Winemaker Notes Dark garnet-red colour with bluish refections. The bouquet shows aromas of berries, blackberry, pomegranate, marasca cherry, black truffle, hints of spices, pepper and cloves. On the palate is soft, velvety, with a great structure and very persistent.
99pts Luca Maroni Luca Maroni is a leading Italian wine critic, author and media figure, with a unique approach to evaluation. Winemaker Notes The successful winemakers of Collefrisio in Abruzzo also offer a nice appassimento. The 60% Montepulciano and 20% Merlot grapes dry on the vine and are only harvested in the second half of October. The…
Wine Notes Spazio Di Paolo is an Italian creative agency specialized in communication for the international food and beverage market. Confronto comes from the encounter between Amedeo De Luca and Ralph Falbo, an american wine connoisseur. It represents the Old World traditions (Italy) combined with the New-World dimension (The US); two different wine cultures which…
Winemaker Notes Irpinia Campi Taurasini Donna Chiara DOC is a red wine from Romano Clelia s Colli di Lapio winery produced for the first time in 2001. The wine deriving from Aglianico grapes harvested in November. Ruby red in color, it has a broad, intense and persistent aroma of raspberry jam on the nose. The…
Winemaker Notes Rosso di Montalcino Corte dei Venti is produced, as per strict specifications, from Sangiovese Grosso grapes vinified in purity. The color is an intense and bright ruby ​​red, while the bouquet smells of red fruits, accompanied by spicy hints including dried tobacco. On the palate it s lively and structured, with a refined…
94pts James Suckling A full-bodied red with lots of crushed-berry and hazelnut character. Chewy yet polished tannins. Structured and attractive, considering the heat of this vintage. And remains fresh. Better in a year or two. Try after 2024. 94pts Vinous It’s hard to put the 2017 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Bossona down, as it…
93pts James Suckling Extremely perfumed and fresh with an elegant and attractive nose. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine, delicate tannins and a delicious finish. So delicious. 93pts Decanter After a slight delay in ripening, grapes benefitted from the warm, sunny days in mid-September and harvest of the estate’s five dispersed plots occurred successively over the first two…
96pts Jeb Dunnuck The 2020 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate is sourced from 65-year-old vines planted in clay-rich soils and displays a deeper transparent ruby color. On the nose, a spicier profile emerges, with notes of licorice, balsamic, cherry liqueur, smoky earth, and pipe tobacco. It shows off a broader and rounder feel on the palate…
90pts Vinous Winemaker Notes The 2020 Dogliani Pianezzo is bright, racy, and full of energy. This unique Dolcetto features red-tending black fruits, with a luscious vinous quality and velvety finish in a charming package. Blood orange, mint, red cherry, pomegranate, and crushed rocks lend striking vibrancy. In 2020, the Pianezzo is especially fine. This wine pairs…
98pts Jeb Dunnuck A ripe ruby color, the 2020 Barolo Bricco Delle Viole is incredible on the nose. Initially lightly smoky on opening, it needs a little time to reveal notes of candied roses, wild raspberries, tea leaf, and sweet sage. Medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, a balanced, compact nature, and a velvety texture,…
Winemaker Notes Sito Moresco is made from vineyards located in the villages of Treiso and Barbaresco (in the Barbaresco appellation) and  fruit from Serralunga d’Alba (in the Barolo appellation). Pheasants are featured on Sito Moresco s label to commemorate the beautiful birds that inhabit the forests adjacent to GAJA s vineyards. Gaja Sito Moresco Rosso…
Tasting Notes Deep dark red wine, with intense scents of dark red, ripe forest fruit and fresh herbs. The taste is powerful, full, complex, beautifully balanced, delicious dark red ripe forest fruit, velvety tannins in the long aftertaste. Winemaker Notes Traditional work is still carried out in the 100-year-old vineyard. The vines that supply the grapes for…
#12 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2022 97pts Wine Spectator Dense and smooth, featuring black cherry, blackberry, plum, iron, licorice and menthol aromas and flavors. Fresh and featuring a spine of tannins, this finishes on the compact side for now. Shows balance, so be patient. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese. Best from 2025. 97pts Robert…
Winemaker Notes Pale ruby ​​red color with evident garnet reflections deriving from the maturation process. On the nose it is fine, intense and harmonious with a broad and complex bouquet with notes of black fruits, tobacco, clove and leather. Excellent harmony and body enriched by great persistence and an excellent acidity. To be combined with large dishes…
92pts Vinous The 2018 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte is a gentle, surprisingly open-knit wine from a site where Barolos tend to show quite a bit more muscle. Then again, this is 2018. Effusive floral and spice aromatics meld into a core of sweet red-fleshed fruit. Orange peel, cinnamon and rose petal lift the bright,…
Winemaker Notes This is Vallena s flagship wine, marrying the traditions of fine Amarone to the unique character of one remarkable vineyard. As with the regular Amarone, it s 55% Corvina, 25% Corvinone and 20% Rondinella dried in the sun and then aged two years in barrique and two years more in large Slavonian oak…