Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Ettore Germano's Alta Langa Extra Brut 2020 is revelatory, the sparkling wines from this Barolo producer are some of the best I have had outside champagne. His Barolos are knockouts too! Sergio, the winemaker and current family head of the winery, is a passionate

sparkling wine lover and it comes through in his sparkling wines.

Starbright-straw color, a nicely thick and frothy mousse of tiny bubbles. The nose is linear, with Meyer lemon, pear, chalk, white flowers, with a touch of reduction initially that blows off. Open this about an hour before you start to pour it out. The fruit really pushes through later with air and adds some stone fruit notes as it warms up and opens. Medium bodied, med+ acidity, med+ young, complex, and tightly layered flavors sail into a fresh and very confident and complete long finish.

Made up of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, 80/20, the Chardonnay is fermented in 500L foudre and Pinot Noir in steel, 30 months en tirage, dosage not labeled but tastes like 2 g/L or so. 93 points Kerin O'Keefe, I agree with that score. — 9 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.0

@Delectable Wine this is the Blanc de Noir*

One of Piedmont’s newest DOCs — for Metodo Classico wines from traditional French varieties. Why should Franciacorta & Trentodoc have all the fun? Great opener to one of best lunches / meals we had in Italy. — 3 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.1

Exceptional Alta Langa. I had it with Paola and Flavio at 100Vini in Alba. Nice memories. — 4 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

Método Classico Alta Langa. Red fruit driven — 4 years ago

Guy DiBorneo

9.1

Very nice. Bold flavour with notes of pepper and cherry. — 6 years ago

Dick Schinkel

8.9

PI 3,1415... is the result of the selection of 3.14 Ha. of the local grape Garnacha Blanca from 60 years old vines.

Lovely nose with beeswax, peach, melon, green apple and notes of honey and slightly buttery, medium bodied with the same fruit flavors, fine acidity with a nice nutty note, 89DSP — 7 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Powerful Barolo. Wait 1 hour before consuming. A great pairing with steak. — a year ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.0

Giorgio Rivetti and La Spinetta have reawakened this elegant lady. Google its history. Great juice with a great story. — 2 years ago

Rich Leung

9.0

Cigars smoky after taste — 4 years ago

Yuri

9.0

1-year anniversary of our new home:-) — 4 years ago

JKT

9.2

Mary BD 11/19/21 with suckling pig. Opened at the end. Terrific Barolo with all the classic varietal profile. Pleasure to drink though didn’t quite match the Brunello in pairing the pig. Last one and winery defunct. — 5 years ago

Michelle Berryman

9.0

Dry and delicious — 7 years ago

Bill R

9.2

No added sugar. Outstanding. — 8 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Had this before at a big tasting. Sssoooo much better this time! — a year ago

Vanessa

9.2

One of our favorite wine discoveries from a recent trip to Piemonte, Italy was the Alta Langa DOCG.

Alta Langa is a quality spumante (fully sparkling) wine made in the “traditional method” (metodo classico), modeled on the champagne method. It was the first region in Italy to make traditional method wine, starting in the mid-1800s, and became recognized as a DOC in 2002 and a DOCG in 2011.

Alta Langa wines are subject to rigorous legal parameters; for example, they must always:
--be vintage
--be brut or non-dosage (so dry!)
--undergo a minimum of 30 months aging and longer for “Riserva” wines
--be made in a white or rosé stye
--use only Chardonnay and/or Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero) grapes from a delimited production zone

Here is a bottle we brought home from our visit to Coppo: it’s the 2009 Piero Coppo, Riserva del Fondatore, made with 60 % Pinot Nero & 40% Chardonnay.

It matured 9 months on the fine lees in French oak barrels before the second fermentation; and spent another 99 months sur lie in the bottle before disgorgement, lending layers of autolytic and savory characteristics & a creamy texture with a fine, well-integrated mousse.

It’s an excellent wine capable of aging for decades. — 2 years ago

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Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Totally mineral. Some bubblegum, cherry and strawberry but comes off a bit soapy. — 4 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Crisp and focused lemon peel with pear — 4 years ago

Kayla Gil

8.9

Great full bodied dry wine. — 6 years ago

Meg Herring

8.9

The fruit was quite vibrant! Paired nicely with poached egg in Parmesan cream. — 7 years ago

Ntobeko Ntusi

9.5

Vintage 2009. — 8 years ago