Italian Wine

With a small number of 2.788 bottles produced, Elena Walch’s highest expression of Pinot Noir appears “Aton”, after the ancient Egyptian sun god, who rose above every other divine being in the representation of a sun disk. As an...

If there is one vineyard that we could consider the absolute standard-bearer of the town of Barbaresco, this would be the Asili vineyard. For us, it is a place with special symbolic value, having been the first piece of a group of vineyards that, in the...

Bussia is one of the largest MGAs of the appellation, and is a genuine vessel: it hides multiple subzones within it and infinite original wines linked to the composition of the soil, altitude, and aspects. We’ve recently arrived among the folds of...

Between the town area of La Morra and that of Barolo, fully exposed to the south, the historical Brunate vineyard stretches out: a land of iconic, strongly distinctive wines. For forty years, we have been making wine from the fruits of two extended...

The 6ha Conteisa vineyard with its 65-year old vines is situated in Cerequio, in the municipality of La Morra. Piedmontese for ‘quarrel’, its name tells the story of a dispute which lasted over 100 years between La Morra and Barolo for the...

“The bright red 2021 Barolo Conteisa is highly expressive and ramps up the volume on the nose. It makes a statement with its aromas of wild spice, redcurrants, cherries, ripe tannins, and intense ripe orange fruit. It has a lot of clarity but...

The golden touch, that proverbial Gaja magic, is taken to a whole new level in the 2016 Barolo Sperss. Angelo Gaja has taught his children to follow their own path, and now that the generational switch is well underway at the family estate, we can see...

CLIMATE AND HARVEST: Scarce snowfalls during the winter months were the precursor to a dry spell. January and February continued to be dry with average to lowtemperatures. These optimal conditions helped to protect against the onset of diseases. Abundant...

“With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, the Gaja 2021 Barolo Sperss is marked by a distinctive ferrous note of rusty nail or soft earth that frames a core of dark fruit. The wine is exceptionally balanced and beautiful with depth and a high level of...