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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.

1993 Gaja Barbaresco Sori Tildin

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  94   

1970 Gaja Barbera Sori Vagnona

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue; tissue attached to the bottle

1970 Gaja Barbera Sori Vagnona

Capsule condition issue; depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue; tissue attached to the bottle

1970 Gaja Barbera Sori Vagnona

Light capsule condition issue; depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; heavy label condition issue; tissue attached to the bottle

1970 Gaja Barbera Sori Vagnona

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

1997 Gaja Langhe Conteisa

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  94   
CT  93.1   
ST  92-94   

1997 Gaja Langhe Conteisa

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  94   
CT  93.1   
ST  92-94   

2003 Gaja Langhe Conteisa

WS  96   
ST  93+    

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+    

1997 Gaja Langhe Sperss

Base neck fill or better; light label condition issue

RP  99   
WS  96   
VN  96   
ST  95-97   

1989 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WA  95   

1999 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  92   
ST  92+    

2011 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JS  98   
VN  97   
WS  93   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

2020 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Light case condition issue

VN  98   
JD  98   
JR  17.5+    

2011 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

VN  95+    
WS  94   

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; 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 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  98   

1982 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Light label condition issue

WA  97   
WS  91   

1999 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WA  98   
ST  93-96   

2001 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Missing vintage label

GR  3 Bicchieri   
WA  99   
WS  95   
ST  94-96   

2001 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
WA  99   
WS  95   
ST  94-96   

1961 Giacomo Conterno Vino Monfortino Riserva

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