The 2011 really highlights the nuance, subtlety and elegance that this site is capable of whilst retaining the depth, verve and structure. This is a powerfully built Barbaresco but one with striking finesse. There is so much complexity but it is seamless and weightlessly elegant. One of the best Sorì Tildìns we have tasted. Supreme.

Gaja’s Costa Russi is usually the most aromatic and elegant of the three single vineyard wines with a finer structure. The 2014 retains its personality with an expansive bouquet of wild berries mingled with rose petals and an attractive balsamic note. Succulent and rich on the palate, it has a core of sweet red fruits with darker mulberry and blackberry...

Crichet Pajé is the pinnacle of Roagna’s production, the jewel in the crown, and one of Piedmont’s greatest wines. Limestone soil from a small parcel (just half a hectare) at the top of the Pajé vineyard produces wines of sublime depth and complexity. The first vintage of this legendary wine was 1978, although a few bottles were produced as an...