Approachable, savoury, smooth.
Araldica is a third-generation, family-operated co-operative based in Piedmont. They work with over 230 Piedmont grower members and produce the high quality Piedmont wines from the most prestigious winegrowing DOC and DOCG regions including Barbera, Gavi, Langhe, Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Monferrato and Roero. They also make wines from a number of other Italian regions such as this one from Salento in Southern Italy.
Notes of concord grapes and molasses are layered with cranberry, smoked herbs, soy sauce, salted game sausage, coffee grounds and saddle leather. The palate is smooth and fresh with juicy red berry, toasted spice, leather and tobacco flavours. A red for BBQ or weekday pasta.
©copyright 2021 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 13th, 2021

Silky, seamless, lovely.
Araldica is a third-generation, family-operated co-operative based in Piedmont. They work with over 230 Piedmont grower members and produce the high quality Piedmont wines from the most prestigious winegrowing DOC and DOCG regions including Barbera, Gavi, Langhe, Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Monferrato and Roero.
Made entirely from hand-harvested Nebbiolo grapes harvested from around the town of Barbaresco (covering all three communes of Treiso, Neive and Barbaresco) the grapes are de-stemmed and then crushed into small fermenters, for around 12 days, with daily pumping-over. This ensures good colour and flavour extraction while avoiding over extraction of Nebbiolo's abundant tannins. After pressing, the wine was settled for two days, and then racked to Slovonian oak botte and barrique, where it was aged for 2 years followed by 6 months maturation in bottle before release.
Strawberries and cherries are layered with aromas of roses, vanilla, star anise and sweet spices. It's fresh but is showing woven flavours of dried strawberry, cigar and spice with dehydrated orange peel.
Silky, sophisticated and seamless, it is a lovely wine.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 7th, 2020

Silky, seamless, sophisticated.
Araldica is a third-generation, family-operated co-operative based in Piedmont. They work with over 230 Piedmont grower members and produce the high quality Piedmont wines from the most prestigious winegrowing DOC and DOCG regions including Barbera, Gavi, Langhe, Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Monferrato and Roero.
Made entirely from hand-harvested Nebbiolo grapes harvested from around the town of Barbaresco (covering all three communes of Treiso, Neive and Barbaresco) the grapes are de-stemmed and then crushed into small fermenters, for around 12 days, with daily pumping-over. This ensures good colour and flavour extraction while avoiding over extraction of Nebbiolo's abundant tannins. After pressing, the wine was settled for two days, and then racked to Slovonian oak botte and barrique, where it was aged for 2 years followed by 6 months maturation in bottle before release.
Strawberries and smoked plummy aromas are layered with dried roses, vanilla, salted licorice, leather, wild herbs and espresso. Notable structure here, yet it shows liberal juicy red berry flavours longside dried tobacco and leather.
Silky, sophisticated and seamless, it is a lovely food wine.
©copyright 2023 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - March 22nd, 2023

Silky, woven, mature.
Araldica is a third-generation, family-operated co-operative based in Piedmont. They work with over 230 Piedmont grower members and produce the high quality Piedmont wines from the most prestigious winegrowing DOC and DOCG regions including Barbera, Gavi, Langhe, Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Monferrato and Roero.
The Flori 2014 is starting to brick, showing its maturity, and there are notable tertiary characters; dried cherries and strawberries are muddled with cedar, tobacco and brown spices. Bruised berries, balsamic, cigar, earth and fine spice flavours mimic the nose. It has a silky palate, integrated tannins, suitable balance and a med-long tobacco flavoured finish.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 15th, 2020

Silky, seamless, lovely.
Araldica is a third-generation, family-operated co-operative based in Piedmont. They work with over 230 Piedmont grower members and produce the high quality Piedmont wines from the most prestigious winegrowing DOC and DOCG regions including Barbera, Gavi, Langhe, Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Monferrato and Roero.
This wine is produced from Garganega grapes grown in the Garda DOC region between Lake Garda and Vicenza, with the addition of 15% Pinot Grigio. It has a golden hue and aromas of honey and pine, candle wax and yellow apples, melon rind, honey and undertones of green almonds. It has a rich but fresh palate with similar yellow fruit, herbs, green almond and mineral flavours to mimic the nose. Good value; a solid weekday dinner white.
©copyright 2020 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - October 6th, 2020