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As we know, the key isn’t necessarily how long you can keep a wine, it’s how it tastes the moment when you decide to open it. And that’s what makes a Vallana Spanna (the local...
I figured the only way to convince you to buy two bottles of this, one to try in the relatively short-term for its exotic and enticing youthful aromatics, and the other to try when it has had time to become the wine it is destined to someday become, will...
The 2018 Quinta da Romaneira Vintage Port is a seriously classy young vintage Port from one of the Douro’s historic river estates, with a style that leans more perfumed and finely etched than hulking and monolithic. Expect a deep, inky core of...
Winery Notes: Zýmē has adopted over the years a diffused operations model, cultivating vineyards and olive groves distributed across the Veneto region, with particular concentrations in the Valpolicella and Verona areas, and in the province of...
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...
Fahgettaboutit! Tiziana only makes the Riserva in truly special vintages and 2019 was about as good as it gets. We love the new black label the reserva gets too.
It’s always lovely to sit down with Tiziana and her son Davide to catch up on...
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. ...
Fahgettaboutit! Tiziana only makes the Riserva in truly special vintages and 2019 was about as good as it gets. We love the new black label the reserva gets too.
It’s always lovely to sit down with Tiziana and her son Davide to catch up on...
This isn’t your poolside Verdejo! From century-old vines in Rueda’s dunes, the Habis bottling gives Verdejo the weight and intensity it rarely shows. Cool pear and lemon cream meet chalky, saline minerality framed by subtle oak spice...
The Esteva is a delicious entry-level cuvée from Casa Ferreirinha in the Douro, fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks, with a touch of oak aging. The wine displays a variety of fruit aromas and flavors, along with woodsy spices and floral...
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...
Staff Reviews:
John Rittmaster: A richer style of rosé—the richest rosé in the room, in fact. But nicely dry and very, very long. Lovers of a bigger style of rosé will dig this! ***
Frank Rothstein: Quite deep and rich, maybe...
This austere vineyard site, the top of a high, narrow, extremely steep portion of Bussia, produces the most inward-looking, monolithic wine in the entire Oddero stable. That being said, the extra time allotted for it to become a Riserva really allows the...
If the Odderos’ Rocche di Castiglione is the cellar’s equivalent of Vosne-Romanée, Vignarionda is its Chambolle-Musigny, never lacking in tannin or nervy acidity, but still capable of incomparable elegance. The 2019 is exactly that...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo, Serralunga Lovely, classic Serralunga Barolo from one of its real up-and-coming producers. Wonderful spot (bordering Ornato and Vignarionda) and very old vines- a virtual...
Sara Pérez and René Barbier Meyer were born into Mediterranean winemaking royalty. As children and neighbors, they spent their formative years learning southern Cataluyna viticulture in the presence of their esteemed fathers: Josep Lluis Pérez of Mas...
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...
"Wild roses and wild strawberries, the nose has a lovely fragrance and expression. Lifted and bright, this has such a beautiful delicacy to it, a creamy, chalkiness comes from the fine tannins with bright, succulent strawberry and raspberry leaf elements...
Jeb Dunnuck, 92 points: A blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre, the classic 2020 Vinsobres from this château is beautiful and has a round, supple, elegant, medium to full-bodied style as well as textbook blackberry and black...
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...
From La Poderina, one of the best producers of Brunello di Montalcino comes a wine that is, most emphatically, not Brunello. For one thing, the delicious savory Sangiovese in this wine is blended with 20% of the Bordelaise grape Petit Verdot, an...
From the heart of Panzano-in-Chianti’s Conca d’Oro, the sun-bathed amphitheater in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, comes this bellwether of the Super Tuscan movement, Petresco. Made since the early 1990s, this has been one of...
Vinous, 97 points: The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is one of the most elegant, polished wines in this range. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, mint and cedar are beautifully lifted. The tannins are remarkably polished for a...
Kerin O'Keefe, 95 points: The 2020 Muncagota Riserva opens with an intense balsamic fragrance recalling camphor and eucalyptus that accent forest floor, hay and woodland berry. On the fresh, rather firm palate, taut, fine-grained tannins accompany ripe...
Vinous, 97 points: The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is one of the most elegant, polished wines in this range. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, mint and cedar are beautifully lifted. The tannins are remarkably polished for a young,...
Vinous, 97 points: The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is another stellar wine in this range. Dark and explosive the 2021 possesses notable richness to match its dark brooding personality. Black cherry plum leather cloves...
Vinous, 97 points: The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is another stellar wine in this range. Dark and explosive the 2021 possesses notable richness to match its dark brooding personality. Black cherry plum leather cloves menthol licorice and...
