Bright red cherries, lavendar, thyme, spice box.  Ripe cherry palate, some strawberry; juicy and easy drinking.  Ercole, "Hercules", is made by a generations-old cooperative of local growers in the Monferrato area of Piedmont.  This easy-going Liter sized bottle is meant for sharing juicy fruit with friends with nearly any food.  100% Barbera.  Fermented in concrete. 

Pair with pasta with meat sauces, roast white and red meat, chicken and rabbit chasseur, or mixed grills

Cortese is the typical small, family-run winery. Attentive and rigorous care of the estate’s vineyards, strict selection of the best clusters, a traditional approach to vinification, and a touch of modern technique are the ingredients that define the unmistakable personality and unique flavors of Cortese’s wines. With an unrivaled understanding of the Nebbiolo grape, profound respect and knowledge of the terroir of Barbaresco, and long-held family traditions, Giuseppe Cortese is able to craft some of Piedmont’s most exceptional wines.

An intense red, with saturated black cherry and blackberry fruit framed by menthol and tar aromas and flavors. Firmly structured and balanced, in its youthful way, with excellent length. A little aeration helps, so decant now. Sangioveto and Canaiolo. Drink now through 2030. 20,000 cases made, 7,000 cases imported.

92 points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (Oct 2023)

Snappy sour-cherry flavors are infused with tangy acidity and bright notes of orange peel in this light and lively wine. It’s pure and uncomplicated, priced to pour by the glass or buy by the case.

90 points, Wine & Spirits

Style- Tuscan Blend

Region- Carmignano,

Country- Tuscany, Italy