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94 JS Fresh raspberries and blackberries with smoke and asphalt. Medium-to full-bodied. Tight and focused. Creamy and very fine tannins. Give it two or three years to open but already delicious. -James...
94 WA / 94 JS / 94 VM The Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Monvigliero offers dried rose and smoky notes with crushed stone and peppery spice. This is a steady and careful production of 4,800 bottles, and the wine has a lean or...
95 WA / 95 JS / 95 WE Packaged with a black label, the Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Cannubi (with 3,000 bottles released) opens to a delicate and luminous appearance with lifted aromas wild rose, lilac, wild berry and crushed...
95 WA / 93 JS With aromas of earth, dried spice and crushed stone, the Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc holds its own in this vintage. Thanks to its wide shoulders, the wine gives emphasis to a core of dark...
96 WS / 96 JS A rich red, with good tension and energy, displaying tightly meshed flavors of blackberry preserves, fig cake, espresso crema and singed sage coiled around a core of dense but fine tannins. Tea leaf, smoky...
The Dal Forno family has been making wine since 1983. Located in Val D’Illasi, the estate consists of 65 acres of vines planted to traditional indigenous varieties of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta and...
98 JD / 96 VM / 95 WS / 94 JS Poggio al Granchio is sourced from high elevations of 400-450 meters in the southeast of the region on galestro soils. The 2016 Poggio al Granchio Brunello di Montalcino is aromatically...
100 JS / 98 WA / 98 WS / 98 DE This is the second 100-point Vigna Le Rocche, following the 2015. What the former had in intensity of fruit and transparency, this has in structure and power. The purity of fruit is...
95 JS / 94 WE / 93 WA / 93 VM / 92 WS This is a fantastic Chianti Classico with so much complexity and intensity. Cherry, chocolate, hazelnut and wet earth with some black truffle. It’s medium-bodied with depth of...
94 JS / 93 WA Black cherry and mushroom with some dried flower undertones. Full-bodied with fine velvety tannins and a juicy and succulent finish. The tannins are very polished for a 2017. Try from 2023 onwards.-James...
97 WS #12 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 Broad and mouth filling, exuding floral, black cherry, blackberry, graphite and stony mineral flavors. Powerful, yet reined in by the vivid acidity, with tannins that are refined...
100 WI / 96 VM / 95 DE #1 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 Paolo di Marchi’s leaving present to Tuscany is this delightful 2019 Isole e Olena Cepparello. Cepparello is a blend of Sangiovese from...
SP68 is a road but it is also a young wine. Cool and pleasant, with a delicate taste that it brings the flavour of the sun and the freshness of this land.-Winemaker Ariana...
The name of a road, for a wine which is a journey. That of the farmers who already three thousand years ago left from the country with the amphorae, and then the casks, and inside the fruit of their labor., fatigue, joy,...
95 JS A wine with lovely, crunchy purple fruit, fresh raspberry and citrus. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a crisp and vivid finish. Plenty of fruit at the end. Needs a little time to open, but already refreshing and...
95 JS A rich and juicy red with plum and chocolate character. Some fresh sage, too. It's full and layered, but remains bright and vivid. Hints of herbs and dark fruit at the end, as well as soil. Drinkable now, but even...
93 WS / 92 WE Beautiful aromas of dried cherry, plum and blackberry, with hints of dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with soft, silky tannins and a fruity finish. Balanced and delicious. Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon...
95 WS Breathtaking. Dense and powerful, with grilled meat and currant aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, round and chewy; a massive and exciting wine. More muscular than the 2001. Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best after...
100 DE / 100 WI / 98 JS /97 WA#4 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 Owner Stefano Frascolla describes 2019 as 'a dream vintage' and describes how the vines 'underwent all the stages of their phenolic...
96 WA / 96 VM / 94 JS / 94 WS / 93 DE Coming on the heels of the scorching hot 2017, this vintage started off with lots of rain in April and May that required preventative measures against fungal disease. Splendid heat and...
A special mixed case of 12 different wines from various regions and made in various styles to please everyone at the party! Bubbles, whites, reds, sweet wines and more regularly priced around $192 per case, now less than...
