Barbera d'Alba
2008 Schiavenza Barbera d'Alba
Schiavenza
Tasting Notes
New to our list this season. This Barbera is aged only in stainless steel to retain its full fruit flavour and freshness. A rich intense plum in colour this is a fresh, full-bodied, yet elegant Barbera with luscious black fruit, spice and hint of rubber on the nose. The perfect combination of rich dark fruit and acidity on the palate leading to a smooth and elegant finish. Drinking for the next five years.
Food Pairing
Superb paired with a meat pasta, duck or lamb.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£12.85Case (6 bottles) price
£73.502007 Rocche Costamagna Barbera d'Alba 'Annunziata'
Rocche Costamagna
Tasting Notes
This delicious wine has a deep plummy hue with gentle spices and black fruit on the nose. The palate is full of black fruits and hints of delicate herbs, combined with good acidity.
Food Pairing
Great with pasta or lamb.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£11.85Case (6 bottles) price
£71.102007 Le Vigne di Cà Nova Barbera d'Alba 'Bric de Maschi'
Le Vigne di Cà Nova
Tasting Notes
A fantastic example of this great vintage for Barbera. Rich and full of black fruit on the nose combined with gentle spice. The palate is smooth, elegant and deliciously fruity. This Barbera spends 15 months in French oak and a further year in bottle before release. Whilst drinking very well now, it exhibits enough body to allow it to age for at least another 7-10 years.
Food Pairing
Perfect to accompany pasta dishes and any fatty meat, like lamb or duck.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£12.25Case (6 bottles) price
£73.502007 Principiano Barbera d'Alba 'La Romualda'
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
Of all the Barbera we’ve tasted, this is a really special one! It is produced from grapes grown in the oldest Barbera vineyard in Piedmont, with vines up to 70 years old and a production limited to only 1200 bottles. This vintage is a rich plummy colour, with a massively complex sweet and spicy nose. The palate is sublime with layer upon layer of differing black fruits and gentle spices. The perfect balance of fruit and acidity – a fantastic combination. Drinking beautifully now, this wine will also continue to age for another 15 years, which is very unusual in a Barbera.
Food Pairing
Perfect to accompany pasta dishes and any fatty meat, like lamb or duck.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£26.50Case (6 bottles) price
£159.002005 Gigi Rosso Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Gigi Rosso
Tasting Notes
This wine is dark ruby in colour, and has powerful aromas of blackberry, dried violet and fresh porcini mushroom. Full bodied and velvety.
Food Pairing
Perfect with meaty pasta or roast lamb.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£17.75Case (6 bottles) price
£106.502005 Rocche Costamagna 'Rocche delle Rocche' Barbera d'Alba Superiore
Rocche Costamagna
Tasting Notes
This wine is light plum in colour, rich with black fruit and spice on the nose. Aged in French barrique for 15 months and a further six in the bottle, this wine has a complex rounded palate full of fruit, spices and herbs. This allows for a deliciously long and sweet finish.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with roast lamb or duck.
Grape
100% Barbera.
Bottle price
£17.50Case (6 bottles) price
£105.00Barolo (nebbiolo)
2006 Brezza Barolo Classico
Giacomo Brezza
Tasting Notes
This is a fantastic introduction to Barolo. A classic terracotta colour with aniseed, sweet red fruit and a slight hint of Indian spice on the nose. The palate is full of sweet black fruit, complete and balanced. This is still a young wine, but drinking very well now and will continue to mature until 2020.
Food Pairing
Excellent with roast meat or with cheese.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£24.85Case (6 bottles) price
£149.102006 Mauro Molino 'La Gancia'
Mauro Molino
Tasting Notes
Brick terracotta in colour, with a beautiful nose of fresh red fruit, flowers and subtle Indian spices. The palate is a perfect balance of fruit, acidity and tannins. It is elegant and has massive ageing potential. Drinking now through to 2025.
