Gianluigi Lano, Barbaresco “Rocche Massalupo”

It doesn’t matter where you shop: Bottles like this only come around a few times each year. The jaw-dropping quality, “sweet spot” evolution, and $49 asking price for blue-chip Barbaresco (among the world’s most respected luxury brands) makes Lano’s “Rocche Massalupo” one of 2022s most mesmerizing offers. More importantly, it’s an undeniably brilliant investment for you because it’s destined to outclass the majority of $75-$100 competition and effortlessly out-live them in the cellar.Aside from inheriting Barbaresco’s “luxury brand,” it seems Gianluigi Lano’s single-vineyard showpiece has transformed into a brand of its own: We’ve actually watched firsthand as the sommelier community got behind this new discovery and allowed the momentum to independently blossom. Right around the time we offered the first vintage years ago, it simultaneously began lighting up top wine lists in Northern California. First, a coveted by-the-glass honor at The French Laundry. Next, a luminous star turn at