The 2021 Riesling stems from two main parcels on the Sommerberg Grand Cru, steep and granitic. The vines are between 50-60 years old. There is a little more topsoil, for slightly more intensity. The nose will give little away... Read More

This has fine depth and intensity to the mulled plum, leather, sweet tobacco, camphor, tar and oak spice aromas and flavors. Boasts a broad, dense structure, with tannins that dominate the finish for now. Shows fine balance, length... Read More

A tight nose, but the aromas of dark-red berries and violets are very pretty. Some nice forest-floor notes blend in well. Full-bodied with very well-formed tannins that show both polish and finesse, providing a solid backbone... Read More

The aromas alone—macerated cherry, plum, menthol, leather, licorice, black pepper and mineral—are worth the price of admission here. Slowly beginning to unfold, this red is still firm and less expressive on the palate,... Read More

Opening to a dark color and robust consistency, the Poderi Aldo Conterno 2017 Barolo Bussia Romirasco is perhaps the most powerful of the four new releases reviewed here. Wearing broad shoulders and sporting a heavy gait over... Read More

Sweet, aromatic spices signal this supple, complex red. Underneath the oak, this has cherry, plum, iron and menthol flavors allied to a broad profile. Solidly built and lingers with savory, spice and mineral elements. Very elegant... Read More

Note di Rosso by Sicilian wine master Alessandro Viola, is a natural red wine made from 80% Nero d'Avola grapes and 20% Syrah grapes farmed organically under the appellation Terre Siciliane IGT. Alessandro Viola adopts a non-interventionist... Read More

Sinfonia di Bianco is an orange wine produced by Alessandro Viola Winery, belonging to the denomination Terre Siciliane IGT, vinified with Grillo local grapes. Differences between Note of Grillo is long macerations and aging in... Read More