De Forville, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2024

De Forville has farmed in Barbaresco since 1860, and this Langhe Nebbiolo is the traditionalist house's calling card for everyday drinking: essentially a baby Barbaresco at a fraction of the commitment. It's built from the younger vines of their Barbaresco crus plus fruit from neighboring Neive, fermented in steel and then rested about a year in the large Slavonian oak botti the family swears by. That means you get real Nebbiolo perfume and grip, honest and unfussy, without needing a decade of patience. Decant it for an hour or serve it alongside dinner and let it stretch its legs. Hard to beat for the price.