Fabio Gea Barbaresco is in the elite class of wines that, more or less, are not available to regular consumers. This isn’t just a wine; it’s a trophy that is typically awarded to the most well-connected sommeliers and tenacious collectors. In the rare instances when a small amount leaves Italy, it is immediately chiseled into three- and six-bottle allocations and sent to top restaurants in New York, Paris, and Tokyo. Gea has no website, no tasting room, and no direct-to-consumer mailing list. So, while most finger-on-the-pulse Italian wine enthusiasts have seen his bottles gushed about on top influencers’ Instagram feeds, acquiring a coveted allocation is another story altogether. For the current generation of cutting-edge sommeliers, these cryptic, minimalistic, hand-labeled bottles are the holy grail, and none are as sought after as this 2013 Barbaresco “Notu Andava A Tartufi.” With cascading layers of floral, truffle, and dark fruit aromatics, with a deep mineral core that guarantees another decade of improvement in the cellar, this bottle is a guaranteed showstopper. We don’t expect it to last long in our inventory so I urge you to grab a few bottles before the one-time opportunity evaporates!