100% Sangiovese sourced from Podernovone vineyard at an altitude of 500 meters with south-western exposure, planted in 1998, and Canalicchio vineyard at an altitude of 250 meters with north-western exposure, planted in 1989...
Coming on the heels of the Ciacci offer last week, comes the wonderful benchmarks from Altesino. While Ciacci rules the southern part of the appellation, Altesino’s Montosoli vineyard is the icon of the north. These are beautiful, elegant offerings...
2019 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (White Label) $79.99 2019 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova $149.99 Shipping is included on 6 bottles, mixed and matched Two of the most important 2019 Brunellos have been...
shipping included on 6 bottles or moreMaybe the best-ever Brunello from this ultra-important producer centered in the northwestern and much cooler part of the Montalcino appellation. The wines of Romitorio are, above all else, stylish! The...
The best Lisini since the transcendent 2016- one of PRIMA’s Wines of the Year, the 2019 is a stunner! As good as any in the appellation. Shipping included on 3 bottles or more There are few other estates in Montalcino with roots as deep as...
Vinous 94+ Points: Balsam herbs, cocoa and sweet white smoke give way to crushed black cherry and plum as the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino blossoms in the glass. This is elegance personified, silky, deep and round, yet delivering a...
Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50 The Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico, comes from an estate in Tuscany that dates back even further than the Meerlust featured above. The property is part of land gift that dates back to 1524, a group of...
I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Li Veli’s ‘simple’ Primitivo is so good because everything they produce at this address in southern Puglia is amazing but, really, what a stunning wine for under $20! Dark, earthy and...
The wine that reminded us all just how exciting a bottle of good ol’ Chianti can be is back in stock and better than ever, too. Sean O’Callaghan’s Tenuta Carleone Chianti Classico- the 2019 of which was PRIMA’s 2021 Wine of...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Tuscany
Wine Varietal: Sangiovese
Winemaker's Notes: Giusto di Notri is a Bordeaux-inspired blend typically crafted from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc, with a selective harvest occurring...
We complete our ‘Giro di Vino Bianco di Italia’ with a stop in Isonzo, on Italy’s border with Slovenia. A completely different animal than Elena Walch’s PG above, Ferlat’s undergoes an extended period of skin contact-...
Sure, Uccelliera’s popular Rosso di Montalcino is one of the top examples of Tuscan Sangiovese every vintage- it is even always notably successful in what are considered less-successful vintages- but in a powerful,...
It’s great to get re-acquainted, as it were, with the Ambra Barco Reale because we have enjoyed it numerous times over the years, by the glass at PRIMA Ristorante, on the shelf in PRIMA Vini and, more to the point, in PRIMA’s wine club. Its...