Ca di Frei – Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC 2023

Ca di Frei – Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC 2023

The project was born on the hills of Imperia, thanks to the will of two very young men, Andrea and Simone, who pay homage to the white Vermentino grape with a minimalist approach. The vines, which grow on marly and clay soils, reach up to 350 meters above sea level, facing south and southeast. After…

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Cardinal – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

Cardinal – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, powerful and offers a certain brilliance. All in control and staightness. It reveals notes of bright cherry, crushed redcurrants and small notes of pulpy cherry associated with touches of slightly roasted small fruits, violet as well as discreet hints of cornflowers and liquorice. The palate is mineral, well-balanced, airy and offers…

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La Vérité – La Muse 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – La Muse 2014 – Sonoma

The nose is deep, elegant and offers a peppery side. A “quite Bordeaux” aspect. It reveals notes of blackberry, dry local undergrowth and small notes of clove associated with touches of lilac, pulpy small red fruits as well as discreet almost truffled hints and toasted hints. The palate is elegant, gourmand, mineral, complex and offers…

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La Vérité – La Joie 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – La Joie 2014 – Sonoma

Beautiful and precise nose, racy, deep and that offers a multi-layered side. The nose invites you to take your time, to think. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet and small notes of juicy/pulpy blue fruits associated with touches of camphor, flowers, a discreet almost pistil hint as well as a subtle hint of pine and…

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La Vérité – le Désir 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – le Désir 2014 – Sonoma

Beautiful and mineral nose, complex, precise and that offers a multi-layered side, tension as well as a beautiful precise, clean and tense grain. It reveals notes of wild strawberry and pulpy small wild red fruits associated with touches of roasted-fresh blackberry as well as hints of nutmeg, soil (almost a rocky side) and discreet hints…

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Luca Leggero – Canavese Nebbiolo Maura Nen Doc 2021

Luca Leggero – Canavese Nebbiolo Maura Nen Doc 2021

It is one of the winery’s flagship references made with Nebbiolo, specifically the Picotener biotype, a indigenous variety of  Valle d’Aosta and the Canavese area, just a few kilometres from  the city of Turin. The grapes are more compact and produce wines fairly concentrated and juicy, with both good fragrance and pleasant balsamic notes. Leggero,…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Nice elegant, precise, chiseled, frank and delicate nose. It reveals notes of wild boysenberry, crushed blackcurrant and small notes of blond tobacco associated with fine touches of black cherry, fine hints of toasted almond as well as a almost sense of place (biotop local) hint. The palate is beautifully mineral, elegant, well-balanced and offers precision,…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

The nose is nicely complex, elegant, dense/concentrated and offers deepness as well as richness. It reveals notes of wild blueberry, pulpy purple plum and small notes of blackcurrant associated with touches of fresh small blue fruits, graphite, sense of place (local biotop), almost sappy as well as discreet hints of black tea/maceration and a very…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Mount Veeder, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Mount Veeder, Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, pulpy and offers a beautiful definition. There are notes of bright boysenberry, violet and small notes of small blue fruits associated with hints of cardamom, sense of place (local biotop) as well as fine hints of varietal freshness. The palate is elegant, fine, creamy, mineral, fresh, racy and offers tension, precision…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Spring Moutain District, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Spring Moutain District, Napa Valley

Beautiful and creamy nose that offers power, nice grain finesse as well as intensity. It reveals notes of creamy blackberry, wild blackcurrant and small notes of pepper associated with touches of violet/flowers, wild strawberry as well as discreet almost dry local grove hints. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant, racy and offers juiciness, suavity, minerality,…

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