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Piedmont

Piedmont’s name means “foot of the mountain” and it aptly describes Piedmont’s location near the Alps, just east of France and south of Switzerland. For admirers of Nebbiolo wines, Piedmont is Italy’s most exalted region, since it is home to Barolo and Barbaresco. Barolo and Barbaresco are names of towns as well as names of the two most prestigious Piedmont DOCGs. Piedmont, with 142,000 vineyard acres, has seven DOCGs and fifty DOCs, the highest number of DOCS in any Italian wine zone. Despite its relatively northern location, its sometimes cool and frequently foggy weather, Piedmont produces mostly red wines. The Nebbiolo grape thrives in this climate and in fact takes its name from the Italian word for fog, “nebbia.” With its rich buttery food, majestic red wines and complicated vineyard system, Piedmont is often thought of as the Burgundy of Italy. As in Burgundy, Piedmont vineyards generally have well-established boundaries, and the vineyards are often divided into smaller parcels owned by several families. Though Nebbiolo is considered the most “noble” Piedmont grape, Barbera is actually the most widely planted grape. Dolcetto is the third most common red grape. White wines in Piedmont are made from Arneis, Cortese, Erbaluce and Moscato. Though Barolo and Barbaresco are the stars of the region, the easy-to-drink, sparkling “spumante” and “frizzante” wines of the Asti DOCG are the most widely produced. There are also Piedmont Indicazione Geographica Tipica (IGT) wines that are often an innovative blend of traditional and non-traditional grapes. This relatively new appellation status was started in 1992 as an attempt to give an official classification to Italy’s newer blends that do fit the strict requirements of DOC and DOCG classifications. IGT wines may use the name of the region and varietal on their label or in their name.

1976 Gaja Barbaresco

Light capsule condition issue; 4.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
WS  91   
6 available
Bid *

1960 Gaja Barolo

Light capsule condition issue; depressed cork; 5 cm ullage; heavy label condition issue

1978 Gaja I Fagiani D'Oro di Angelo Gaja Barbera delle Langhe

Light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

2011 Gaja Langhe Sori San Lorenzo

Light label condition issue

JS  98   
VN  97+    
WA  96   
WS  94   

1997 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili

3.0ltr

RP  94   
ST  91-94   
WS  90   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  92   

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  92   

1990 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina de Neive

Light label condition issue

RP  90   

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

RP  93-95   

2011 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

WA  94   
WS  93   

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Riserva

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
RP  98   
ST  98+    
WS  95   
2 available
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2013 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba

WA  95   
WS  95   
VN  91   
2 available
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2003 Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba

VN  91   

1996 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Light label condition issue

WA  93   
ST  92   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1985 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill

RP  96   

1995 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Base neck fill

WA  94   
ST  91+    

2004 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1.5ltr

WA  100   
ST  98   

2008 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

VN  98   
WS  97   
WA  96-98   

2013 Vietti Barolo Castiglione

Light label condition issue

WA  93+    
WS  93   
VN  93+    
JS  93   
3 available
Bid *

2014 Vietti Barolo Ravera

VN  97   
WA  94   
WS  94   
JS  93   
5 available
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2018 Vietti Barolo Ravera

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  95   
WS  93   

1996 Vietti Barolo Villero Riserva

Light capsule condition issue

WS  97   
ST  93-95   
RP  89-91   

2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc

WA  95   
JS  93   
JR  17   
5 available
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2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc

3-bottle Lot

WA  95   
JS  93   
JR  17   
3 available
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2018 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bricco Ambrogio

JS  94   
WA  93   
JR  17   
5 available
Bid *