Barrique

A barrel typically made from oak. They come in 2 shapes. Bordeaux (225L) and Burgundy (228L). Oak sources include French, Russian and American Oak.

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A barrel typically made from oak. They come in 2 shapes. Bordeaux (225L) and Burgundy (228L). Oak sources include French, American, Eastern European and Russian Oak. Check out our Q&A with Paul: “How does the percentage of new oak affect wine?” for more on oak.

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César Márquez 'La Salvacion' Godello 2023
Delicious! Spiced with a lick of lanolin, expressive out of the gate with a flow and shape that indicates a patient long ferment filling out/depth in the mid-palate with a little nutty lees work softening a fine line of juicy acid. Salty mineral, fun! A little mandarin peel, slightly dried, on citrus just a whiff of white flowers. Wonderful drinking.Paul Kaan, Wine Decocded Jan 2026The white Godello 2023 La Salvación was produced with grapes from a one-hectare centenary plot in Arga
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Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Nebbiolo | Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Near a decaded ago Giovanni Rosso's Langhe Nebbiolo was the very first wine I tried from the estate. It enchanted then just as the 2021 impresses now! It has the hallmarks of all of Rosso's Nebbiolos: energy, balance, harmony, a caressing texture, restraint & purity.The winemaking here is considered and clever. The tannins are perfectly matched to the mid-weight core of fruit. Showing a level of complexity well beyond its classification flowers, earthiness red and darker fruits with a li
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Poderi Aldo Conterno 'Cicala' Barolo MAGNUM 2012
Poderi Aldo Conterno is one of the few Great Estates of Barolo. “Like tasting young Romanée-Conti” James Suckling Back in 2005, during my first trip to Italy, I spotted a bottle of Aldo Conterno on the list of fine restaurant in Turin, just to the north of Barolo. As the cork was pulled an insane […]
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Nanclares y Prieto ‘A Graña’ Albariño 2023
The 2022 was MIND BOGGLING! Only 6 bottles up for grabs!The 2023 A Graña comes from a vineyard in the parish of Adina, and it has a different personality, not only because of its lower alcohol level (11.7%), contained ripeness and higher acidity but because it fermented and matured in a chestnut barrel (and 200 liters in stainless steel), kept with lees for nine months. The nose has a different profile, spicy and with notes of ... chestnut flowers?, with a slightly wild/rustic edge t
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