Dark red fruit aromas of black cherry and plum take center stage, intermingling with an array of sweet and savory spices that perk up the senses. This wine is polished, a clear indicator of its serious craftsmanship and quality. Its firm structure promises longevity, offering an experience that demands reflection. Drink from 2026

The Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresy 2021 Langhe Chardonnay Grésy is part of a small but very interesting group of white wines made in the Langhe, Piedmont. Citrusy at first, this Chardonnay follows through with aromas of ladies' perfume and sweet butter pastry. With time, this shows dried herb and candied lemon drop. It offers intensity and elegance (and is aged in oak for 18 months). This is a 9,000-bottle release.

The Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresy 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Martinenga is light and a little watered down in this vintage that saw rain toward the end of the growing season. The wine pours into the glass with a light ruby hue. Its aromas are similarly stripped down to the bare essentials. I get a spicy note of white pepper with tart cherry and redcurrant. All said and done, I really like the light and luminous approach of this understated vintage. This is a surprise hit, with 25,000 bottles made.

The 2018 Barbaresco Riserva Martinenga Camp Gros is a very pretty wine, and also a Camp Gros that will drink well upon release. It shows good freshness, but also the smaller scaled style of the year. Dark red fruit, rose petal, mint, blood orange, cedar and spice. This is a very pretty wine, but it does not have the body or dark balsamic profile that are the signatures of Camp Gros in its strongest years.

A racy style, this red delivers cherry, raspberry and sweet spice flavors, with touches of eucalyptus, all matched to a solid base of tannins. Ends with notes of coffee and spices. Best from 2027 through 2040.

The Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresy 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Camp Gros Martinenga (with 8,000 bottles created) has the extra fruit concentration and weight that is characteristic of this MGA site. The wine stays faithful to a purist's Nebbiolo profile with tart cherry, grilled watermelon and grenadine. Little touches of blue flower and grilled herb appear on the back end of this firmly structured and cellar-worthy Riserva. This is a real beauty.

This wine is presented more than 10 years after the harvest. The Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresy 2013 Langhe Virtus is 60% Barbera and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. This estate holds high regard for this blend. It opens to a medium-dark color with a garnet hue. The bouquet is special indeed, with budding tertiary character that comes across with licorice, camphor ash and fireplace soot. These tones remain integrated and delicate. You taste the acidic tartness of the Barbera. Some 7,000 bottles were made.

A basket of cherries overflows with both ripe and candied aromas lifting from the glass that meld with the sweet spice of a nearby bakery. Each sip is guided by the wine's effortless balance as crushed wild berry flavors steep with aged tea, wild herbs and rosewood all lifted on the finish by notes of crushed chalk and vibrant acidity. Drink from 2025.