2010 Malvirà, Roero Riserva "Renesio"

Nebbiolo lovers (myself included) know that many of the best values and some of the most incredible wine drinking experiences happen when you go outside the world famous zones of Barolo and Barbaresco. Often that means traveling many miles north to the Alpine foothills of Alto Piemonte, but today we’re going just a few miles up, following the course of the Tanero river to Roero. Here you find the Damonte family, who have been making world class Nebbiolo for three generations. All their wines are amazing values anyway you slice it, but this discovery really is mind blowing: A library release, direct from their cellars via their U.S. importer, and it happens to be from the phenomenal 2010 vintage. Oh, and it is one of their top, single vineyard riservas to boot! This bottle will go toe to toe with any similarly pedigreed Barolo, but it costs one third, or one fourth the price. And that’s the rub: World class Nebbiolo, top rated vintage, sub $60. You know what to do. There are subtle diff