Today, it presents itself as a blend of 85% Nebbiolo, 10% Barbera, and 5% Merlot, but it hasn’t always been this way. In the past, it was one-third of each grape variety. A blend that expressed the freedom of the production regulations as much as the freedom of thought before Gaja‘s vision of planting international…
A wine with an inclusive palate concentration that embodies everything one should expect from a Nebbiolo of San Rocco Seno d’Elvio, a DOCG production area located under Alba, rather than Treiso, Barbaresco, or Neive. The Adriano winery has long been the benchmark for this portion of the appellation, and in this 2020 vintage, it offers…
The Bera family’s winery is one of the historical wineries in the Langhe, which has remained under the radar compared to other names, but which, due to its centuries-old tradition and production quality on the scene north of Neviglie, between Treiso and Neive, deserves closer attention. A century of history, the bottling and sale on…
The wine has a deep ruby color with garnet highlights. The nose is dense, textured, even velvety, with sweet gourmand notes of dark chocolate and chocolate morello cherry. The nose is restrained at first and benefits from aeration. The herbaceous side is expressive and distinct (dried thyme that appears first, peppermint, rosemary, bay leaf and…
The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is elegant, full of minty freshness and gourmandise. It expresses notes of dried eucalyptus, dried rosemary, peppermint and fresh pine needles, combined with aromas of morello cherry, red cherry, crushed blackberry, raspberry coulis and blackcurrant jam. After aeration, we feel a racy minerality in…
The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is dense, juicy and textured. It expresses gourmet notes of ripe fruits (wild strawberry, wild blackberry, juicy morello cherry, crushed raspberry, wild plum), sweet spices (liquorice, vanilla, grated nutmeg, crushed sweet pepper), slightly sweet woody touches (toasted hazelnut, caramelized almond, dark chocolate), as well…
The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers complexity and concentration, but rather discreet, and opens up gradually after aeration. It expresses notes of fresh red cherry, dried red cherry, morello cherry, fresh blackcurrant, dried blackcurrant, crushed blueberry and raspberry, with a hint of maceration. Then, we also find tasty notes…
The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers a beautiful juicy fruity material and gourmandise. It expresses notes of juicy morello cherry, redcurrant jelly, ripe raspberry (even raspberry coulis), wild strawberry, blueberry and roasted blackberry in the background. Then, we find touches of dark chocolate, morello cherry in chocolate, toasted almond,…
The wine has a medium-intensity ruby color. The first nose is aromatic and flavorful, with expressive and gourmand herbaceous notes of roasted thyme and rosemary, which are complemented after aeration by aromas of fresh bay leaf, crushed peppermint, even sage (a pleasant Mediterranean hint to the nose). The second nose also finds density and depth…
The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. Beautiful aromatic with complexity and depth, on the freshness and menthol notes on the first nose, complemented by woody and spicy aromas. We first smell peppermint, menthol, a delicate hint of pine needles, even sap, which then combine with notes of liquorice (even star anise), Timut…