Tasting Notes: The Poliphemo Viti Vecchie R18 (formally a Taurasi Riserva that Luigi decided to declassify to Campania Aglianico) has a savory quality with dark-fruited and exotic nuances of roasted plum, savory herbs and a tactile... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Bibi Graetz Testamatta is a complex and full bodied red with fine, silky tannins and a long finish. Unique blend of aromas of red fruit, citrus rind, tea, cedar and rose petals. Firm finish with excellent texture... Read More
Tasting Notes: Pipparello is a punched-up version of San Valentino and a store favorite. Baking spices and black pepper jump from the glass in this incredibly dense and expressive blend of roughly 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano... Read More
Tasting Notes: Dark cherry clarity to go with medicinal herbs on the back of the palate. This ode to traditional Barolo winemaking is a stash and hold.
Tasting Notes: The Fletcher Barbaresco Starderi bursts with blood orange, cedar and red berries. Tannins are firm and well-integrated, this is a very pure and potent expression of Nebbiolo. Estate History: David Fletcher is an... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fletcher Barbaresco Roncaglie is virile and rich with plum, cloves, licorice and dark cherry, with hints of leather, iron and a powerful set of tannins marking this as a wine to lay in the cellar for a few years.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ferrari Perle Nero is sumptuous in taste, framed by razor-sharp tanginess and a citrus-like freshness. The flavour is full and rounded. Persistent and exquisitely almondy, with a beguiling and majestic finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: From famed Burgundy connoisseur Filippo Volpi comes this Sangiovese tailor-made to get wine geeks salivating. Over the course of a month, Volpi and his team conduct twenty different harvests. Each harvest goes through... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cappellano Barolo Chinato is a unique after-dinner wine made from steeping Barolo with s secretive blend of aromatics and botanicals. Spicy, Christmas spice flavors mingle with the tension of a world class Barolo.... Read More
Tasting Notes: This rare and very special wine, made exclusively from Sagrantino, is harvested late and left to raisin for four months before pressing. As it air dries, a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More
Tasting Notes: The more powerful, virile side of Chianti comes through in the Monteraponi Toscana Rosso Baron'ugo. An intense bouquet of red fruity aromas of cherry and red currants, and of lifted floral notes of violet. Cedar... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Balifico has a vivid ruby color with a dark purple tinge. The nose is elegant, displaying aromas of blackberry and blueberry with hints of oak and cinnamon. This is a smooth wine with good structure and a long... Read More
Tasting Notes: The iconic Pagliaro wine is the wine that put the Paolo Bea estate on the map. It is 100% Sagrantino, the fabled local grape of Montefalco, from Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude. This deeply... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Biondi-Santi Rosso di Montalcino is a bright ruby red color in the glass. This elegant Rosso di Montalcino opens with a veritable explosion of sweet fruity aromas, going from small berry fruits such as raspberries... Read More
Tasting Notes: The iconic Pagliaro wine is the wine that put the Paolo Bea estate on the map. It is 100% Sagrantino, the fabled local grape of Montefalco, from Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude. This deeply... Read More
Tasting Notes: Piante a Lapio is made from 80-to-100-year-old Fiano planted in Lapio’s high-altitude volcanic soils, it is fermented spontaneously in casks of chestnut and acacia from local forests, and aged in those same... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Tenuta di Carleone Il Guercio is an ethereal and lifted expression of Sangiovese from a single, high elevation vineyard. Supple and aromatic, with red berries, crushed mint, and cranberry on the super-expressive... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a powerhouse of a wine, ripe and rich, yet layered and complex, with menthol, woodsmoke, red berries and earthy notes. Open and decant for a few hours for maximum impact.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Marco De Bartoli Marsala Superiore Riserva was conceived and produced to respect its “natural” tradition: it is fortified with a “mistella” produced from fresh grape must and fruit brandy... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Benanti Pietramarina is a singular wine from an exceptional place, Mt. Etna. Grown from century-old vines on the eastern slopes of Etna, the wine shows lemon peel, petrol and salinity all in the perfect framework... Read More
Tasting Notes: From the esteemed Brea vineyard, considered to be one of the top crus in all of Barolo comes the Brovia Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia. Rich in texture, with elegant tannins and a firm, powerful acidity, this wine... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a powerhouse of a wine, ripe and rich, yet layered and complex, with menthol, woodsmoke, red berries and earthy notes. Open and decant for a few hours for maximum impact.... Read More
Tasting Notes: From the esteemed Brea vineyard, considered to be one of the top crus in all of Barolo comes the Brovia Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia. Rich in texture, with elegant tannins and a firm, powerful acidity, this wine... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ferrari Trento Brut Giulio Riserva is one of Italy's greatest sparkling wines. Notes of toasted brioche, fresh citrus, pine, and honeycomb.
