I don’t recall this house’s Ginestra from earlier vintages, so this is news to me, and very good news...
Vietti, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Those who haven’t been reading my Barolo reviews from the past 10 years of blind tastings in Alba wouldn’t...
Conterno Fantino, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This is always a big, powerful wine with bold oak that requires a lot of patience, and the 2015 rendition is certainly in...
Reverdito, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
A big, rich, highly expressive wine, this seems to hold more sex appeal that it should be possible to pack into a 750 ml...
Pira, Luigi di Gianpaolo Pira, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
I can’t lay claim to having tasted every wine made at this estate during the past decade, but I’ve tasted most...
G.D. Vajra, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This is always a pretty expensive wine, yet in vintages when the particularities of the growing season mesh well with the...
Poderi Colla, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
It is a pleasure to see this great little estate back at the top of its game, turning out a wine at the same level as the...
Podere Ruggeri Corsini, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Bussia is a famous but rather unreliable cru, simply because it is huge in extent and, consequently, home to many sites...
Oddero Poderi e Cantine, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Several different wineries trade under the family name of Oddero, so it is worth a little extra effort to assure that...
Pecchenino, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Pecchenino is less well known for Barolo than for producing superb, high-value Dolcetto from the Dogliani appellation...
Diego Pressenda, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This is simply the best wine I can ever recall tasting from this producer, who will now remain in a prominent place on my...
Olivero Mario, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This is easily the wine of the vintage in Roddi, or at least the best one I tasted (one wonders what Paolo Scavino...