WINES : ITALY : Piedmont

90 IWC - Bruno Giacosa Vigna Croera Barolo Red 2004 (750ML)

Good deep red. Expressive nose melds raspberry, truffle and underbrush; less precise than the 2004 Asili. Then sweet, cr...

90 WS- Michele Chiarlo Barbera d'Asti 2009 (750ML)

An enticing red, bursting with juicy blackberry, black currant and spice flavors, accented by violet and mineral. The vi...

91 WA- Travaglini Gattinara Nebbiolo 2005 (750ML)

The 2005 Gattinara is a pretty, mid-weight Nebbiolo. Sweet cherries, tobacco, herbs and crushed flowers are some of the ...

93IWC-Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2008 (750ML)

(white label): Captivating flower perfume lifts aromas of raspberry, menthol and mint. Seamless in texture but a bit yo...

94 IWC - Bruno Giacosa Falletto di Serralunga Barolo Red 2004 (750ML)

Saturated medium red. Musky aromas of sappy cherry liqueur and minerals. Juicy, mineral-driven and gripping, with excell...

94WS-Schiavenza Barolo 2007 (750ML)

A big, ripe style, exuding black cherry, plum and spice flavors. Despite its international feel, there is finesse and a ...

96WS-Marziano Abbona Barolo Terlo Ravera 2006 (750ML)

Raspberry, cherry, iron and floral notes mark this silky red, which is fresh and complex at once, with a refined structu...

Aldo Conterno "Gran Bussia" Barolo Riserva 2001 (750ML)

Good full medium red. Very ripe aromas of strawberry, licorice, minerals and truffle, with balsamic and dried floral nua...

AZ. Agricola Fenocchio Renato Barbaresco 2006 (750ML)

Think of this brazen Barbaresco as a young stallion -- full of power, strength, and muscle. A beautiful, wild creature t...

B. Borgogno Dolcetto d'Alba 2010 (750ML)

The B. Borgogno Dolcetto is celebratory, easy drinking vino: bright purple in the glass, red fruit for days--especially ...

Braida "Monte Bruna" Barbera d'Asti 2006 (750ML)

Bruno Giacosa "Red Label Riserva" Asili Barbaresco Riserva DOCG 2004 (750ML)

The 2004 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is even more compelling than the Rabaja. It floats on the palate with an ethereal core...

Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto D'Alba 2010 (750ML)

The 2010 Dolcetto d’Alba is a tasty, powerful wine that captures the more rustic side of this every day Langhe stalwar...

Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto D'Alba Falletto 2008 (750ML)

The 2010 Dolcetto d’Alba Falletto comes across as simple and mid-weight in this vintage, with little of the site-speci...

Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo D'alba DOC 2009 (750ML)

Bruno Giacosa Rabaja Barbaresco 2004 (750ML)

Good medium red. Reticent, more reduced nose hints at game and minerals. Then fatter, sweeter and creamier in the mouth ...

Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2010 (750ML)

Bruno Giacosa Santo Stefano Barbaresco 2004 (750ML)

Moderately saturated medium red. Explosive aromas of tobacco, dried flowers, minerals and iron. Juicy, spicy and enticin...

Cascina Bruni Batistot Barolo Riserva 2001 (750ML)

Cascina degli Ulivi Gavi 2010 (750ML)

Throw all you expectations of Gavi out of the window. This is not your father's Gavi-it's your great, great, great-grand...

Cascina degli Ulivi VDT Semplicemente Bellotti Rosso 2010 (750mL)

This is everything that is pretty about natural/biodynamic wine. No barnyard, no hooves, no sweatiness just pure, vibran...

Castello di Verduno "Castello di Verduno" Verduno Barbareco Rabaja 2004 (750ML)

Costa Di Bussia Barolo 2003 (750ML)

Elio Perrone "Sourgal" Moscato D'Asti Semi-Sweet Moscato Moscato 2011 (750ML)

Erbaluna "Erbaluna Rosso" Piedmont Dolcetto/Barbera Biodynamic NV (750ML)

We don't love organic wine just for philosophical reasons; we love it because often it's the organic producers who are d...