Philine Isabelle, Barolo Preda, 2022 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 no flash—just soft curves

no flash—just soft curves

a near-textbook Napa year

This seemingly simple

emphasizing energy and clarity

Philine Isabelle, Barolo Preda, 2022 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 no flash—just soft curvesOne of the newest names in the Langhe, working one of Barolo's classic addresses. Philine Isabelle is a young, very small project rather than a multi generational estate, which in a region this hidebound is itself a small act of nerve. Preda lies in the commune of Barolo proper, and like every Barolo in existence this is Nebbiolo, full stop: pale in the glass and formidable on the palate, the grape's oldest and best joke. The 2022 growing season in