Piedmont

A great Barolo for ageing, which comes into its own after at least five to six years in bottle but can be enjoyed now, especially if decanted. Earthy aromas and tight structure show the great full body and firmness of the Nebbiolo grape's impressive tannins and are supported by tight acidity adding nervy appeal to every savoury sip.

A firm full bodied blend of Nebbiolo grapes with all the elegance, red fruit and silkiness of a great Barolo; it's a blend of mostly cru vineyards offering a complex red now and for ageing. 

Made by one of Piedmonte's great wineries. A wine with superb elegance, depth, complexity and aromatic length. Drink now or cellar.

Red cherry, cranberry and spice combine in this full bodied Barbera from Piemonte in north east Italy. It may be the workhorse red grape in this part of the world, but Barbera provides lively refreshing wines of good to exceptional quality and we love this tasty dry example. 

The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco is another fantastic starting point wine from one of Piemonte's top producers, the family owned company, Vietti.

In this vintage, the Perbacco is especially good quality with flavours of dried cherry, herbs, mint, crushed flowers, anise and orange peel grace this striking, alluring Nebbiolo. There is enormous depth in this wine and, as with many earlier vintages, the Perbacco overdelivers, big time. 

What the critics say

"Quite frankly, the 2020 Perbacco is more satisfying than many Barbarescos and Barolos I tasted this year. Drink 2022-2030"

92/100 Vinous, Antonio Galloni

A very special Barolo from a great producer and an exceptional year, 2016, the vintage of the decade, if early tastings are anything to go by and we think they are. The 2016 vintage in most classic European wine regions has made top notch reds with the power, structure and beauty to drink gorgeously well now and age for at least a decade. 

This incredibly full bodied, powerfully dry Nebbiolo spent 30 months in large format Slovonian oak after old school fermentation in oak. That's a whopping amount of time by any stretch, but it sits well in this wine. 

A keeper.

Barbera from a Nebbiolo vineyard? Yes, and here it is; a dark, satisfyingly full bodied wine which proves just how outstanding Barbera can be. Barbera is the red workhorse grape of Piemonte but it is equally capable of greatness, as this complex, earthy wine shows with aromas of fresh forest floor; this tastes like walking through a beautiful forest track feels, with dappled sunlight adding warmth to the journey... 

A must try for Italian red wine lovers and everyone who enjoys great reds.

One of the great Italian red wines from an outstanding producer. This wine drinks beautifully now with layers of earthy, complex flavours of porcini, truffle and red fruit, as well as great agreeability.

Classic, stunning and beautifully perfumed, full bodied Barolo made as a blend of grapes grown on the Vigne Colle Sud-Ovest and Punta Marcello vineyards. 

The wine spends about 20 days on skins before being aged in Slovenian-oak casks of various sizes for 3 years and 6 months.

"Capturing the freshness and finesse of the vintage, this has classic varietal aromas of rose petal, forest berry, camphor and underbrush. Reflecting the nose, the vibrant, focused palate delivers ripe red cherry, crushed raspberry, wild mint and star anise set against taut, refined tannins. Bright acidity keeps it balanced. While you won't have to wait years before enjoying this, it will also age at least another decade or more. Best 2024?2033. "
95 / 100, Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast

?The Cavallotto 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) is a lovely expression with fruit from one of the most beautiful sites in Castiglione Falletto, measuring 7.3 hectares. The wine is streamlined and tight with forest berry, blackcurrant and spice. It is taut and silky, showing fruit that has been shaped by cool nights and warm days. Bricco Boschis always delivers a special sense of sharpness and focus. Production is 23,747 bottles.?
94/ 100, Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate

Produttori del Barbaresco was founded in 1958 and now has 51 members who collectively own approximately 100 hectares of the entire appellation (itself nearly 700 hectares). This wine is a blend from various vineyards in the Barbaresco DOCG's limestone and clay soils, which are rich in calcium with sandy veins. 

Strictly one bottle only per customer

A special wine from a top producer of Nebbiolo. This is a rare wine, a Riserva multi vineyard blend of a selection of the best vineyards from Produttori del Barbaresco, one of the top producers in the small Barbaresco DOCG appellation in Piemonte.

The 2016 vintage was the year of the century so far and leant its high quality grapes to a riserva expression of the multi vineyard blend. This means it has been aged for longer than usual. It is only the second time a Riserva blend has been produced. The first was in 1990

One of our favourite Italian white grape varieties here at Regional Wines and definitely one of the world's least well known whites. - Timorasso. This Italian white variety comes from the tiny hillside appellation of Colli Tortonesi DOC in Piemonte. 

The grapes in this wine were grown on vineyards located in Monleale in the Alessandria Province, which has a south east and south west exposure and clay limestone soils.. 

This dry white has high acidity with a medium to full body and white floral notes with flavours of peach, nectarine and a nutty taste on the finish. It drinks well now but definitely has the potential to age. 

Winemakers Elena and Luca Currado Vietti fell in love with Timorasso when they first tasted it in the 1990s and have now joined the ranks of producers of this grape, which they describe as a thoroughbred varietal. 

Timorasso...

Timorasso can be traced back to the Middle Ages and is a vigorous grape in terms of growth. It was nearly extinct after the European phylloxera epidemic of the late 1800s and has slowly been revived so there is now a total of 110 hectares, of which Vietti has 7.1 hectares. 

Its production is centred around the town of Tortona, known in Roman times as Derthona, hence the name on the label.

Punset are a certified organic winery from the Piedmont region in Italy. These wines champion sustainable agriculture and a hands-off, terroir driven approach to winemaking. This 100% Barbera wine is very fruit-forward, with great intensity and complexity. The palate is round and balanced, with great structure and fresh acidity.

Arneis is a white grape varietal from the Piedmont region in Italy. This wine is tangy, dry and full-bodied. The nose is bright and floral with a fresh pear quality. The palate is rich with stone-fruit and a light nuttiness.

This is a top notch everyday sparkling wine from the epicentre of the world's most popular bubbles today, the Veneto, in north east Italy - home to Prosecco.

Clean, fresh and lemony in taste, it offers a medium bubble and lingering lightly fruity finish, making it very good value for money for high quality Prosecco.

Hand harvested grapes were selected to make this lovely dry, next level Prosecco, which is produced by the Bortolin family - now in its fourth generation of winemaking.