I'd Say "I Hate to Say I Told You So" But I'd Be Lying. Vailloni Is "Discovered" - 95 Points $32.99

I've Been Going On and On and On About Alto Piemonte
I've Been Banging the Drum about Podere ai Vailloni

And Now the Secret Is Out

The Latest in a Long List of Our Wines to Hit it Big

2010 Podere Ai Valloni Boca "Vigna Cristiana"
 - Stunning Refinement
 - Nose: Crazy Intense Roses, Massive Cherries, Minerals and Cooling Blue Fruits - So Layered
 - 2010 Ripe, Juicy Fruit to Go with the Aromatics
 - Roses Galore on the Palate
 - Absolute Magic

One thing about our Alto Piemonte portfolio is for some reason up until now we never got reviewed

by anybody. It's ok. It was the same way with German Spätburgunder and Martin Müllen and Andi Schneider. Then the reviews came in and many of those wines are highly allocated now. Well, I am thrilled and giddy and dancing in my apartment right now as we got our first score (not review as that doesn't come out till December) for one of the best Alto Piemonte wines I've ever tasted. I got an email from Wine Enthusiast that the 2010 Podere Ai Valloni will receive 95 points in the December Issue and will be a "Cellar Selection." I forwarded it on to Ana Sertorio and she was very happy. I quickly reserved some more as this will sell out instantly as it's the first big score. And it's big. It's $32.99 a bottle on an a 4-Pack. I'm sending it tonight as the hype has started for them.

And Now, the Offer
Today's first wine is magic. Absolutely magical. It is the best under $35-$45-$55 Nebbiolo based wine I have ever had. It is stunning. It is in a word, magic. The 2010 Podere Ai Valloni Boca "Vigna Cristiana" is a profound bottle of wine. It can be had for $32.99 a bottle on a 4-Pack. The thing about the wines of Podere Ai Valloni is the stunning refinement. Every single wine has it. The 2010 Boca has it in spades. What a wine.

The nose is very intense rose combined with massive big cherries, minerals and cooling blue fruits. Sappy almost Burgundian nose. Layered and so aromatic. I kept smelling and smelling. It's so delicate yet nuanced and as I said before, layered. It is as stunning a nose as I've smelled at Fass Selections. I could smell it all day and almost did. You won't believe it.

The palate has that awesome 2010 ripeness and the most elegant and refined tannins. You can't believe these tannins. So soft, so juicy, so ripe, so sensual. You swish so hard in your mouth and there are no hard edges. It's just magic. There is an amazing level of complex fruit that is so dense and so juicy with absolutely no hard edges. So many roses on the palate.  Amazingly complex crescendo of a finish that has all the freshness. All of it. Lovey poignant and high acidity that makes the finish last for days. The refined and elegant tannins just stay with you. An amazing achievement. Do not miss this wine.


The blend is 70% Nebbiolo, 20% Vespolina and 10% Uva Rara. Barely anybody makes 100% Nebbiolo up here as it is cooler here than down South in the Langhe and as a result, pure Nebbiolo has too high acidity and can be harsh. Vespolina and Uva Rara are darker grapes with lower acidity that balance the Nebbiolo. It's the perfect formula as these grapes are indigenous and awesome. They add juiciness and color. Nebbiolo provides the structure, acid and aromas. Although Vespolina has some shows aromas as well. Floral but in a different way than Nebbiolo.

2010 Podere Ai Valloni Boca "Vigna Cristiana" - $34.99 

($131.96 4-pack) (LIMITED)