04/02/2026
This week’s flight is a deep dive into Nebbiolo, one grape with a lot of range.
We’re starting in the Langhe with Angelo Negro’s “Angelin,” a bright, affordable entry point into the variety before climbing into the big three expressions: Barbaresco, Barolo, and Valtellina.
Negro’s “Basarin” Barbaresco and Simone Scaletta’s “Chirlet” Barolo show you what Nebbiolo looks like when it has time and place behind it. Same grape, different terroir, different structure. The Barolo is from 2019, a warm vintage that gave the wine more flesh and early accessibility than you’d typically expect from Serralunga, while the 2021 Barbaresco is leaner, more nervy, still very much alive. Two wines that make a strong case for why people spend their careers arguing about which commune does it best.
Then there’s Valtellina, which is where things get genuinely strange in the best way. Nebbiolo here goes by a different name (Chiavennasca), grows on steep, terraced, granitic slopes in the Alps rather than the rolling limestone hills of Piedmont, and comes out looking and tasting like a completely different grape. Lighter in color, higher in acid, more aromatic. Dirupi’s 2022 Superiore and whatever Ar.Pe.Pe. is pouring this week are two of the best producers working in the zone right now, and seeing them side by side with the Piedmontese bottles is one of those moments that reframes how you think about a variety.
G.B. Burlotto rounds things out. One of the oldest and most respected names in Verduno, with a rotating selection that shifts depending on what’s showing best. Always worth paying attention to.
Six wines, one grape, about 200 miles of Italian Alps and hills in between. Come see how much ground Nebbiolo can cover.
$35 for the flight.
Tuesday through Saturday, 1-9pm.
49 N. High St.
