Tasting Notes: Barbera from forty to eighty year old vines in his Altavilla vineyard, high in the hills above the city of Alba. It spent about a month on the skins, before being pressed off to botti for a year of rest. This is... Read More
Estate History: Cascina Val Del Prete is a leading grower in Roero, recognized for a commitment to natural farming and for traditional work in the cellar, utilizing techniques such as long maceration. This type of farming and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Elvio Cogno Barbera d'Alba Pre-Phylloxera is a very special wine. Sourced from 120+ year old Barbera vines that are not grafted but propagated through cuttings, thus maintaining, over the decades, the original... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barbera d'Alba is an Intense ruby red color in the glass with a persistent vinous fragrance in the nose - almost ethereal - after moderate bottle aging. Dry and with a pleasantly... Read More
Tasting Notes: A suitably intense bouquet of red berries and syrupy fruit with traces of tobacco and cacao. Warm in the mouth, full-bodied, light tannins, a good structure, and long lasting.
Tasting Notes: Black currant, dried plums, Indian tea, blueberry, wet earth and a hint of orange peel on the nose of the La Spinetta Barbera d'Asti Ca' di Pian . Full body with bright acidity and lots of intensity but... Read More
