DWNL - Outside 2022
DWNL - Outside 2022
An experimental red pushing beyond conventions
- Untamed
- Electric
- Juicy
- Playful
- Type
- Red
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo
- Place
- Piemonte, Italy
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How it tastes
In the glass
Structured and refined Nebbiolo with red and dark berries, floral complexity, and saline minerality.
Profile
Nose
Red and dark berry aromas, floral hints, tobacco-leaf spice.
Palate
Nuanced fruit supported by lively acidity and finely grained tannins that give tension and poise. Mineral undertones and a saline streak thread through the profile, adding depth.
Finish
Long and resonant, balancing fruit intensity with a distinct sense of place.
“Barolo-method Nebbiolo from just outside the DOCG, aged 38 months with minimal intervention.”
How to serve
Getting the best out of it
How to pair it
This is a structured red
Tannin loves protein and fat: they soften each other. The bigger the wine, the heartier the dish.
Match
Flavours that echo the wine.
- Red meat (steak, roast beef)
- Slow-cooked stews and braises
- Mushrooms and truffle
- Game (venison, wild boar)
Contrast
Opposites that make each other better.
- Fatty cuts (ribeye, short rib)
- Duck and goose
- Rich meat sauces (ragù)
Careful with
Combinations that flatten the wine.
- Fish
- Very spicy food
- Artichokes and asparagus
Terroir & winemaking
From the vineyard to the bottle
Nebbiolo from Montelupo Albese in the Langhe, just outside the official Barolo DOCG boundary, grown organically on marl soils.
- Vines
- 100% organically farmed Nebbiolo from vineyards mere metres from the Barolo zone.
- Soils
- Marl, close in character to the soils of the Barolo hills.
- Farming
- Organic viticulture with hand-harvesting.
- Cellar
- Approximately 80% whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by extended maturation of around 38 months including significant time in large neutral oak casks.
- Additions
- Minimal sulphur, no fining or filtration.
Where it's from · Piemonte, Italy
MONTELUPO ALBESE
Montelupo Albese sits on the eastern edge of the Langhe hills, just outside the southeastern boundary of the Barolo DOCG. The village is quiet and unassuming — no prestige attached, no premium built into the postcode. But the land tells a different story. The soils here are composed of blue-grey marl, the same Helvetian and Tortonian geology that defines the most prized crus inside the denomination. Altitude, exposure, and the Langhe's continental microclimate apply equally on both sides of the line.
The winemaker · Montelupo Albese, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
DWNL
Langhe vigneron building a case for quality without appellation politics
Alessandro Salvano grew up in Montelupo Albese, east of Serralunga d'Alba, where both his grandparents were winemakers. The land around him was Langhe through and through — blue marl soils, hillside exposures, Nebbiolo in the ground — just a few meters outside the Barolo DOCG boundary drawn in the 1980s. That detail would shape everything that came after.
“The idea is that today, if you are a good winemaker and grower, you don’t have to worry about appellation.”
- Style
- Non-interventionist, freshness-driven
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
- Farming
- Organic, hand-worked, no herbicides or pesticides
- Winemaking
- Whole-cluster, indigenous yeasts, no fining or filtration, minimal SO₂
- Signature
- Vineyards just outside the Barolo DOCG — same soils, no denomination premium
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Good to know
Questions we get a lot
Is this a natural wine?
All our wines come from small growers who farm organically or biodynamically and keep intervention in the cellar to a minimum: native yeasts, little or no added sulphites. Every producer has their own approach; the details are in “From the vineyard to the bottle” above.
Why is it a bit cloudy, or is there sediment?
Many of our wines are bottled unfiltered. A light haze or some sediment is natural and harmless: stand the bottle upright for a few hours and pour gently.
How long does it keep once open?
It depends on the wine (see “Once open” above). As a rule: cork back in and keep it in the fridge, reds included.
When will my order arrive?
We ship Tuesday to Saturday, usually right away. In Germany delivery takes 2–3 working days; rates for every country are on our shipping page.
Can I pick up in Berlin?
Yes. Choose pickup at checkout and collect your order at our shop in Berlin.