Posts Tagged ‘Monforte d’Alba’


10.  Enzo Boglietti:  Whimsical?  Maybe.  Dedicated to making great wines? Definetely. I still think his Casa Nere Barolo from 06 is top three in the vintage.  The Vigna dei Romani Barbera is an intriguing wine.  And, the Langhe Buio, a blend, is as international as they come but with an unmistakingly stamp of the Langhe […]



A tad late at Malpensa in Milano, we still got to Vietti in Castiglione Falletto before closing time.  And althought we did not get to taste either the Lazzarito nor the La Crena, we experienced enough to understand why Vietti is knocking on the door of the really great ones.  The surprise of the tasting […]