Conti, Colline Novaresi Spanna (Nebbiolo)

Earlier this year, we offered the 2012 vintage of Castello Conti’s incomparable Boca, one of the world’s great, age-worthy, “cult” Nebbiolos. Our entire inventory sold out almost instantaneously and we’ve been scrambling, with limited success, to track down other vintages for clients ever since.After visiting the Conti sisters, Elena and Anna, at their small castle in the shadow of the Italian Alps, I can confirm that quality has never been so high at this estate. Shortly after my visit last January, Antonio Galloni published a similar epiphany: He called Conti’s current releases their finest, ever, and said he was “totally blown away” by the visit. Conti’s $59-per-bottle Boca took top honors as always but, at a fraction of the price, he also crowned the sisters’ Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo “a winner” possessing “brilliant purity and nuance” that will “delight Piedmont lovers.” I couldn’t agree more, and that’s why we’re offering a very limited allocation of the superlative 2015 vintage