99 WA / 99 VM This wine has earned its spot in a world of pantheons that is grande vini Italiani. The Castello di Ama 2018 L'Apparita is one of the world's greatest Merlots, and this slightly cooler growing season delivers...
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...
94 WS / 93 WA / 92 VM An elegant style, boasting strawberry, cherry, currant and spice flavors, supported by vibrant acidity and refined tannins. Turns chewy on the finish, where eucalyptus and tar notes chime in. Best from...
98+ VM / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2015 Ridolfo is a new Cabernet Sauvignon/Pugnitello blend from Marco Ricasoli bottled only in magnum. Vibrant and finely sculpted, the 2015 impresses right out of the gate. A whole range of...
95 DE / 95 WS The vineyards of Badia a Passignano surround an ancient monastery which has belonged to Benedictine monks since the 11th century. It’s just 3km south of Antinori’s Tignanello estate, from which the...
91 JS Quite a spicy nosed, with a smoky note to the rich red berries. Medium-bodied with intense fruit flavors and a tight, just-right tannin structure. Drink now. - James...
96 WE / 95 WA #22 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022 Loaded with finesse and energy and still youthfully austere, this linear, structured red offers tart cranberry, blood orange and star anise...
94 WE / 93+ WA / 92 JS Lovely Nebbiolo aromas of rose, violet, red berry and botanical herb shape the fragrant nose. Smooth and savory, the elegant palate features juicy red cherry, crushed raspberry and cake spice...
95 WE / 95 WA / 95 WS / 93 JS / 93 VM #9 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022 Heady aromas of violet, camphor, leather and tobacco lead the way on this fragrant red. On the palate, tightly knit, fine-grained...
The parcel in Villero has clay and sandy soils and makes delicate but intense wines that are, generally speaking, more approachable earlier. [Grapes from this parcel] also tend to accumulate alcohol very quickly in the hot...
The Vigna Santo Stefano in Perno has varied soil types with clay made of bluish marl, and it produces structured wines, rich in flavors and tannin. Among the wines in our portfolio, we consider it to be a more muscular and...
95 WS Monprivato represents balance, elegance and composure. It has thin soils that are whitish in color and rich with calcium carbonate. They allow Nebbiolo to express itself with heightened complexity, with enormous...
97 WA / 97 WS The Conterno Fantino 2016 Barolo Mosconi Vigna Ped shows beautiful richness and precision with abundant fruit, tar, smoke and black licorice. The wine is generous and exuberant in a manner that only Nebbiolo...
100 WE / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97 WS / 95 WA / 18 JR #14 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022 This perfumed wine opens with layers of scents, including violet, woodland berries, new leather, forest floor and...
96 WA / 94 JS With 3,070 bottles and 127 magnums made, the Giovanni Viberti 2016 Barolo Riserva Bricco delle Viole is an exceptional wine with a most unique bouquet that is alive with blue flower, balsam herb, mint and cola...
Coming from a not grafted vineyard located in the western part of the municipality of La Morra, the Barbera d’Aba Pre-Phylloxera shows a great olfactory complexity, emitting fruity notes of blackberry and cherry,...
90 WS This moderately sweet white starts out soft and lush, firming up by the lingering finish. Delivers apricot, caramel and a hint of molasses. Trebbiano and Malvasia. Drink now through 2028. Bruce Sanderson, Wine...
90+ VM Dark ruby. Mauro Mascarello's 1997s are among the most structured wines I have tasted from this vintage. Perhaps caught at an awkward moment, the 1997 did not enjoy a particularly strong showing, despite...
90+ VM 1993 Barolo Monprivato—Dark ruby. Shows a dense, classic palate of ripe red fruit, with notes of leather and tar, but the tannins are overwhelming and the 1993 is not as expressive as the other wines in...
99 JS / 97 DE / 95 JA #6 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Sophisticated aromas of lead pencil, graphite and blackcurrant. Hints of black olives and...
93 JS / 92 WA / 92 VM The grapefruit and white-peach character is very lively in this young white, with a zesty lemon undertone to it all. It’s medium-to full-bodied with crisp acidity and a flavorful finish. I keep...
