Piedmont: New Releases

Valter has said, “I want to do a vintage like 2018 every year”, and when the most basic Barolo is this good it’s easy to see why. This is crunchy and elegant, with a really enchanting nose, and plenty of fine fruit. Utterly delicious.

From 70 to 80 year old vines, this is a blend of 60% lampia and 40% michet, and sees 40% whole bunch. The nose on this is spectacular, while the purity and density on the palate are utterly stunning. This is so long, and so fine. A truly special iteration of this wine.

Just 4,000 bottles are made from the 2ha at the historic heart of the Ravera cru. There’s lots of tension here: this will take time to unfurl, but when it does it will be a truly remarkable wine. There’s such minerality and talc-like tannins. Astonishingly beautiful.

A beautiful vintage, in the words of Valter, this smells great. There’s so much strawberry fruit, and a loverly energy: this is so fine-boned, with purity and focus. Stunning - this is a brilliant summer red.

From a vineyard in Neive, that Cogno first bottled in 2005. This is very pure with minty fruit and then just a hint of austerity. This shows the incredible potential of the 2019 vintage in Piedmont.