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Cappellano sits with the greats of Barolo along with Giuseppe Rinaldi, Bartolo Mascarello and Giacomo Conterno. Luca Carrudo of Vietti considers Baldo a second father.
Exploring 8 Cru’s from Across Barolo is a great way to get your head around the region. Add the input of Neb-Head, David Ridge & you’re in for some fun!
Version 2.0 This time we’re looking at the 2016’s
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We spent some time with Michael Trembath talking through his thoughts on Etna, Calabretta and the individual wines.
It’s clear that the family is well and truly connected to the land and that the knowledge of past generations has been passed down the line.
Exploring 8 Cru’s from Across Barolo is a great way to get your head around the region. Add the input of Neb-Head, David Ridge & you’re in for some fun!
Watch 🎥for the full experience with flyover maps of the communes & more! Listen 🎧 if the NBN is annoying you!
It’s a rare event to have a single bottle of Rinaldi’s Barolo, to have 12 in one night now that’s the stuff dreams are made of!
Even the most dedicated wine geek often has trouble getting their head around the German naming systems, something they’ve been working on simplifying!
I’ve been asked, almost daily for months now about the 2013 Vintage in Barolo and Barbaresco. So, how do you cut through the hype to work out the reality?
They always seem to have rustic chewy tannins, savoury fruit, yet retain freshness, not heading to that jammy state and can be incredibly long lived.
Yumminess Has No Limits!
So this happened!
The release of the Contrade (Single Vineyard Wines) from the Passopisciaro Estate in Etna, Sicily is always a highlight each year. These stunning wines made from Nerello Mascelese are intriguing pleasure festas in the glass! Below are thoughts on the 2013’s and an article published last year on Passopisciaro and the 2012 Contrade.
Barolo has undergone a revolution of the last few decades. One that we’ve seen occur across many of the great wine regions of the world. Think Burgundy, Tuscany and even Australia. It’s a cycle where tradition gets overtaken by technology and often ends up with those craftsmen who tend vines and make wine finding a […]
1988, 1989 & 1990 are referred to by many as the years that made Barolo, starting it’s astronomic rise to celebrity status amongst the greatest wines of the world.
An intriguing tasting. More twists than a series of House of Cards!
It is a rare experience to taste the same wine from a single producer across 5 decades, let alone the wines of the much sort after Gaja.
Respect for History, for Tradition, for Wisdom marked by Silver Hair. Bartolo Mascarello, Langhe, Barolo.