93 JS / 90 WA Attractive aromas of blue fruit with slate and black-licorice character. It’s full-bodied with juicy fruit and an orange-peel undertone. Wet earth, some fresh sage and rosemary, too. I like the...
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...
98 WI / 98 JS / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WE / 95 WS #24 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022#60 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections...
96 WA / 96 WS From an iconic vintage that gave generously to all grape varieties across almost all of Tuscany, this wine ranks high on the Fontodi billboard of greatest hits. The 2010 Flaccianello della Pieve is a rock...
95 WA / 93 WS The 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is now hitting that very specific point in a wine's evolution in which you still identity some of the fruit, but you also get a supporting chorus of evolved aromas that...
96+ WA / 93 WS Here's a vintage that came out of left field and knocked me flat with delight. The 2008 Flaccianello della Pieve is just my kind of Sangiovese with a gorgeous level of silkiness and smoothness, all followed...
94 VM In 1990 Roberto Voerzio bottled just 50 magnums of his Barolo Cerequio so it was a real treat to taste this wine from the larger bottle. The wine showed beautifully, with the telltale Cerequio notes of cocoa, spices,...
91 VM The 1991 Barolo Brunate, from a long-forgotten harvest, is nothing short of a miracle in a glass. Subtle, earthy Pinot-like aromas lead to dark red fruit, cedar, tobacco and spices. The color is remarkably fresh, only...
80% Chardonnay, 20% Tokaj FriulanoSlatnik is named after a nearby village. It is part of the "S" line from Radikon, which sees shorter macerations, is lightly sulfured at bottling and released in standard 750ml bottles. The...
This Pinot Grigio bottling was dubbed "Sivi" in the 2016 vintage; it means "grey" in Slovenian and is in reference to the grayish-pink color of the grape's skin. It is part of the "S" line from Radikon, which sees shorter...
99 JS / 99 WE / 98+ VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA The complexity and beauty of this wine is something else on the nose, offering perfume, cedar, dried flower, black cherry, blueberry and crushed stone. Orange peel, too. Full-bodied...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 WS / 95 WA Wow. What incredible purity to this on the nose with blackberries and raspberries and dark wood, such as mahogany or bark. So perfumed, too. Full-bodied with such a solid core of tannins, yet...
96 JS / 95 VM / 94 WA / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 WI The plums, dried strawberries and crushed stones pop out of the glass. Full-bodied and very layered with intense tannins and a chewy finish. This is a tannic and powerful wine...
96 JS / 95+ WA / 93 VM This is so perfumed with dried flowers, blackberries, spices and citrus peel. Medium-bodied with fine tannins that spread across the palate, giving this impressive focus and texture as you taste it...
97 JS / 96+ WA#48 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022 Lots of white-truffle, ripe-strawberry and crushed-stone character. Full-bodied with a focused and pinpointed palate of flavors similar to the...
96 WA / 95 WE / 93+ VM / 93 WS / 93 WI The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is darkly concentrated and among the richest wines in this series of single-vineyard Riservas. Montestefano is angular, textured and bold with...
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...
98 JS / 98 DE / 96 JA / 96 VM / 95 WA#12 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022#86 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Graphite and lead pencil is coming through, together with violets and blackberries...
96 JS / 95 JA / 95 VM / 94 WA / 94 DE An extremely aromatic red with currants, flowers and spices, following through to a full-bodied yet so crunchy and juicy palate with crushed blackberries and raspberries. Citrusy...
97 WA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 97 JS / 97 JD The 2016 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice is a serious wine, and I mean that both in terms of its complex sophistication and its rather austere and brooding personality. The bouquet is...
97 JS / 96 WA / 95 JA#56 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022 Subtle yet intense aromas of black fruit and violets. Extremely perfumed. Crushed stones. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that give a...
98 JS / 98 JA / 98 WS / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE This has a complex array of blackberries, black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, slate, tobacco, olives and charred bark. Some dried roses and iodine, too. Medium-to full-bodied...
This is the only red wine produced by La Distesa. It comes from two plots in the classical villages of Castelli di Jesi: Cupramontana and San Paolo di Jesi.