Jeb Dunnuck, 96 points: The nose of the 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo is quite expressive and spiced, showing very nicely with ripe aromas of wild raspberries, cherries, fresh herbs, and blood orange spice. The palate gains in intensity, with good...
Winery Notes: Our Estate Vineyard Syrah is a typical expression of Stellenbosch, and owner Jean Engelbrecht’s favourite variety. Chosen in 2016 as one of Wine Spectator’s top 100 wines in the world. Grapes for this wine come from 7 hectares...
A luminous copper-hued ramato (Friuli's specific style of skin-contact Pinot Grigio) with immediate appeal: fragrant rose petals, red cherry spirits and wet stone lead into a textured palate of ripe orchard fruit and subtle skin-contact tannin. The...
Since so many of you asked about what Pacenti 2020 Brunellos would be available, I’ve put together a modest offer of three new arrivals including the Vecchie Vigne (old vines) cuvee, the bellwether Brunello Pelagrilli and a few precious cases of...
The grapes come from the MGA “Lazzarito” vineyard in the municipality of Serralunga d’Alba, a fabulous amphitheater-shaped plot with a south-western exposure. The soil is rich in limestone and clay, and the altitude is between 330 and 380 m asl. The...
Is Rocche the La Tache of La Morra!? This flagship wine for the cantina is some of the classiest juice out there, and Tiziana deserves every cent of the $80 she’s getting for this wine, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for lesser...
Is Rocche the La Tâche of La Morra!? This flagship wine for the cantina is some of the classiest juice out there, and Tiziana deserves every cent of the $80 she’s getting for this wine, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for...
This wine comes from a special barrel selection that is returned to 100% new French oak barrels for extended aging, creating a wine of immense stature and dimension.
Displays an abundance of fresh baked blueberry pie aromas and rich notes of cracked...
Pale gold in the glass, this 2021 Bourgogne Blanc unfurls with lifted aromas of white blossoms, green apple and a whisper of wet stone. On the palate it’s sleek yet vivid, with bright citrus zest and orchard pear framed by finely chiselled...
When I first heard about this project- a joint venture between two iconic wineries- one in the Napa Valley and one in Tuscany- I was a little trepidatious. Sometimes these Italo-California marriages can be a little rocky, witness the other side of...
Importer's Notes: Crozes-Hermitage brings you into the Northern Rhône Valley, where the red wines have a profile unlike anywhere else in the world, an irresistible combination of warm flavors of red and black fruit, exotic spice notes, and certainly in...
Antonio Galloni, 97 points: "The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is one of the best wines I have tasted from Fratelli Alessandria in some time. The aromatics alone are haunting in their beauty. Rose petal, tangerine peel, cinnamon, kirsch, pomegranate and mint...
The ‘value’ Barolo segment, once filled with a plethora of good choices under $50, has become smaller by the year as mainstays like Vietti’s Barolo Castiglione and the Odderos’ Barolo Classico have drifted northward in price and those with lesser...
The ‘value’ Barolo segment, once filled with a plethora of good choices under $50, has become smaller by the year as mainstays like Vietti’s Barolo Castiglione and the Odderos’ Barolo Classico have drifted northward in price and those with lesser...
Regular Price $175, A Brave New World Special $134.99, shipped WOh my goodness! We were offered a great price on this Napa Valley blue chip to help the distributor ‘make their month,’ and though they’d only sell us a tiny bit, we’re pleased to pass the...
I remember, back sometime in the mid-1990s, driving from Piemonte to Tucsany with Marco de Grazia, then the instigator, impresario and importer of the ‘Barolo Boys.’ Even with the taste of the last Barolo we had enjoyed together...
Quite honestly, I don’t know how Paolo and Cristina Baudana scrape out a living from the tiny holdings they have in northeastern part of the Barolo zone. They make so little wine—barely 10,000 bottles—you scarcely ever see it beyond a...
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The Capalot MGA is (arguably) the premier site for Nebbiolo for Barolo on the northern Santa Maria side of La Morra. If you’ve visited the region, I’m sure you’ve passed it. It’s that beautiful...
You’ve probably already read a lot about vintage 2020 in the Barolo and Barbaresco zones and maybe already had the chance to sample a few. It’s the middle harvest of the stunning triumvirate of harvests that includes the monumental 2021s as well as the...
Vinous, 94 points: The 2021 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard is an ultra-ripe, characterful behemoth sizzling with macerated cherry, sweet pipe tobacco, toasted vanilla and sagebrush. Boisterous and brawny but neither heavy nor cloying, this wine has no...
With vines in the Perno and Castelletto MGAs in Monforte d’Alba and cellars near Novello, three young friends have some great raw material with which to work and fashion their Nebbiolo from younger vines in...