Cascina Penna-Currado Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago 2023

(91-93) points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "A youthful purple with magenta at the rim, the 2023 Dolcetto D’Alba Bricco Lago offers more brightness, with crunchy black raspberry seeds, fresh herbs, and a much more pleasing mineral backbone, with dark earth and a light peppery touch. There’s a lot of life in this wine. With great personality and poppy freshness, this is a great expression with terrific structure. Drink 2024-2028. The 2022 was a more classic, traditional style, and I think the 2023 is going to really take things to the next level and harkens to the personality and charm of great cru Beaujolais. (May 2024)"

92 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "The Cascina Penna-Currado 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago shows a streamlined personality with red and purple fruits folded into lightly toasted spice and earthy aromas. This vintage has a sweet side matched by a savory side, and despite the heat and challenges of the vintage, Bricco Lago, with old-vine fruit, shows impeccable winemaking with a very clean and polished style. Drink 2025-2029 (Jan 2025)"

90 + points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago emerges from the younger vines on the property that are about 25 years old. It offers up bright red-toned fruit, white flowers, chalk and mint. Aging of nine months in cask works quite well here. This is an impressive showing, especially considering it was bottled just a week before my visit. Drink 2025-2031 (Sep 2024)"