I do not recall having been struck by a wine from Guido Porro previously, but this one sure proved striking. The bright...
Dario Stroppiana, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2012
Dario Stroppiana has been making some terrific wines during the past few vintages, and they remain relatively little-known among...
Armando Parusso, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2012
This is a rather wild but nevertheless thoroughly exciting wine on the basis of its exceptional expressiveness and power. ...
Conterno Fantino, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Conterno Fantino almost always treats wines from this top Monforte d’Alba site to a lot of new wood, and consequently they...
Mario Gagliasso, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
This producer flashed onto my radar with a terrific wine from this site in La Morra in 2008, and has remained impressive with...
Giovanni Rosso, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
This is a multi-dimensional winner from Serralunga that succeeds on the strength of restrained winemaking that permits prolonged...
Cavalier Bartolomeo, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Rich, warm, soft and deep, this offering from Castiglione Falletto is certainly a wine of the vintage, with low acidity and very...
Marcarini, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
This is an unusual wine for the vintage, with a feminine, graceful, silky profile that seems out of keeping for the year but...
Boroli, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
An admirably light, fresh and restrained rendition of Barolo from the vintage, this shows nice acidity and delicate floral...
Renato Ratti, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Some vintages of Ratti’s Conca can seem impenetrably hard and oaky, but the wine is terrific in 2011, and one won’t...
Mauro Veglio, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Veglio seems to get superb wines from this site in Monforte d’Alba in warmer years, as the 2007 was superb, and this wine...
Massolino-Vigna Rionda, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
A model of perfectly ripened fruit and irreproachable decisions in the cellar, this shows all of the generosity of a top wine...