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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.

2018 La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina

VN  95   
JD  95   
WA  94+    
3 available
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2014 La Spinetta Barolo Campe

Light label condition issue

2 available
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2017 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Asili Riserva

JS  96   
WA  95+    
VN  95   
WE  93   
JR  17+    
7 available
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2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva

Label condition issue

WA  94   
VN  93   
WS  92   
2 available
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2017 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva

WA  96   
WE  95   
VN  93+    
JR  17+    
6 available
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2019 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Muncagota Riserva

6 available
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2019 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Paje Riserva

5 available
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2018 Giuseppe Rinaldi Langhe Freisa

6 available
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2018 I Paglieri - Roagna Barbaresco Gallina

Lightly elevated cork

WS  94   
VN  93   
7 available
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2017 Cavallotto Barolo Vignolo Riserva

14 available
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2019 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate

WA  97+    
JD  97   
WS  96   
VN  95+    
JS  95   
CT  93.9   
JR  17+    
6 available
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2008 Brovia Barolo Garblet Sue'

Light label condition issue

WA  96   
ST  91   
2 available
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2011 Fratelli Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

Light label condition issue

WA  93   
WS  93   
JR  16   
2 available
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2005 Massolino Barolo Vigna Margheria

Base neck fill

WS  95   
2 available
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2020 E. Pira e Figli Barolo Mosconi

JD  98   
JS  97   
WA  96   
WS  93   
JR  17+    
6 available
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1990 G. Corino Barolo Vigneto Rocche

Light label condition issue

WA  93   
WS  91   
6 available
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2010 Azelia Barolo San Rocco

VN  96   
JS  93   
WS  92   
2 available
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2011 Azelia Barolo San Rocco

WS  93   
6 available
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2019 Nervi Conterno Gattinara Valferana

VN  96+    
3 available
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2001 Marcarini Barolo Brunate

Light label condition issue

WA  91   
ST  91+    
2 available
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2010 Renato Ratti Barolo Conca

WS  93   
VN  93   
JS  93   
JR  16+    
2 available
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2008 Damilano Barolo Cannubi

WA  92   
WS  90   
3 available
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2016 Cantina Del Pino Barbaresco Ovello

WE  98   
WS  96   
WA  95   
VN  94   
JR  17.5   
3 available
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2019 Luigi Einaudi Barolo Cannubi

WA  96   
WS  94   
JS  94   
WE  93   
VN  91   
JR  16.5   
6 available
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1998 Luigi Einaudi Barolo Costa Grimaldi

Light label condition issue

RP  92-93   
2 available
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