Wine from Langhe

Vinous, 91 points: The 2009 Langhe Nebbiolo emerges from a parcel in Le Coste, one of the best-known vineyards in Monforte. It is a fabulous wine loaded with varietal character. Sweet red cherries, flowers and mint are some of the notes...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2009 La Villa (Barbera Nebbiolo) fleshes out beautifully on the palate with layers of expressive dark fruit flowers spices and mint. This is a gorgeous La Villa endowed with tons of class and intensity. The presence...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2010 Langhe La Villa represents a blend of Barbera and Nebbiolo (40 percent). Each variety is its own voice that shines bright in this classic vintage. You feel the soft fruitiness and acidity of the Barbera grape...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: A white with a pretty cooked-apple and vanilla character to it. Medium to full body, a lightly oily palate and a flavorful finish. Made from nascetta. Drink now.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 89 points: The 2009 Langhe Nebbiolo is a big powerful wine endowed with considerable textural richness. Sweet red cherries tar mint flowers and licorice are some of the notes that take shape in the glass. This is one of the bigger...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Stylish and firm. Tannic and young, but packed with fruit and kept firm by ample acidity. Aromas of red currant, cherry and cassis are joined by a smoky, meaty flavor. Tart and oaky on the finish, but the fruit lingers too.

Wine Spectator, 94 points: #43, Top 100 of 1989. Dense and concentrated, starting out very firm and tannic but opening up magically on the finish with a burst of plum, berry, leather and toast flavors that echo forever. May be best around 1995 to...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: Stunning. Black in color, velvety in texture, ripe, sweet and bursting with black currant and blackberry aromas and flavors accented by subtle smoke, vanilla and spicy oak accents, this full-bodied wine just waltzes...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: There are 1000 cases of the exceptional black/purple-colored 1997 Darmagi Cabernet Sauvignon (3-4% Cabernet Franc was added to the blend). With abundant quantities of smoky concentrated fruit as well as tannin the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: The wine press seems to have lost interest in Gaja’s Cabernet Sauvignon, but the 1999 Darmagi is the finest since the duo made in 1988 and 1989. A deep, inky ruby with black berry fruit, light herbs, and sweet oak, it is...

Vinous, 95 points: Gaja's Darmagi is gorgeous in this vintage. This is a surprisingly juicy, extroverted Darmagi. Today it is the purity and sweetness of the fruit that stands out. Vibrant and totally alive in the glass the 2010 impresses...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: A pure expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2011 Darmagi delivers loads of varietal character with tangy aromas of wild sage and rosemary oil followed by extra dark color and saturation. There’s a deep sense of richness...