The 2015 Valpolicella Classico Superiore magnum lifts up with unprecedented freshness as a beautiful mix of fresh cherries, cloves and cedar is complemented by rosy florals. This is a model of purity, slightly salty in character, with crisp red...
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5L
There’s Langhe Nebbiolo and there’s Langhe Nebbiolo. Typically made to be consumed young and at its juicy best, many of the wines labeled Langhe Nebbiolo are made from younger vines,...
The star of the show when presented horizontally with her two other 2018 Barolos, Chiara’s 2018 Cannubi is sort of a benchmark for this iconic vineyard- the ultimate blend of everything we think of as Classic Barolo and ditto for Cannubi...
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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...
Darting’s gorgeous Riesling from the Pfalz in Germany is just a beautiful wine. While not exactly sweet, it’s not dry either. Call it ‘halbtroken’ or half-dry. There is a pleasing...
2018 Deltetto Alta Langa Brut PN-CH Millesimato DOCG 3LITER
Like all of the sparklers at Deltetto, the Alta Langa Brut is made in the traditional ‘Metodo Classico’ (the same as the French Champagne Method) with a secondary fermentation...
All Arneis wines are not created equal, especially now that this grape, once seemingly destined for extinction, has become, by far, the most popular and voluminous white wine made in the Langhe. People I guess forgot that it’s a...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
Our allocations of this round of Ciacci Piccolomini’s much-coveted Brunellos is pitiful but you, our best Italian wine-loving customers, deserve the 4-1-1. Ciacci, thanks to their position in the southernmost, warmest part of...
Winery Notes: At Roagna, we have extremely strict parameters for our wine that is labeled RISERVA. The vineyard must be located within specific historical land of Barolo with really old vines in order to have RISERVA on the...
2021 License IV Rose IGP Var LITER BOTTLES
As they sometimes say in the wine biz- you buy the first bottle for the label, but you buy the case because of the wine. Such might have been the situation when I first saw this really provocatively...
Winery Notes: On the nose, the 2016 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon opens with very focused fresh, ripe black cherry and blackberry aromas. In the background, scents of garrigue – lavender, thyme, and bay – emerge and build complexity. On...
Importer's Notes - Although Saumaize-Michelin is not widely recognized in the United States, top French publications such as Bourgogne Aujord’hui and Bettane & Desseauve’s Vins de France have been touting the wines for years. Roger...
93 points Vinous: Cappellano’s Barolo Chinato, which is more on the savory side of things, is a personal favorite. (7/2015)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The delicious Barolo Chinato is made with a secret blend of herbs, spices and...
100% Grecanico sourced from the estate Fontane vineyard. Fermentation lasting ten to fifteen days in amphorae on the skins with indigenous yeast. The 2019 remained in contact with the skins for a little over one month in amphoraAged in amphorae for...
Deep ruby red in color with intriguing aromas of sun-warmed blackberries, ripe plums, with hints of black licorice. A complexity of dark berry fruits unfold on the palate; blackberries and bing cherries along with dark chocolate flavors. Vanilla and...
Importer's Notes: Today, Comtes Lafon makes wine from four communes—Meursault, Volnay, Monthélie and Puligny-Montrachet—across fifteen appellations, including several premier and grand crus. Using ancient strains of Pinot Noir...
Winery Notes: A strong and well-rounded wine, Barolo Villero reflects a soil richer in clay and limestone than that of Rocche di Castiglione, located in the same town. The bouquet offers intriguing and dense scents of violet, red fruits, cocoa and...
Importer's Notes: The Berger liter of Zweigelt is an unbelievable value red wine. Made in the same style as the Grüner Liter, but aged for an additional year. Juicy and bright, Berger’s Zweigelt is loaded with crunchy red fruit, tart cherry, and...
Importer's Notes: It’s a perfect foil for the infectious drinkability that this variety is known for but has an extra level of clarity and complexity that is sometimes missing from this category. Fermented entirely in stainless steel from estate...
Tasting Notes: Pale gold color with rose tints. Nose is elegant with aromas of yeast, almonds and flowers. Strong initial attack with an aromatic flavor. Fairly opulent, with nice balance and length.
Tasting Notes: Intense Yellow Gold color with a persistent Mousse. Wonderful mixture of finesse, crispness and complexity on the nose with notes of cooked fruit, plums, grilled almonds and fig. An ample, sophisticated...
It reveals notes of violet, rose, small notes of small wild red fruits associated with fine touches of crunchy blackberry and a subtle hint of laurel. The palate is fruity and offers dynamism, an acidulous frame and freshness. On the palate this wine...
This cuvée was created in honour of the family’s ancestor Paul Martin, who was one of the first French winemakers to sell wine in the 18th century under the name Vin de la Solitude. It was created using the winemaking techniques of the...
Vivid straw-yellow. Clean and precise aromas and flavors of yellow peach, apricot, orange oil and cinnamon. Layered but refined, with a thick mouth-feel and noteworthy concentration of flavor on the long creamy finish."- Vinous Media
"There's a hint of...
Close to some of the top Margaux vineyards, this estate regularly produces some fine wines. This bottling is beautifully structured, firm with tannins and also generous with black fruits. A high percentage of Merlot gives a particularly ripe and juicy...
The 2015 Barolo Le Vigne is a wine of pure and extreme grace. Silky and nuanced on the palate, with tremendous character, the 2015 is all class. Rose petal, mint and sweet red berry fruit are laced together in this super-expressive Barolo. Medium in...
The grapes are selected from small vineyards spread in the Barolo region. The vines are between 8 and 41 years old, planted in a clay-limestone soil. Plants are trained with guyot method, with an average density of roughly 4500 units per hectare. All the...
Garnet red with a rich, intense nose showing mainly spicy notes (cinnamon, licorice and vanilla), this wine has great structure and balance on the mouth, with a long finish.
Basic informations
Product Name: Barolo DOCG Rocche...
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2015 Barolo Brunate benefits from a thicker soil profile in this vineyard that consequently bumps the wine's aromatic intensity and staying power up a notch or two. This wine is almost crunchy in texture, with a subtle...
Cavallotto: The Legend of Bricco Boschis
Perched atop the monopole of Bricco Boschis, you’ll find the Cavallotto family and their rolling vineyards. Now in the 4th generation of ownership, the Cavallotto estate, founded in 1928, covers 23 hectares...
Connoisseurs Guide If one looks at the technical data for this wine, it is less ripe than the ’85, but its character is fuller, richer, more opulent in the nose and at the center of its flavors. And, to our taste, it has aged extremely well...
Producer's Note:The Mondoca vineyard, our own property, is located in Monforte d’Alba within the menzione geografica “Bussia” not far from the village of Dardi. Its soil is Miocene-Serravallian and has yellow, sandy swaths of soil that...
Vinous: 97 Points Another stunning wine, the 1999 Barolo Riserva Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate bursts from the glass with superb depth and pure power. Black fruit, smoke, tar, licorice and menthol are some of the many notes that take...
Wine Spectator: 95 PointsDeep, rich and enormously complex, loaded with ripe currant, black cherry, blackberry, anise, cedar and spice, with a long, lingering finish that keeps pumping out the flavors. (02/2001)
Connoisseurs Guide: 91...
Wine Spectator: 91 Points Deep in color and flavor, this is rich, dense but flavorful, with tiers of currant, plum and cherry flavors flanked by toasty oak. Has generous fruit, a pretty aftertaste and the tannins to stand up to a decade of...
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: 95 PointsNearly black color. Extremely youthful, unforthcoming nose hints at black cherry, plum, violet, bitter chocolate, quinine and bell pepper. This is almost too concentrated and tannic to describe...