Food Pairing
A sensational Barolo and a great accompaniment for roast beef.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£35.75Case (6 bottles) price
£214.502006 Principiano Barolo Ravera
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
The colour is a ‘classic’ rich terracotta Barolo with beautiful aniseed, spice and red fruit on the nose combined with a deliciously sweet and elegant palate. It is drinking very well for such a young Barolo and will continue to improve for another 10 years and keep for 20.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with beef.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£38.25Case (6 bottles) price
£229.502005 Fantino Barolo 'Dardi'
Gian & Natale Fantino
Tasting Notes
Rich with ripe red fruit and strawberries, this full-bodied wine boasts notable concentration and richness with a hint of mocha on the palate. The round silky tannins caress the palate through to the long, elegant finish. This is one of the best introductions to this noble wine you can find!
This wine is drinking beautifully now, but if you have a little patience will also continue to improve for the next 10 years and keep for 20.
Food Pairing
Particularly good with beef.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£25.00Case (6 bottles) price
£150.002005 Brezza Barolo Cannubi
Giacomo Brezza
Tasting Notes
Light terracotta in colour, it has sweet spiced red cherries, cinnamon and floral notes on the nose. On the palate it has sweet red fruit and a hint of liquorice, soft subtle tannins and a long finish. Drinking now but will age for another 15 years.
Food Pairing
Superb with red meat, especially beef.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£37.25Case (6 bottles) price
£223.502005 Principiano Barolo Serralunga
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
This is a classical Barolo from Serralunga, full of all the flavours of the local terroir. Dark fruit, chocolate and liquorice on the nose, the palate is sweet yet very elegant, with a massive structure which will keep this wine drinking beautifully for the next 25 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£36.75Case (6 bottles) price
£220.502005 Principiano Barolo Bosacareto
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
This Barolo is a classic terracotta colour, with a nose of cherries, violets and sweet sticky fruit. There is a hint of spice and chocolate on the palate and it has an incredibly long sweet and elegant finish. The 2005 vintage is more forward than the 2004, so is drinking now but really is a wine to keep and appreciate with good friends! It will continue to improve over the next five years and then will age for 20-25 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£46.50Case (6 bottles) price
£279.002004 Brezza Barolo Cannubi
Giacomo Brezza
Tasting Notes
A beast of a Barolo - with rich black fruits on the nose and a strong sweet scent of violets. The palate is very full with gentle unaggressive tannins which give a perfect balance to the fruit and spice with a long finish. Drinking 2014 onwards.
Food Pairing
This wine would complement game dishes beautifully but also works particularly well with aged cheese.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£37.25Case (6 bottles) price
£223.502004 Principiano Barolo Serralunga
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
This is a classical Barolo from Serralunga, full of all the flavours of the local terroir. Dark fruit, chocolate and liquorice on the nose, the palate is sweet yet very elegant, with a massive structure which will keep this wine drinking beautifully for the next 25 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£38.25Case (6 bottles) price
£229.502004 Principiano Barolo Bosacareto
Ferdinando Principiano
Tasting Notes
This Barolo is a classic terracotta colour, with a nose of cherries, violets and sweet sticky fruit. There is a hint of spice and chocolate on the palate and it has an incredibly long sweet and elegant finish. The 2004 vintage will continue to improve over the next five years and then age for further 20-25 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£53.00Case (6 bottles) price
£318.002003 Gigi Rosso 'Sörì dell'Ulivo' Barolo Riserva
Gigi Rosso
Tasting Notes
This Barolo Riserva spends 5 years in Slavonian oak before being released. It has a sweet nose filled with stewed fruit and gentle Indian spices that are indicative of the long hot summer of 2003. The palate is full of damsons and cherries with a touch of liquorice and hints of porcini, leading to a full and long finish. Drinking now, it will continue to improve for the next five years and will age for the next 15.
Food Pairing
A massive wine, perfect with roast beef and all the trimmings.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£39.00Case (6 bottles) price
£234.002000 Brezza Barolo Sarmassa
Giacomo Brezza
Tasting Notes
This is simply delicious and ready for drinking now. On the nose it has a fantastic combination of big red fruit and aniseed, whilst on the palate there is an explosion of berry fruit and gentle exotic spices with an elegant and long finish.
