Nebbiolo

This ruby red wine shows a deep aroma of warm spices, floral notes and bright red fruit. The palate is round and silky, framed by supple tannins and flavours of dried fruits, savoury notes and ripe black cherries, characteristic of the finest Nebbiolos. Drink now to 2025.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

This Langhe Nebbiolo comes from Roberto’s south-facing slopes above the river, from vines over 60 years old. This is a great expression of Nebbiolo, filled with dried flowers, dark and red fruits, sweet spices, high-toned fragrance and lucid purity. After spending 12 months in large Slovenian oak, the palate is firm, but generous, typical of the warm vintage. Drink now to 2025.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer

Young vines from Serralunga go into the Langhe Nebbiolo. Fermentation carried out in cement, then moved to stainless steel or big botti. Dark ruby in colour with notes of violets and red cherries. Attractive spice on the palate that adds depth and complexity. Juicy fruit that is balanced with vibrant acidity and firm tannins, that don’t dominate and make this wine very accessible.
Fiona Hayes - Buyer The Langhe Nebbiolo DOC is the classification Barolo andBarbaresco producers use to give consumers to the fruity expression of Nebbiolo (while Barolo or Barbaresco wines reflect their terroir); an option they’ve had only since 1995. Vinified in static stainless-steel and cement, along with a passage in large Fontainebleau Forest French oak casks, this ready to drink Nebbiolo is both fleshy as well as poised, vibrant and totally polished.
From vintage 2012 Davide blends in fruit from his new Valle del Mondo vineyard in the village of Roddino above Serralunga.

From further down the La Morra escarpment, Brunate is clearly more muscular than its sister La Serra, even in 2012. This is darker, brooding garnet-red, fuller and more menthol, with loganberry, balsam oil and liquorice aromas. To taste, it’s squarer, more tannic, more demanding and complex in youth, so will need at least 10 years to come round.


The Marcarini estate was established in the mid-1800s by Giuseppe Tarditi. Today, it is owned and managed by the utterly charming Manuel Marchetti, widower to Giuseppe's great, great, granddaughter, the late Luisa Bava. Their three children are slowly joining the family business, but Mexican-born Manuel is still very much in charge and running the domaine with wonderful passion and enthusiasm.

The spectacular Valmaggiore vineyard was planted in 1994, in a terrifyingly steep natural amphitheatre. The soils here are a mix of sand and 12-million-year-old marine sediment which gives energy, minerality and definition to the wines. The nose is intense and bright, with gleaming Nebbiolo character. It has a lip-puckering red cherry core with roses and black-pepper spice. Perfumed and expressive with firm, yet gentle tannins and mineral length. Drink now to 2030.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer

Smoky notes black cherry and graphite introduce a more brooding Barbaresco. The palate structure is incredible with taut tannins and vibrant acidity forming the foundation for the densely-packed fruit. A lesson in purity, balance and precision. Drink from 2025+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Possessing more overt fruit and body than the 2012, this Brunate, layers toasted nuts with cherry and savoury graphite and tar notes. Amazing grip and clean acidity underpin the dense, ripe fruit on the core of the wine. Contained power. Drink from 2025+.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Seductive aromas of bright red and black fruit, with a smoky top note, reminiscent of lapsang, adding complexity. The palate displays a muscular form with fine tannins and an energetic streak of acidity providing a clear backbone. Long and savoury on the finish. Drink from 2021+.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

The higher evolution of the La Serra vineyard always produces feminine and Burgundian styles of Barolo. Fermented in stainless steel and concrete tanks with long maceration on the skins for up to four weeks, the wine is then aged for two years in Slavonian oak followed by one year in bottle. The results from the La Serra Cru are exceptional – high-toned, intense and ethereal. With floral notes, dried leaves, violets and orange skin, the palate is firm yet velvety, with great balance and intensity. Drink now to 2040.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

