This cracking red is Bryan Martin’s tip of the hat to wonderful Langhe rosso, the blend so loved and consumed by Piemonte locals. Once again, he sourced the fruit for this wine from the Bit of Heaven, Shale and Duplex vineyards in Hilltops. This year’s wine comprises 85% Barbera and 15% Nebbiolo from vines rooted in duplex soils of clay and shale. Both parcels fermented as whole berries for 3 to 4 weeks in small, open-top fermenters before being racked to old barriques for 11 months’ maturation. A perfect companion for an autumn braise.