Also sourced from San Sebastiano, from relatively young 35-year-old vines, the 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago pours a bright ruby color and offers an inviting entry point to the estate’s Nebbiolo range. Aromatically, it reveals fresh red cherries, orange zest, and peppery spice, with a subtle reductive edge adding lift. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and a pleasing, light grip to its tannins. Fermented with whole berries and aged nine months in a large oak cask, this is an approachable yet clearly characterful Nebbiolo to snap up. Drink 2026-2032.

The estate’s ‘entry’ Nebbiolo exalts a cheerfulness and vibrancy of fruit. Fermented with the whole berries intact, it sees a relatively short maceration followed by a brief stint in oak casks. Floral aromas pop with exuberance. Svelte in figure and streamlined in flow, the palate generously disperses red cherry and cranberry flavours. This lightweight beauty is as refreshing and crisp as it is caressing. Stony minerals make for a captivating conclusion.

The 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago is a potent, deep wine for the year. Crushed flowers, game, incense, iron and dried herbs bring out the wilder side of Langhe Nebbiolo. The 2024 is ample in the feel. It has more than enough breadth and complexity to be quite versatile at the dinner table. This mid-weight, classy Langhe Nebbiolo is another solid effort from Cascina Penna Currado in 2024. - Antonio Galloni