This wine contains grapes from four plots in the classical villages of Castelli di Jesi: Cupramontana and San Paolo di Jesi.
96 JS The nose is quite reserved, showing some melon, pear and lavender. Then, on the palate, the expansion starts on a base of silky almond cream and builds up slowly and steadily through the long, long finish. Aftertaste...
94+ WA This wine sources its fruit from a moderately high parcel that measures 13 hectares and is perched 400 meters in elevation. The soils here are thin and drain well, with a mix of calcareous and schistous terrain. The...
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...
96 JS / 95 WS / 94 VM / 94 WE / 92 DE Vigna La Casa is a specific plot which is blanketed with shards of galestro schist which lend it extra brightness and focus. Aromas of berry, toffee and chocolate with cherry...
95 WA / 95 WS / 94 WI / 93 VM / 93 WE The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo (with 10,000 bottles released) has a mineral character and a sleek, firm approach that gives this wine its special identity. The wine is polished,...
94 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM / 93 WI / 92 WE / 17 JR The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Pora (with 13,333 bottles released) is usually the first wine I taste each year when I review this set of Riservas from Produttori del Barbaresco...
94 WA / 94 VM / 94 WE / 93 WS / 93 WI The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Pajè is impressive on all fronts, but especially in terms of aromas. There's so much brightness here with red and purple fruits, rust and a dark note...
94+ WA / 94 WS / 94 VM / 93 WE / 93 WI One of the bigger productions (with 17,744 bottles) in the Produttori del Barbaresco's portfolio is the 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello. All of the Riservas in this vintage are...
95 WS / 95 WE / 94 WA #40 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 Presents a bright, pure expression of cherry, strawberry, rose and grassy aromas and flavors underscored by a vein of minerality, with tannins that flex their muscles...
100 JS / 98 WA #1 James Suckling's Top 100 Italian Wines of 2022#14 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Wow! There’s so much going on here. The nose presents an intense mix of dried cherry and red-berry...
97 VM The 2017 Geremia is a revelation. It might be even better than the 2015 or 2016, which is saying a lot. Soaring aromatics make a strong first impression. In 2017, the fruit profile leans more into the red fruit end of...
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...
96 WA / 95 DE 75 cases imported This wine delivers an exceptional quality of fruit. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is vinous and raw with an unmistakably authentic quality that gives this wine character and a...
95+ WA / 94 WS / 93 WE / 93 JS / 92 WI / 18 JR Opening to a luminous garnet color, the Paitin 2019 Barbaresco Serraboella Sorì Paitin is delicate and fresh, but the wine is not without its inner power and consistency...
95 WE / 94 WA / 93 DE / 17.5 JR Sandalwood and culinary spice aromas mingle with rose leather and camphor. Showing structure and a racy finesse, the vibrant palate is young and loaded with nervous energy at this stage but...
99 JS / 98 WS / 97+ WA Glorious aromas of flowers, nutmeg, dark berries, earth and black cherries follow through to a full body with ultra-fine tannins that are long and extremely polished. They go on for minutes. Reserved...
97 VM / 93 WA / 93 WS A dark display of musky black cherries, mocha, brown sugar, cinnamon and sweet violet florals wafts up effortlessly from the 2010 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Vigneto Alto TB. There is a...
96+ WA / 95 JS / 95 WS / 95 WE / 94+ VM / 94 DE / 16 JR The Altesino 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva holds tight to its unique character and power. The classic 2016 vintage produced generous wines that are layered and...
95+ VM / 95 WA / 93 JS Vietti is one of a handful of estates to bring the Ravera MGA of Novello to the current popularity it enjoys now. Their 2018 Barolo Ravera has a smoky personality with crushed stone and pencil...
95 VM / 94 WA This wine shows its MGA name "Roncaglie" on the front label for the first time. That's because Vietti recently acquired additional land in this cru site. The total holdings now span two hectares of vines. The...
96+ WA / 94 VM / 94 WS / 93 JS The 2018 Barolo Lazzarito represents Vietti's interpretation of Serralunga d'Alba, the village often associated with the most powerful wines in the appellation. The Lazzarito completes its...
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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