Food Pairing
This is a perfect wine to be drunk with cheese, or with game.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£38.75Case (6 bottles) price
£232.502000 Grasso Barolo Luciani
Silvio Grasso
Tasting Notes
A classic brick terracotta colour, with a very elegant nose of rich red and hedgerow fruits. The palate is full of sweet red fruit and aniseed, leading to a long and lingering finish. A very elegant Barolo from La Morra, which is drinking perfectly now and will continue to age for at least another 10 years.
Food Pairing
Great when served with turkey, goose and pork, plus fantastic with cheese.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£39.00Case (6 bottles) price
£234.001999 Grasso Barolo Luciani
Silvio Grasso
Tasting Notes
Dark ruby red in colour, with an incredible aroma of black fruit, cloves and Indian spices, especially cinnamon. On the palate – it is full bodied with wonderfully sweet tannins, liquorice and blackberries, leading to a long and lingering finish. It is drinking beautifully now and will continue to age for another 10 years easily. A superb Barolo from the commune of La Morra.
Food Pairing
Great when served with turkey, goose and pork. Plus it's fantastic with aged cheese, or gorgonzola.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£39.00Case (6 bottles) price
£234.001999 Rocche dei Manzoni 'Vigna Madonna Assunta La Villa'
Rocche dei Manzoni
Tasting Notes
This wine comes from the Castelletto vineyard directly under the church ‘Madonna Assunta’ from which it takes its name. It spends 4 years in barrique, then one year in Slavonian oak before finally being matured for a further 5 years in bottle prior to release. This Barolo has a deep plummy hue and on the nose there is intense black fruit, porcini and cigar box aromas. It is a wine notable for the sheer depth and luxuriousness of its fruit on the palate. It has massive full front-of-mouth tannins leading to a long fruity finish. A sensational Barolo that will keep for another 40 years.
Food Pairing
A true delight to accompany any meal, especially red meat.
Grape
100% Nebbiolo.
Bottle price
£98.75Case (6 bottles) price
£592.50Pinot Noir
2008 Le Vigne di Cà Nova 'Acclivio' Pinot Noir
Le Vigne di Cà Nova
Tasting Notes
A lovely intense ruby red colour. On the nose there is the classic scent of stewed rhubarb and red berries, as well as hints of cinnamon and rosemary. The palate is rounded and structured with an elegant red fruit finish. Drinking now, this vintage will age for a minimum of 15 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat, especially roast lamb.
Grape
100% Pinot Noir.
Bottle price
£18.50Case (6 bottles) price
£111.002006 Le Vigne di Cà Nova 'Acclivio' Pinot Noir
Le Vigne di Cà Nova
Tasting Notes
Sweet cherry on the nose with a smooth and fruity red berry palate, making it a deliciously easy to drink wine. Drinking beautifully now and will easily age for 5-7 years.
Food Pairing
Fantastic with red meat, especially roast lamb.
Grape
100% Pinot Noir.
Bottle price
£18.50Case (6 bottles) price
£111.00Piemontese Classics
2009 Dolcetto d'Alba Duset
Le Vigne di Cà Nova
Tasting Notes
Dolcetto is a unique varietal indigenous to Piedmont. A beautiful magenta in colour with black fruit and cherry on the nose. The palate is bursting with fruit – in particular fresh raspberries. This Dolcetto has a refreshing acidity, which balanced with its forward fruitiness makes for a lovely, very fresh and elegant wine. For drinking in the first 4 years.
Food Pairing
In Piemonte Dolcetto is the preferred lunch time or antipasti wine.
Grape
100% Dolcetoo
Bottle price
£10.95Case (6 bottles) price
£65.702007 Rosso del Gelso
Le Vigne di Cà Nova
Tasting Notes
A vivid ruby red hue with intense notes of red berries and vanilla ice-cream on the nose. The Merlot comes through strongly on the palate providing an elegance and sweetness, which when combined with the structure of the Barbera, makes a delicious full and rounded wine. A distinct wine that will age for up to 8 years.
Food Pairing
A perfect accompaniment to roast lamb.
Grape
Barbera / Dolcetto / Merlot
Bottle price
£11.95Case (6 bottles) price
£71.70