violet, liquorice, grey pepper and bright berries. The palate has juiciness, mineral character, acidity, tension and energy. Juicy purple plum, bright blackcurrant, cornflower, cardamom, toast and nutmeg are present. The tannins are marked near the finish, with a subtle chocolate note in the persistence. The wine is made entirely from Barbera.
Borgogno 2022 No Name Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Italian Red
Ruby-red colour with garnet highlights accompanies violet, rose, ripe fruit and spice. The palate is velvety and balanced, with polished tannins and earthy flavours. Nebbiolo accounts for the entire composition. Maturation lasts at least three years in cask and six months in bottle. The fruit comes from vineyards around Barolo with south, southeast and southwest exposures on calcareous-clay soils.
Albino Rocca 2023 Nebbiolo d’Alba
Italian Red
Ruby colour tending toward garnet accompanies violet, humus, woodland spice, red fruit, dried flowers, liquorice and Earl Grey tea. Fine, supple tannins and a long finish are present. Nebbiolo comes from Terra di Mezzo in San Rocco Seno d'Elvio, where vines between fifteen and sixty years old grow in calcareous-clay soil. Maturation lasts roughly twelve months in large Austrian and German oak.
Contratto 2017 Millesimato Alta Langa Pas Dosé
Italian Sparkling
Pale straw colour accompanies white flowers, ripe apple and peach in a fresh profile with acacia honey, fine creamy bubbles and a juicy finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay come from Bossolasco. The base wine ferments in temperature-controlled steel and rests about nine months. Secondary fermentation takes place in bottle; the wine spends at least thirty months on lees and is riddled manually.
Bruno Giacometto 2020 Aὐτόχϑ∞ν Erbaluce di Caluso
Italian White
Golden colour accompanies ripe fruit, citrus, warm rock and a fresh profile with substantial structure. Erbaluce comes from old vines in the Macelio and Madonna vineyards. Whole bunches undergo four to five days of cryomaceration before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. The wine remains on fine lees with bâtonnage. The profile is deep, with extended ageing potential.