Hints and tips:
...One to put on your radar for October: a Barolo Safari across Piedmont, for the gourmand who likes to get in a few (but not too many) kilometres before degustation and dinner....
...Piedmont-based Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Riserva Monfortino 2002 topped the list, gaining 75 per cent this year to £10,390 for a case of 12 bottles, according to data from online wine market Liv-ex....
...Admirably artisanal and terroir-driven. 15% £44 Yapp Bros Luigi Baudana, Baudana 2006 Barolo Lovely, pungent, classic mature Barolo nose with great lift and development. Such a charmer!...
...Not every British merchant is finding Barolo an easy sell to the British....
...Giles Burke-Gaffney, his successor as buyer, enjoys watching his mentor squirm while being lovingly embraced by some of Barolo’s top producers....
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