Estate History: A true pioneer, Giulio Ferrari dreamed of creating... Read More
Tasting Notes: Montevetrano has aromas of blackberry, black currants, licorice, tobacco, earth and leather on the nose. Full-bodied and elegant with fine tannins and a silky texture on the palate. Pairs well with beef wellington,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Sourced from two parcels: Roncaglie in Barbaresco and Casasse in Neive the Cascina Baricchi Barbaresco Riserva Quindicianni is aged in 500 and 800 liter casks for five years. After that the wine spends ten years... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cerrete is produced from 100% Sagrantino from some of the highest elevations in Montefalco. 45-days of maceraction along with 43-months in large oak barrel account for the wine's depth and complexity but the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Petroso is sourced from four unique sites at different altitudes, all in different parts of the appellation. Citus and cedar lead on the nose, followed by a palate with hints... Read More
Tasting Notes: In essence a declassified Amarone from a cooler vintage, the Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso del Bepi is typically only produced when the Amarone is not made. A great introduction into Quintarelli wines without the splurge... Read More
Tasting Notes: The light skin contact on the Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Bianco results in a combination of density as well as elegance and makes this wine very suited to accompany a wide variety of dishes and cuisine, from fish... Read More
Estate History: A visit to Luigi Tecce can get you emotional. Luigi himself is a ball of them, and his Aglianico from Taurasi elicits them. His grandfather’s 'masseria' (farmhouse) and vineyards are located in the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Quintarelli Passito Bianco Amabile del Cere is the Italian equivalent to Y'Quem. Profound and rich, this exotic blend of dried grapes has an intense perfume of Christmas spices, with dried figs and a bracing... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Quintarelli Passito Bianco Amabile del Cere is the Italian equivalent to Y'Quem. Profound and rich, this exotic blend of dried grapes has an intense perfume of Christmas spices, with dried figs and a bracing... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a powerhouse of a wine, ripe and rich, yet layered and complex, with menthol, woodsmoke, red berries and earthy notes. Open and decant for a few hours for maximum impact.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The iconic Pagliaro wine is the wine that put the Paolo Bea estate on the map. It is 100% Sagrantino, the fabled local grape of Montefalco, from Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude. This deeply... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Fieramonte has imposing structure and depth. The wine is a beautifully bright, intense and compact ruby color, with very lively highlights. The nose opens slowly,... Read More
Tasting Notes: A brilliant salmon color, with coppery highlights that verge towards coral. The perlage hypnotizes with its fine and abundant bubbles. Delicate hints of wild-rose jam and citrus fruits mingle with spicy and mineral... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giuseppe Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella A Roberto is named in honor of Roberto Ferrarini, Giuseppe Quintarelli’s longtime enologist. Grapes are dried before the wine is vinified and then racked... Read More
Tasting Notes: Concentrated and powerful. Crazy aromas of limes, dried strawberries and kumquats. Medium-bodied with very integrated tannins that caress and soothe your palate. Focused and long.
Tasting Notes: Voerzio's Brunate cru is probably the brightest expression of his sinle vineyards, as it boasts ripe dark cherry fruit and allspice. The most ready-now of the bunch.
Tasting Notes: The Fossati cru right at the top of the La Morra hill, where the soils become almost entirely clay rich. The ensuin wine is more powerful, bloody, rich, and violet-fruit forward than most.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cerequio is not an easy cru to deal with, yet Roberto manages to weave in all of its components delicately. Vibrant with black pepper spice, star anice vibrancy and light granite notes, the 2018 is ready to drink... Read More
Tasting Notes: One of Voerio's best! Sweet berry with light tar and hazelnut on the nose. It’s full-bodied with creamy, chewy tannins that are fine-grained and lead you down to a long, energetic finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Concentrated and powerful. Crazy aromas of limes, dried strawberries and kumquats. Medium-bodied with very integrated tannins that caress and soothe your palate. Focused and long.
Tasting Notes: The Fossati cru right at the top of the La Morra hill, where the soils become almost entirely clay rich. The ensuin wine is more powerful, bloody, rich, and violet-fruit forward than most.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Vietti Barolo Castiglione is explosive, opulent, charming and immediate on the nose. Hints of plum, ripe red and black cherry, blackberry, sour cherry, rose petals and tobacco waft from the glass. On the palate... Read More
Tasting Notes: In essence a declassified Amarone from a cooler vintage, the Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso del Bepi is typically only produced when the Amarone is not made. A great introduction into Quintarelli wines without the splurge... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ca’ del Bosco Cuvee Prestige is a blend of the best Chardonnay (75%), Pinot Nero (15%) and Pinot Bianco (10%) grapes that are vinified separately and blended with 20% of the best past vintages. Ca’... Read More
