While this effort from Conterno-Fantino has all the power one expects from the site, there is a level of polish and elegance one rarely sees from Ginestra- an almost Burgundian sense of understatement where the cedar, dry earth, cinnamon and anise...

Bin Location: D14-15

Our relationship began with Scarzello after hearing of its more or less recent renaissance from several friends on the ground in Barolo who know of what they speak. At the time, it wasn’t available in the United States but I sourced a few bottles in...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: PiemonteWine Sub-subregion: Barolo ChinatoWine Varietal: Nebbiolo

Immaculate bottles with perfect fill levels. These must be great!Location: G16-17

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Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: PiemonteWine Sub-subregion: BaroloWine Varietal: Nebbiolo

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Fahgettaboutit! Tiziana only makes the Riserva in truly special vintages and 2019 was about as good as it gets. We love the new black label the reserva gets too. It’s always lovely to sit down with Tiziana and her son Davide to catch up on...

Fahgettaboutit! Tiziana only makes the Riserva in truly special vintages and 2019 was about as good as it gets. We love the new black label the reserva gets too. It’s always lovely to sit down with Tiziana and her son Davide to catch up on...

If the Odderos’ Rocche di Castiglione is the cellar’s equivalent of Vosne-Romanée, Vignarionda is its Chambolle-Musigny, never lacking in tannin or nervy acidity, but still capable of incomparable elegance. The 2019 is exactly that...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: BaroloWine Sub-subregion: SerralungaBin Location: G7-9

Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo, Serralunga Lovely, classic Serralunga Barolo from one of its real up-and-coming producers.  Wonderful spot (bordering Ornato and Vignarionda) and very old vines- a virtual...

Another set of absolutely stellar Barolos from this intriguing vintage, it cannot be denied that Chiara Boschis is on an incredible roll! Chiara’s brother Giorgio and niece Beatrice are now in control of the cellar while Chiara is free to be in her most...

The grapes come from the MGA “Lazzarito” vineyard in the municipality of Serralunga d’Alba, a fabulous amphitheater-shaped plot with a south-western exposure. The soil is rich in limestone and clay, and the altitude is between 330 and 380 m asl. The...

Is Rocche the La Tâche of La Morra?! The Settimos are the second-largest landholder in the MGA making this the flagship wine for the cantina. Some of the classiest juice out there, she deserves every cent of the $85 she’s getting for this...

Is Rocche the La Tâche of La Morra!? This flagship wine for the cantina is some of the classiest juice out there, and Tiziana deserves every cent of the $80 she’s getting for this wine, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for...

#2 on PRIMA's Top 25 Wines of 2025 A PRIMA California exclusive! The Capalot MGA is (arguably) the premier site for Nebbiolo for Barolo on the northern Santa Maria side of La Morra. If you’ve visited the region, I’m sure you’ve...

Free ground shipping on 3+ bottles It’s my job to keep my nose in the vineyard dirt in Italy to get firsthand info on what’s new and exciting before those wines can get discovered here and drive the price up and the availability down...