People often say the first Barolo in a producer’s range is the cantina’s business card. But for those on a modest wine budget looking for inspiration and Nebbiolo summer dreams, it might be Brandini’s mercurial Langhe Nebbiolo “Filari Corti.” This is the finest and most elegant expression of this grape variety. An intense and slender color at the same time, it anticipates a structure and a tannin that are typical of Nebbiolo. The land of La Morra, with its sandy percentage, reveals the most feminine nuance of this wine, giving a silky tannin and a good persistence in the mouth.