Stephen Brook

Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and is Regional Chair for Piedmont at the Decanter World Wine Awards. He is a widely published wine writer and educator, and has authored more than 40 books, largely in the fields of wine and travel, for which he has won numerous awards.

My top three

Ettore Germano, Cerretta Serralunga is packed with good producers, and Sergio germano is among them (terrific Riesling too). This wine dazzled here. Aged in 700-litre barrels, it’s a compromise between traditional and modern styles and none the worse for it. 98 Drink 2019-2031

Marcarini, Brunate Marcarini’s Baroli from La Morra are first-rate. unswervingly traditional, given a long fermentation and then at least two years in large casks, often combining floral aromas with an imposing tannic structure. 96 Drink 2018-2029

Silvio Grasso, Ciabot Manzoni

This barrique-aged Barolo from La Morra is a wine that always needs time to become harmonious, and is now achieving its balance. One of six Baroli made by Federico grasso and his family. 96 Drink 2018-2029