Light aromas of dill and juniper mark this dense, austere red, with cherry, strawberry and earth notes giving way to dusty tannins. Drink now through 2024. 500 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Roero Select to Add

This red is rich, boasting frank cherry and earth flavors. Well-balanced and moderately long. Drink now through 2015. 583 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Roero Select to Add

Another gorgeous wine, the 2010 Roero positively bristles with energy and pure class. Sweet red berries, rose petals and minerals are some of the many notes that are woven together in this pointed, focused wine. The 2010 amply demonstrates the potential of Nebbiolo here. This is yet another great showing. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016. Year after year, Almondo is one of the very finest producers in Roero, a part of Piedmont where consistency is hard to come by. This is a fabulous set of wines from top to bottom. Importer: Petit Pois, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608-9644

The 2008 Roero is a gorgeous wine redolent of sweet red cherries, flowers and spices. There is plenty of Nebbiolo typicity in this mid-weight, highly articulate wine. There is no shortage of class and elegance here. Still, I would choose to drink this relatively young. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2018. Once again, Almondo has turned out a fabulous set of wines. Readers who want to explore Roero should start here. Importer: Petit Pois, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608-9644

The 2007 Roero is all class and elegance. A core of ripe, expressive red berries melds into hard candy, roses and sweet spices as this expansive, generous wine opens up in the glass. There is an exotic quality to the fruit I find irresistible, while the heat of the vintage has given the wine an extra dimension of plumpness that contributes to the wine’s terrific overall sense of harmony. The finish is round and utterly harmonious. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2017. Almondo is an excellent source for varietally true, expressive wines from Roero. The red Roeros are particularly impressive this year. Importer: Petit Pois, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608-9644