Dante’s Sixth Canto describes the punishments inflicted on gluttons. The landscape is flailed by eternal rain and Cerberus barks horribly, baring his teeth, but Virgil silences him by filling his mouth with earth. Here we are... Read More
Clean, warming, and intense, the Elisi Grappa wafts with scents of chocolate-wrapped cherry, orchard fruits, caramel, toasted nuts and a kiss of spice. This Grappa feels silky and rich in the mouth, suffusing the palate with flavor... Read More
Carlo Giacosa is small, farming just five hectares, yielding a mere 3,000 cases a year of traditionally driven Barbaresco. They practice organic, producing wines from long macerations and aging in large casks. More importantly,... Read More
Aldo Conterno is known as the "King of Barolo"in Italy. Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard, in the heart of the Barolo region. The Conterno family has been producing and... Read More
Aldo Conterno is known as the "King of Barolo"in Italy. Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard, in the heart of the Barolo region. The Conterno family has been producing and... Read More
Aldo Conterno is known as the “King of Barolo†in Italy. Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard, in the heart of the Barolo region. The Conterno family has been producing... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "It is good to see this old IWM signature return, it is one of those Barolo that got many of us drinking Barolo alongside Bartolo Mascarello – thanks to Mr. Robert Chadderdon. What a... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: “As for the 2015 Riserva, right from the pull of the cork, the intoxicating aromatics of Nebbiolo grab you by the nose hairs and pull you in. On the palate this is some serious old school... Read More
Classically structured, brooding, and powerful, the '13 SorĂƒÆ’Ă‚Â¬ San Lorenzo is a towering expression of Nebbiolo. Pure red and blue fruits dance on a bed of fresh-cut herbs, potpourri, crushed rocks, tar and smoke. This... Read More
In 1988, GAJA purchased the Sperss vineyard in Barolo, which sits on the historic and celebrated Marenca-Rivetta site in Serralunga, and since that time, Sperss has grown to be almost as collectable as Gaja's signature Barbarescos.... Read More
Intense garnet red color. Notes of raspberry and wild strawberry with floral tones are found on the nose. On the palate, good structure is matched with freshness of fruit and fine tannins.
A profound passion for Piemontese wine handed down for three generations…Bruno Giacosa, a man of few words but eloquent talent, practices an extremely simple philosophy based on the respect of traditions both in the vineyard... Read More
A lot has changed in the legendary wine-making region of Piemonte. Over the past two decades a new wave of producers has emerged in the region, revealing different personalities of the majestic nebbiolo grape. And to their credit,... Read More
The motto of the Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio estate-"Only the memory of the past can open the way to the future"-provides a succinct articulation of this historic house's defining philosophy.
Giuseppe Mascarello established... Read More
The motto of the Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio estate-"Only the memory of the past can open the way to the future"-provides a succinct articulation of this historic house's defining philosophy. Giuseppe Mascarello established... Read More