Visiting Piemonte last week provided a valuable lesson in understanding the styles and quality levels of Barolo and Barbaresco, the supreme expressions of the late ripening, often finicky Nebbiolo grape. As you enter the gilded village of Barbaresco, s...
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“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
History of the grape: The name means “little sweet one” in Italian. Dolcetto, along with Barbera and Nebbiolo is one ...
History of the grape: Little concrete history is known about Vermentino except that it has recently been identified a...
Cortese is a minor grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy, used to make that region’s dry white wine known as ‘G...
History of the grape: Two schools of thought exist as to the origins of Nebbiolo (which means “little fog” either for...
The “AZIENDA AGRICOLA ADRIANO MARCO e VITTORIO” farm is a family-run company, situated in the hea...
The Casa Pasquero Farm was founded in the early 20th century on a hilltop in Bricco Gatti. Follow...
The company was set up in 1974 by Ernesto Dellapiana on his family’s nineteenth century estate. H...
The Sottimano winery was founded in 1974 by Maggiore Sottimano; the first step was purchasing the...
Azienda Agricola San Cristoforo is fortunate to be situated in one of the best locations in the r...
The roots The Nebbiolo grape, deep-rooted since ancient times in the gentle slopes of the Langhe ...
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Barbaresco on Snooth
May 2013
Complex aromas of ripe fruit and licorice. It is a full bodied wine withy velvety mouth feel. Sweetness and tannins work well together. A very nice wine. Read More
May 2013
Aged 1 year in 30 HL BotteIvy and violets greet the nose followed by big yet fresh black fruit, this turns immensely floral and really focused with a light oaken overlay. A slightly softer style of Barbera that's filled with rich red berry and black cherry fruit yet this remains very Barbera weight with no excess weight and only modest soft tann... Read More
May 2013
Drink Now- "The 2011 Langhe Dolcetto Visadi is gorgeous in this vintage. Sweet, silky layers of fruit caress the palate in this expressive, nuanced wine. The 2011 is a little laid back but it is very pretty just the same, as the starting point with this fruit is of a very high level. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2015." Wine Advocate, 89 Points @th... Read More
April 2013
Cherries, Amarene, balsamic with hints of licorice Read More
April 2013
Still seems too young and slightly unbalanced. Hot and tannic, cherries, spice, underbrush, pineneedles Read More
April 2013
Here's the lineup...just finished getting bottles prepped. Also about ... oxing the Chevillon, and the Barbaresco.Whites: Domaine Huet “Clos Du Bourg – Demi Sec” Chenin Blanc, 2010 - France/ Loire Valley/ Vouvray Liquid Farm “White Hill” Chardonnay, 2011 - California/ Santa Barbara/ Sta. Rita Hills Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 – South Afr... Read More
April 2013
Very fine Barbera d'Alba. Nice dark fruit, black cherry, dried prune, hint of sage, nice acidity, some rhubarb and a very nice finish. Read More
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