Barbaresco
667. Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Vigneti in Montefico, 1999
Along with the de Poncins, this made up birthday dinner for Dad’s 69th, served with stewed duck, red wine, morilles and black pudding. And …
Ca’ del Baio: Asili advocates
Ca’ del Baio was our third visit in Barbaresco, on David Way’s recommendation. Based near Treiso in the Southern part of Barbaresco, this winery …
Marchesi di Grésy: monopolising Martinenga
Marchesi di Grésy – or, to give it its full title, Tenuta Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy – is a landmark Barbaresco producer. …
Gaja: brilliance in Barbaresco
Gaja are based in the heart of the village of Barbaresco itself. On both sides of the immaculately-clean, main street up to the church, …
547. Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga, 2001
This is more of a comparative impression than a proper tasting note. Even though this is a highly regarded Barbaresco vintage, this 2001 Gaiun …
477. Gaja, Barbaresco, 1990
[signed in 2017 by: Gaia Gaja, Rossana Gaja] Well, the first time we went to the Maidenhead Italian, I got chatting to the owner, …
471. Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, 1999
At Christmas we had a magnum of this (although it had the white ‘cru’ label of this producer, but no cru stated…), and that …
402. Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga, 1998
[signed in 2017 by: brother Alessandro di Grésy, sister Ludovica di Grésy and Kiwi winemaker, Jeff Chilcott] This is an exceptionally well-made and good …
Barbaresco: overlooked elegance
Barbaresco is the ‘other B’ at the heart of Nebbiolo country. Normally “…and Barbaresco”; normally the one most know of, but don’t quite get …
Piemonte regional overview
Piemonte Overview The exceptional food, the incredible wine and the rolling hills of Tuscany… the image that is often conjured up by someone talking …