This is one of the iconic Crus of the Langhe, and Marcarini’s flagship wine. Only half the average production was made from the Brunate vineyard in 2014 due to extreme weather, which led to severe selection in the vines. The results, though, are exceptional. The Brunate style showcases incredible depth and complexity with spice, a menthol character and an intense yet sweet tannic profile. Although more broad-shouldered than La Serra, the 2014 vintage has more finesse than other vintages, with mountain herbs, bright cherry, tobacco and hints of sweet wood. The palate is filled by an amazing purity of fruit with crunchy, mouth-watering energy. Drink now to 2040.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Assam, cherry and chalky minerals on the nose and palate support the forthright tannins typical of this amazing site. A masterclass in elegance and power, with deceptive concentration, depth and persistence. Drink from 2022+.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Roberto’s second vintage making Barbaresco from this celebrated cru. If sand is what characterises Paolin, and grey, marne clay Rabajà, then limestone is what surely distinguishes Asili. (Indeed, Asili could be said to possess the agility of Paolin with the complexity of Rabajà.) Whatever the similarities, it’s clearly beautifully balanced – the limestone element giving us masses of small, red fruit that have soaked up the hot August sun, rendering them tamarind like, decadent even, and complemented by new Stockinger oak botte. 

Single vineyard site. Yellow sandy soils give the wine an orange hue. Wonderfully concentrated perfume on the nose, with notes of black cherry, wild raspberry and crushed petals. Silky and elegant tannins, clarity and precision of fruit, subtle and well integrated sweet spice notes, energetic and compelling. Drink from 2021+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Very concentrated and seductive nose, with black and morella cherry fruit, crushed roses and sandalwood and nutmeg, with forest floor lingering underneath. Bright acidity, fleshy and muscular with an expansive quality to the palate. Wonderful concentration of fruit from iron rich soils. Charming and long. Drink from 2021+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Darker soils than the Serralunga, with more clay, and bigger, more compact berries. Aromas of black cherry and florest floor an the nose, leading to a core of purple fruit on the palate, with finely grained tannins and a mineral spine. Structured and opulent. Drink 2022+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Pretty nose, with aromas of strawberry, cassis and raspberry. Cool and crunchy fruit on the palate, focused and energetic, with lively acidity, silky tannins, and a captivating nervosity. Poised and pretty, with a saline finish. Drink 2018+
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer 

A blend of four expressions and altitudes of Barolo, including Serralunga, Castiglione Falletto and Novello; Le Vigne offers an earlier-drinking style from the Sandrone cellars. Cool fruit – cherries and wild strawberries – is supported by graphite and tobacco, mingled with wild herbs, mint and firm minerality. The freshness here is supported by the modernity of sweet oak from 18 months in French tonneau. This is charming and serious, with gleaming fruit and perfumed top-notes. Drink 2020-2040.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer

The recently renamed Aleste (previously Cannubi Boschis) is more than just a benchmark Barolo, but one of the crown jewels of Piedmont. Black cherry, raspberry and blueberry are supported by notes of fennel, truffle, wood smoke, orange peel and fine oak spice. The gleaming fruit and sensual depth of this wine are mind and mood altering; firm tannins are as fine as porcelain. Refreshing and cleansing. Drink 2020-2045.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer

Pure notes of red and black fruit on the nose, reminiscent of cherries, raspberries and damsons, with hints of medicinal herbs in the background. Lovely depth on the palate, with juicy red and black fruit flowing in waves and filling the mouth, tempered by bright acidity and microscopically fine tannins. The finish is very long, velvety and elegant. A fabulous wine with amazing concentration, energy and balance. Quite forward for Vigna Rionda, this will give very pleasurable drinking while we wait for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages to come round. 
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager

Vigna Rionda is sited on a slope at elevations ranging from 820 to 1180 feet above sea level; the beneficial siting of this hill insures a great deal of sun throughout the day. The soils are a combination of marl, calcaire and a touch of sand; the vineyard is sheltered from excessive winds by the nearby Castelleto hill.

These vintages have been offered to our customers to allow them to take part in the regeneration of this outstanding vineyard and the latest 2014 offering proves once again that this perfectly situated and incredibly special vineyard will always capture the very best of vintage conditions.