Alto Piemonte
Alto Piemonte
Villa Guelpa 2020 Lessona
100% Nebbiolo from 20 year-old vines on sandy gravel, with some clay in the soil. What separates this wine from fine Barolo is the suave elegance of the tannins - they are more subtle and refined than just about anything...
$44.99
Villa Guelpa 2020 Boca
Boca is one of the new vineyard sites for Daniele Dinoia, proprietor of Villa Guelpa. Quite subtle and restrained tannins with pretty and open aromatics. Cherry, raspberry, blood orange, rose petal, and pepper.
$44.99
Bianchi 2016 Gattinara Vigneto Valferana Riserva
The 2016 from Bianchi shows dried cherries up front, then the leafy / woodsy notes start to pop out. After a few hours in a decanter, some more complex smoke, potpourri, mint, and ferrous minerality signature of Valferana really shines....
$39.99
$34.99
Bianchi 2022 Luminae Erbaluce Bianco
100% Erbaluce grown in the Sizzano village production area from one of my favorite Alto Piemonte producers. It rests for 4 months in stainless steel tanks on the noble lees, extracting structure and character. It is bottled in the spring...
$14.99
Petterino 2015 Gattinara Riserva
A new release from Marco Petterino's is always a special day. He only farms 2.5 hectare in total and blends his top Gattinara vineyards together to make one wine (Permolone, Castelle and Guardie). He is also aging far beyond what...
$62.99
$57.99
Nervi-Conterno 2020 Gattinara Valferana
The first thing to notice about the wine is the extremely open knit tannins that feel almost silky. The fruit profile is bright with fresh florals and sweet spices. Layers upon layers of seashell-y and iron-y material underneath frames this...
$209.99
$189.99
Nervi-Conterno 2022 Gattinara
The flagship Gattinara from Nervi-Conterno is a blend of the Garavoglie, Casacce, Molsino and Valferana vineyards. Aged for about three years in large oak barrels. This bottle is open and drinking well now and leans more aromatic with dried florals...
$104.99
$89.99
