The 2023 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore pours a bright ruby color and immediately delivers a lifted perfume of cinnamon, anise, preserved cranberries, and wildflowers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, refreshing acidity, and balanced length, offering more complexity than its category might suggest. This should not be mistaken for a simple entry-level Nebbiolo.

A tiny vineyard of one hectare delivers this firm, medium-bodied red with racy tannins, dark chocolate, iodine and dried strawberries. Creamy and chewy at the same time. Juicy as well. Drink or hold.