Winery Notes: With the first in vintage 1974, it is a tradition for Friuli to make Pinot Grigio. And we have a good mixture between river valley vineyards and the hillside. The river valley grapes add freshness, and are a little more thin on the...
Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate, it is delicately sweet and sparkling with balanced acidity, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots...
"There is a red wine of Nebiule (Nebbiolo) made in this neighborhood which is very singular. It is about as sweet as the silky Madeira, as astringent on the palate as Bordeaux, and as brisk as Champagne. It is a pleasing wine." - Thomas Jefferson ~ 1787...
The scene- two Piemontese winemakers, both from Roero, facing each other in front of PRIMA Vini’s Italian white shelf. Domenico Almondo glares at Pier Bovone. Pier glares back. ‘This shelf ain’t big enough for the both of...
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2022 Deltetto Roero Arneis ‘Daivej’ Biologico, Piemonte List Price: $21.99 The Deltetto Daivej Arneis is the family’s everyday white wine, fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel as opposed to partially in wood like their richer,...
The base wine is a 10-year old Barolo Riserva, which gives the Chinato an unsually soft-textured, generous personality. All of the typical notes of sweet herbs, cinnamon, cardamom, flowers, anise and baking spices are layered into a sweet, expansive...
Importer's Notes: The Vilmart NV Grande Reserve represents a blend of relatively young vines of Chardonnay with around 70% Pinot Noir. Displays a surprising degree of lees autolysis in the nose, joined by smoky and chalky nuances that come out more...
VINTAGE1964BOTTLE SIZES750 MLCOUNTRYItalyREGIONPiedmontAPPELLATIONBaroloWINE TYPERedVARIETALSNebbioloVINEYARDIn the commune of Barolo: San Lorenzo (0.25ha), Rue (0.5 ha), Canubbi (1.0ha) In the commune of La Morra: Rocche di Annunziata (1...
Fourth Growth. Quatrieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855. Indicative blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Fully mature with a spicy, plum-like bouquet, and some caramel aromas, the...
Ripe red and black cherry fruit flavors mingle with secondary notes of balsamic, dark chocolate, and spaded earth. The medium body and robustness is supported by a quite lithe texture Founded in 1958, when local economic conditions had reached a nadir,...
Aldo Conterno In the 19th century, the forefathers of Aldo Conterno emigrated to Argentina, but on account of various family vicissitudes they returned to Italy after a few years. It was then that Giovanni Conterno brought his family back to the small...
Vinous: 95 Points Saturated red. Deep, concentrated aromas of kirsch, cola and blackcurrant, with mounting smokiness and Indian spice qualities. Livelier on the palate, offering sweet raspberry and cherry-cola flavors, velvety texture and a strong...
Winemaker Note:The Chateau Malescot St. Exupery is a dark color with a fine crimson tint. The wine offers notes of ripe fruit, mocha and vanilla along with powerful yet harmonious and smooth tannins. Wine Spectator: 97...
Released one decade after the harvest, the 2007 Brunello di Montalcino Dieci is a one-off wine meant to celebrate an exceptional vintage. The aging process sees 48 months in large Slavonian oak casks and the wine then rests in the bottle for the...
Winemaker's Note:Great concentration and a previously unseen quantity of tannins characterized the wines, which possessed extraordinary aromatic intensity, freshness and precision. Rich, ripe and mineral, with a very long, lingering finish. An...
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate: Harvested on December 19 and pressed until on the 20th juice finally began running, the 2009 Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Eiswein represents what flowed later and under less solidly-frozen conditions. Candied...
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. ...
Michele Perillo is another excellent small farmer and winemaker. He comes from Castelfranci, in the south-east corner of the appellation, about half an hour away from the town of Taurasi itself. His first bottled vintage was 1999, before which he sold...
PRIMA Notes: And talk about traditional, Gianluca has also chosen for his container the ancient Poirinotta, a bottle made back in the eighteenth century near Torino and commonly found in the Langhe region until it was abandoned for the...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 100 Points The 2013 Pluribus is the finest wine I’ve tasted from this vineyard to date, capturing the vintage’s extraordinary purity and richness, with a multidimensional mouthfeel and incredible...
Even though, over the decades, there have been some very fine, sparkling wines produced in California, none has ever had the cachet of Champagne and never has there been a cult-like producer like, say, Jacques Selosse or any of those other unicorn...
(66% Chardonnay, 24% Pinot Noir, barrel fermented, no malo-lactic fermentation or filtration, dosage 5g/liter, disgorged October 2019)David Coutelas comes from a family of vignerons dating back to the 18th century. The house is in Villers-sous-Chatillon...
Winery Notes: Guyot method with medium-short pruning. Fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel vats. 15-17 days maceration; malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats. 12 months in French barrels (50% new oak and 50% oak aged 2...
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 2015 Barolo is a soft, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next few years, while the red berry and floral notes remain fresh. Alberto Burzi crafts this wine from a collection of parcels in La Morra.
Certified Organic Sourced from 6 vineyard sites in the towns of Barolo (Terlo, Paiagallo, Liste), Monforte (Ravera di Monforte, Mosconi), and Serralunga (Gabutti, Baudana) for a total of 2.5 hectares • Clay marl soil with Sant’Agata...