Tenuta Carretta Roero Riserva Bric Paradiso DOCG

Nebbiolo from Roero — the often underestimated brother of Barolo, grown on the sandy tuff-limestone slopes to the left of the Tanaro. This Riserva from the single vineyard Bric Paradiso shows what the appellation can achieve at a top level.

Tenuta Carretta is one of the oldest wineries in Roero, rooted in the viticultural tradition of Piedmont for centuries. The fact that the house oenologist was named Italy's best oenologist in 2020 by the international magazine Food and Travel International — an award presented by World Association President Riccardo Cotarella — speaks for the consistently high standards in the cellar.

In the glass, the Bric Paradiso shows the typical elegance of Roero Nebbiolo: dried rose petals, ripe cherry, and pomegranate, underpinned by a fine tar and licorice note. The palate is tightly structured with lively acidity and ripe, well-integrated tannin — the stuff that long bottle aging is made of. James Suckling rated the 2022 vintage with 90 points.

• Food: Brasato al Barolo, wild hare ragout, aged Castelmagno
• Temperature: 17–18 °C, ideally decant one hour beforehand