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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.

1995 Elio Altare Larigi

Light label condition issue

WA  90   

2006 Cantina Del Pino Barbaresco

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RP  91   
WS  90   

2018 Guido Porro Barolo Gianetto

WA  92   

2018 Guido Porro Barolo Vigna Santa Caterina

VN  90   
JR  17   

1985 Giuseppe Contratto Barbaresco Tenuta Alberta

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2017 Pelissero Barbaresco Nubiola

2006 Petterino Gattinara

Light label condition issue

2013 Tenuta Rocca Barolo Bussia

2010 Virna di Borgogno Barolo Riserva

JR  15.5   
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2017 Cascina Bongiovanni Barolo

JS  91   
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2004 Mauro Sebaste Barolo Monvigliero

WS  94   
2 available
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1995 Luigi Coppo e Figli Barbera d'Asti Pomorosso

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

2019 de Forville Barbaresco Loreto

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2012 Montalbera Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato L'Accento

1.5ltr

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2006 Terre da Vino Barolo Essenze

Lightly depressed cork

JR  15.5   

2004 Adriano Marco & Vittorio Barbaresco Basarin

2019 Ronchi di Giancarlo Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi

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2017 Stroppiana Barolo Cesare

6 available
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2005 Cascina Tiole Barolo

2012 Gioso Barolo Riserva Riva Rosso

Light label condition issue

3 available
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2012 Gioso Barolo Riserva Riva Rosso

Elevated cork; light label condition issue

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