This wine is more raspberry patch than raspberry, with all the brambly, stemmy, earthy herbaceousness you could ask of a properly treated Barolo. From a vineyard where the cover-crops are scythed to avoid noise pollution, this wine exemplifies the hands-on diligence of Ferdinando's practices.
Full-bodied, with red fruit, gentle oak, and velvety tannins, Ferdinando's entry-level Barolo will inspire your appetite for a rich risotto or meaty pasta. This wine plays well with others. 2019 was one of the three great Piedmont vintages of the 2010s.
With fruit grown directly adjacent to the wildness of the Alta Langhe, this wine has a hearty, robust body full of red fruit and spice that lingers pleasantly on the palate.
Albesani is one of the top vineyard sites in Barbaresco and this is Roagna's second vintage with the fruit. The wine is dark, with berries and intensely earthy aromas after aging in barrel for 5 years before release.
One of the best traditional producers, Luca Roagna makes masterful wines in Barbaresco and Barolo. Paje's wines, in a ripe vintage, show off the plum, licorice, and menthol in Nebbiolo.
