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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.

1982 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda di Serralunga D'Alba

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

VN  100   
WA  98   

2007 Gaja Langhe Sori San Lorenzo

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  98   
WS  97   
ST  93+    

2008 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1.5ltr

VN  98   
WS  97   
WA  96-98   

2016 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  100   
VN  98+    
WE  98   
JS  97   
WS  95   
JR  18   

1958 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  94   
6 available
Bid *

1958 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WA  94   

1961 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

VN  95   
JR  19   
CT  95.1   
2 available
Bid *

1961 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

VN  95   
JR  19   
CT  95.1   

1961 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue

VN  95   
JR  19   
CT  95.1   

1978 Gaja Barbaresco

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Heavy capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; light writing on label; Light case condition issue

WS  93   
WA  92   
JR  18   

2005 Gaja Langhe Sori San Lorenzo

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue

WS  95   
ST  93+    

2005 Gaja Langhe Sori San Lorenzo

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  95   
ST  93+    

2005 Gaja Langhe Sori Tildin

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue

WS  96   
ST  94   
GR  2 Bicchieri   
2 available
Bid *

2000 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva Collector's Set (1 750ml & 1 1.5L)

2-bottle Mixed Lot, Multiple Sizes

See item details for bottle notes

WA  98   
WS  98   
JS  98   
ST  97   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1961 Giacomo Conterno Vino Monfortino Riserva

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

2004 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

WA  98   
WS  95   

1982 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano di Neive

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

VN  97   
RP  93   
WS  90   

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

2004 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Case condition issue

WA  96   
WS  94   
VN  92+    
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1996 I Paglieri - Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje

Base neck fill

3 available
Bid *

1996 I Paglieri - Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill

3 available
Bid *

1982 Carretta Barolo Cannubi

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

2012 Vietti Barolo Villero Riserva

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  97   
JS  96   
VN  95+    
WS  94   
JR  17.5   

2012 Vietti Barolo Villero Riserva

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  97   
JS  96   
VN  95+    
WS  94   
JR  17.5