BRUNO GIACOSA Falletto Rabaja Di Barbaresco, Barbaresco

The 2016 Nebbiolo is a lovely ripe true to style Hilltops Nebbiolo. These vines are meticulously looked after throughout the growing season. It is interesting to consider when the winemaking begins for such a great wine - Is it when the grapes reach Bryan at the winery or perhaps when "Windows" prunes the vines in Winter, or is it when the vines were planted by Mark, John, and Michael and there families. Or did this wine have its beginning when the soil was taking formation, obviously all the above and much more was involved in the final wine, so please enjoy, respect and linger over all that goes into each bottle as we have.

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Rio Sordo, Barbaresco

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Paje, Barbaresco DOCG

PRODUTTORI DEL BARBARESCO Riserva Montefico, Barbaresco DOCG

GIACOMO CONTERNO Monfortino Riserva, Barolo DOCG In 1974 the Conterno family purchased Cascina Francia, a 14-hectare site in Serralunga, replanting it with Nebbiolo and other native varieties.The spectacular 1978 vintage rewarded Giovanni Conterno with his first Monfortino from Cascina Francia, a wine considered one of the greatest Barolos ever made. Into the 2020s, Roberto Conterno continues the rich legacy of vineyard work and winemaking established by his father Giovanni and grandfather Giacomo before him. Monfortino remains a selection of the best fruit from within Cascina Francia and is bottled only in the very best years. Winemaking is rigorously traditional with long macerations, long fermentations and long maturation in large, old Slavonian oak casks (botti). Monfortino has built a phenomenal reputation for ageworthiness and is considered among the very greatest Italian wines.

The Barolo Carobric personality is about focus, precision of elements, intensity and length. The aromatics are lifted with a beautiful tension and clarity.