A truly great vintage, from a truly great grower. Barolo 2021 is the most anticipated vintage for some time, and the wines from Sandrone well and truly deliver on the hype. The season was shaped by a long, moderate growing season, balanced yields and low pHs. It will come as no surprise that Sandrone has crafted two stellar Barolos—wines that combine succulent, juicy fruit, fine structure and glorious, lifted perfume...

Some of the best things happen slowly. Aurélien Laherte is not an overnight success; he took over from his father Thierry and his uncle Christian in 2005 when barely in his twenties. Since that time, through a combination of cutting-edge farming and fearless winemaking, he has now hit a level that compares with the best grower wines in Champagne...

The Rocca family have crafted a brilliant portfolio of 2022 Barbaresco. The wines’ balance, like a tightrope walker over the Tanaro River, and lifted perfumes, are impossible not to love. They are generous, and yet they also possess the poise, finesse, and classical tannins that will appeal to the Piemonte cognoscenti...

In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote “plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose,” – the more things change, the more they stay the same. Pete Schell has been quietly chipping away at the Barossa coalface for a quarter of a century now, constantly extracting all manner of vinous gems.