94+ WA / 93 JS The 2016 Ampeleia is an organic expression of Cabernet Franc made with 10% whole-cluster fruit and fermented in a combination of large oak casks and cement. Fruit is drawn from a high-altitude site with...
99 JS #45 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 A stunning wine. This is the best Testamatta ever made. Fascinating aromas of red fruits, tea, bark and wet soil as well as fresh leather. Full body, silky tannins and a...
100 DE / 97 JS Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#47 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany...
97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94 WA / 16+ JR#60 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2021 Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too...
2013 Domenico Clerico Barolo Aeroplan Servaj96 Wine Advocate This wine was not produced in 2012. The excellent 2013 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj (with fruit from the clay soils of Baudana in Serralunga d'Alba) is a powerful,...
97 WA / 97 JS / 95 WS / 17.5 JR #44 James Suckling Top 100 Italian Wines of 2020 The Domenico Clerico 2016 Barolo Ciabot Mentin opens to fleshy floral aromas with lilac and dried lavender that cede to wild berry, cherry...
96 WA / 96 JS / 94 WS / 17.5 JR The Domenico Clerico 2016 Barolo Pajana draws its fruit from a parcel within the Ginestra cru that was planted in two phases, first in 1971 and again in 1991. It lies 350 meters above sea...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 96 WS #8 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 So much crushed stone, rosemary, lavender, mint and blackberry. Full-bodied and very structured with layers of powerful and polished tannins. It...
97 JS Complex aromas of blackberry, stones, cracked black pepper and tar. Full body with soft, round tannins and a juicy, fruity finish. Soulful and refined from this estate. This is a magical wine from Southern Italy. -...
97 JS / 93 AG I like the spices, berries and hints of wet earth in the nose. Dried plums too. Full-bodied, with amazing intensity of exotic, decadent fruits. Velvety textured and very flavorful. Gorgeous, sexy style to this...
91 WS #44 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 This bright white has a lovely, lush creaminess, with well-honed acidity creating an appealing juiciness that carries notes of ripe pineapple and green apple fruit, slivered almond and...
95 WA The Masseto 2020 Massetino (Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc) is extremely generous and rich. This wine puts it all out there in full view with a bouquet that is stitched together with ripe blackberry and black...
100 JA / 99 DE / 98 VM / 98 JS / 97 WA / 96 WS / 18+ JR#68 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2021 Axel Heinz turning out yet again a wine that is generous and moreish but that goes deeper, offering layers...
98 JS / 96 VM / 94 WA #24 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 Plenty of ripe blackberry and incense. Opens up beautifully in the glass. So perfumed. Full body and seamless tannins that coat your palate with a silky...
97 JS / 96 DE / 94 JA / 94 WA#30 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022 Tobacco, sage and rosemary come through nicely, together with redcurrants and cassis. Full-bodied, yet polished, with a solid and...
99 JS / 95 AG / 95 WA Wine No. 4 on James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2013This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full body with very fine yet...
100 VM / 96 WE / 96 JS / 95 WS / 94 WA Readers should do whatever they can to get their hands on a few bottles of the 2013 d'Alceo. Seamless and voluptuous in the glass, it is an epic wine that embodies all the qualities...
95 WA / 95 JS Pietro Ratti's 2015 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata is the most structured and firmly textured of the Barolos presented in this tasting of new releases. This wine is tight and compact at its core, but it needs a...
97 JS / 96 WE This is so wonderfully perfumed with tangerine and strawberry aromas that rise out of the glass in a spectacular way. The palate is full, yet so fine-textured, with super-polished tannins and a finish that...
94 JS / 93 VM Dried leaves, chocolate and licorice on the nose, followed by black olives. It’s full-bodied with firm, focused tannins and a long, savory finish. Dark chocolate and crushed walnuts. Tar and hints of...
98 JS / 97 DE / 96 VM / 95 WA Compelling aromas of chili pepper, nuts, beeswax and dark fruits with dried strawberries. Hints of black olives and meat. Full body with extremely thick, silky tannins and a long,...
97 VM Layers of inky, black fruit, grilled herbs, smoke, menthol and melted road tar are all layered together in the 2012 Syrah. Deep, fleshy and explosive in the glass, the Syrah is endowed with marvelous complexity and...
94 WA / 94 JS / 91 VM The 2015 Barolo Castiglione is a soft and elegant expression with marked freshness and delineated fruit. Indeed, Luca Currado maintains that 2015 was not a hot vintage per se, and any jammy notes that...
95 WS / 94 WA / 92 VM / 92 JS A Barolo that starts out with breadth, turning more focused and linear by the finish. Delivers cherry, plum, mineral, sandalwood and tar aromas and flavors that permeate the supple texture,...
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