Bricco

Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal 2007 Marziano Abbona Bricco Barone Nebbiolo d'Alba, $20 Unlike some basic Nebbiolos from Piedmont, which can be lean and one-dimensional, this medium to full-bodied wine is full of lush red and black fruit with a good balancing acidity and fairly soft tannins.

Drinking With: Nanette Lepore Lettie Teague 2011

If their Barolo is hard on the wallet, they also produce an attractive Dolcetto d 'Alba Bricco Oriolo 2009.

In Search of Barolo Will Lyons 2010

In 1982, Mr. Bologna created Bricco dell Uccellone, a barrel-aged vineyard-designated Barbera that changed the perception of the grape in the Piedmont region even as it became the first Barbera to achieve international recognition.

Barbera, the Cinderella of Italian Reds Jay McInerney 2010

Luckily, the handful of producers who do make Grignolino take special care with it, and one of the most highly regarded, Accornero, sells its Bricco del Bosco Grignolino at Smith & Vine, in Brooklyn, New York (718-243-2864, www. smithandvine.com).

Grignolino 2006

Luckily, the handful of producers who do make Grignolino take special care with it, and one of the most highly regarded, Accornero, sells its Bricco del Bosco Grignolino at Smith & Vine, in Brooklyn, New York (718-243-2864, www. smithandvine.com).

Grignolino 2006

At the Bricco Rocche Brunate vineyard in the comune of La Morra, the exposure is 100% southeast.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

Bricco Asili in the comune of Barbaresco is a vineyard with a south-southwest exposure planted in 1969 and composed of 48% clay, 33% silt, and 19% sand.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The 1995 Barolo Bricco Rocche is concentrated and massive.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The ostentatious, staggering 1997 Barolo Bricco Rocche possesses a dark garnet color with amber at the edge.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005

The Bricco Rocche vineyard in the comune of Castiglione Falletto has a full southerly exposure, and the soil types are basically dominated by clay with alluvial silting and sand.

The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005