Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Langhe Riesling Era Ora 2024 (750ml) *

Riesling turning up in Piedmont's Langhe is a quiet surprise, since this is Nebbiolo country first and foremost, but Giacomo Borgogno & Figli make a case for it with the 2024 Era Ora. This is a dry white bottled under the broad Langhe appellation, a category that gives Piedmontese producers room to work with grapes outside the region's red-wine tradition.

Riesling tends to lead with high-toned aromatics and a firm line of acidity, and that framework is what shapes a wine like this: bright, taut, built for the table rather than for weight. Serve it well chilled and it should show its citrus and mineral side cleanly.