Renzo Castella, Langhe Nebbiolo

Today is one of those special days when everyone wins. Collectors with deep cellars, esoteric terroir geeks, “drink now” bargain hunters—I mean everyone. Seldom do all the stars align to offer this sky-high quality at such a laughably low price. Still, something about today’s treasure from reclusive genius Renzo Castella feels extra special, and I suspect we will be reminiscing about this bottle for weeks to come. I can’t recall SommSelect offering a more delicious, cellar-worthy, and “grown up” tasting Langhe for so few dollars.I was first introduced to this stunning wine by Alex Finberg of The Transparent Wine Company. In the early days of SommSelect, Alex poured me my first glasses of Giovanni Canonica Barolo, Fabio Gea Barbaresco, Rovellotti Ghemme and so many other of our now-top-selling Piedmont reds. For many years, he was also my go-to guy for Cappellano Barolo (not to mention Soldera and Montevertine). So, when Alex blind-tasted me on today’s wine, it wasn’t the overall qualit