Here's a wine with an interesting story behind it. The Bernardina vineyard was once once part of a 600-hectare property owned by a noble family that did not care much about wine. When the appellation lines for Barolo were drawn, this family never lobbied to be part of what is now land registered for the production of Barolo DOCG. Today, the vineyard is managed by the Cerettto family and they opted to make Nebbiolo d'Alba instead. Langhe Nebbiolo is an appellation that sees declassified grapes from the Barolo and Barbaresco wine regions. Nebbiolo d'Alba, on the other hand, is its own free-standing denomination that is slowly gaining in popularity now. The 2015 Nebbiolo d'Alba Bernardina is a perfumed and floral wine with rose petal, violet and wild berry fruit. The finish is polished and clean with hints of smoke, licorice and tar. The wine sees a brief aging time in barrique (of which only 20% is new oak).