The Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Valmaggiore shows good concentration and a robust bouquet with dark fruit and nutty aromas that remind me of toasted hazelnuts or almonds. Those nutty aromas segue to earthy truffle and potting soil that are also specific to...
Fans of good Barbera all agree that the category is wide, diverse and lots of fun to explore. From the lighter spicier wines of Asti and northern Piemonte and their more supercharged, age-worthy brethren in Nizza to the more substantial, dark,...
Winery Notes: A wine obtained exclusively from Pinot Bianco grapes, a varietal of great excellence, particularly suited to hilly areas, which has adapted perfectly to Friuli and in particular to the area of Collio. The Pinot Bianco has been planted in a...
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...
I have the opportunity to special order a parcel of Aurelio Settimo’s wonderful wines at very attractive prices. The wine will be loaded and shipped as soon as I get the order in so we can expect them in late October or early November. ...
I have the opportunity to special order a parcel of Aurelio Settimo’s wonderful wines at very attractive prices. The wine will be loaded and shipped as soon as I get the order in so we can expect them in late October or early November. ...
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...
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Mario Fontana is a very cool guy. His tiny cellar is a one-man show at the highest part of the Perno road that divides Monforte d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto, right next to ‘Reppublica di Perno,’ one of...
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...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte The discovery of Cornarea was the product of several years hard research in the Langhe- a search for an Arneis we could recommend to our customers that the locals there themselves loved. I looked...
Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine from the grapes from his own vineyards. Giuseppe improved the general quality of the vinification...
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...
100% Marzemino, a red grape variety grown in Trentino, Lombardia and Veneto. You’ll find it mentioned in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, as apparently Marzemino was a very polar red wine at the Habsbourg Court in Vienna back then. Fermented and...
Terlan Muller Thurgau is a delicate pale yellow color. A fine spicy aroma of grapefruit and white pepper enters into a highly harmonious relationship with ripe peaches. Taste: With a well-balanced structur and a lively acidity, this...
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...
If you’ve ever driven from the town of
Barbaresco to the neighboring hilltop town of Neive, you’ve most likely driven down the hill and turned right on the Tanaro road. As you head towards Neive and look to the immediate left side of your...
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...
The 2020 Aldo Conterno Barolos are an impressive group- it was a vintage that truly favored Monforte d’Alba in general and Bussia specifically, and these will be particularly long-lived wines while being quite approachable while still young. It’s an...
The 2020 Aldo Conterno Barolos are an impressive group- it was a vintage that truly favored Monforte d’Alba in general and Bussia specifically, and these will be particularly long-lived wines while being quite approachable while still young. It’s an...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Piemonte
Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo
Wine Varietal: Barolo DOCG
Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine...
MAGNUMS PRIMA Notes: Bramé, in Piemontese dialect means ‘a desire or craving for something,’ and that’s exactly what will happen to you when you taste this beautifully crafted, savory, food-friendly Barbera from the Roero region...
Like so many regions of Italy, the island of Sardegna is home to a host of indigenous grape varieties, many of which are not grown anywhere else in the world. Out of a list of 100 or so grape types, only a few are likely to show up on the shelves of your...
Another set of absolutely stellar Barolos from this intriguing vintage, it cannot be denied that Chiara Boschis is on an incredible roll! Chiara’s brother Giorgio and niece Beatrice are now in control of the cellar while Chiara is free to be in her most...
One of my favorite spots in all of Italy, Carso, or Karst, as it’s called on the other side of the Slovenian border a bare kilometer away, is a world onto itself. The easternmost part of Friuli, it’s not exactly Italy, but not Slovenia either. Not only...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Wine Varietal: Barolo DOCG Silvia Altare is truly hitting her stride. Now firmly and confidently in control of one of the most seminal properties in all of Barolo, her 2020s...
The last time I visited the Cigliutis, I was with my wife and we arrived in a driving rain storm. The road up the muddy Serraboella hill near the Barbaresco village of Neive was slick with mud and extremely treacherous. Just getting from the...