Tasting notes:

Color: Clear and transparent.

Bouquet: Intense, notes of wild berries with a finish of spring flowers.

Taste: full taste. Capovilla's Nebbiolo grappa is soft, balanced and elegant, with fruity and spicy notes.... Read More

Food Pairings: Pizza Night, Red Sauce, Steak!, Gamey Meats
Characteristics: Dressed to Impress, Savory Red, Aromatic

Cappellano Otin Fiorin Pie Rupestris Barolo is pure Serralunga at heart—bold, classic, and unmistakably expressive. It’s a wine that commands attention with its serious, authoritative tone, yet reveals a generous,... Read More

Aperitivo Mazzura distinguishes itself in both its multidimensional flavor and stunning fuchsia color. Botanicals are sourced from Dolomite hills and valleys in Italy’s Triveneto region, birthplace of the spritz. Mazzura’s... Read More

“In my mind, you don’t try to make Bordeaux in Burgundy, that would be silly … So why are we, in California, trying to make Champagne? The climate is very different, the soil is different, fundamentally we have... Read More

Composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, the 2018 Cardinale was aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, 81% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it prances out of the glass with gregarious notions of warm cassis, black... Read More

Tasting Note:

Medium-dark to dark ruby-garnet. An intense, brooding nose of red and black fruits with blood orange, clove, and a hint of framboise liqueur. On the palate, full-bodied, verging on muscular, with flavors of red cherry,... Read More

Actually a paler colour than the village Santenay, but a finer fruit, alpine strawberry and light raspberry, with sound acidity and slightly more refined tannins. Slightly more whole bunch vinification for this wine, around 20%.... Read More

The perfumed, floral and elegant 2021 Monastrell has 15% Garnacha (the maximum allowed if the wine is called Monastrell), as it's from a year that had more Garnacha vines, and he keeps planting the variety in the property... Read More

Casa Dragones is an independent, small batch producer with a passion for crafting exceptional tequila, one bottle at a time. Each bottle is hand-signed and numbered, hallmarking our commitment to quality. At Casa Dragones, it... Read More

Aromatically complex and intriguing, this offers a spiced plum pastry note that melds with petrichor, pine, dried violet and cocoa powder elements. The palate is round and richly textured, with Szechuan peppercorn accents to the... Read More

Nose: Aromas of summer melon (honeydew, watermelon), citrus, sage leaves, sandalwood, and grilled aromatics. Reviewers also note a rich mineral character and a hint of saltwater.
Palate: The taste is often described as smooth... Read More

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino has an intruiguingly espressive nose of cured olives, white pepper, rhubarb, and raspberry coulis. The tannins are firm and grippy, framing the lively acidity. There is an impressive power to the... Read More

This is one of my all-time favorite Brunellos, and although personal tastes are fluid and may change from time to time, there is something timeless and solid about this wine. It's like a touchstone. The Casanova di Neri 2017... Read More

With a special commemorative label that celebrates its 40th birthday (1978–2018), the Casanova di Neri 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is lush and carefully concentrated to offer intensity and textural richness. The bright fruit... Read More

Showing dried blackberry, balsam herb, vapor rub and a hint of charred chili spice, this wine offers an aromatic profile that is very much in line with a vintage that saw cool spring temperatures and a hot summer. The Casanova... Read More

85% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon & Petit Verdot

A beautiful, impeccably balanced wine. There is lovely transparency and elegance to the fruit in an expression of Sangiovese that offers gorgeous roundness in a mid-weight,... Read More

Intense and deep purple red color. The nose is striking, with hints of dark red fruit, among which raspberries stand out, as well as violet. On the palate, balance reigns supreme. The tannins and acidity are perfectly integrated... Read More

The Brunello Tenuta Nuova 2018 shows a bright, young and ruby red color. The nose reveals nuances of ripe red berries and its usual pronounced balsamic tones. The palate is distinguished by a great complexity. 2018 Tenuta Nuova... Read More

The Casanova di Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova stands apart in the context of this portfolio. I get a distinctly creamy note that cedes to almond paste, sweet cherry and chalky stone. The wine is open-knit and generous... Read More

Tasting :

A little smoky, full of dark fruit, well proportioned, balanced and tasty with very good acidity. The wine offers bright flavors of maraschino cherry, vanilla and bitters, with tangerine acidity and light, firm tannins.... Read More

Shines for complexity with violet, straw, After Eight mint and chocolate aroma, balsam and cinnamon. Dense palate with velvety tannins and long, lifted acidity, good sucrosity and a savoury finish. Good length. A warming and chocolaty... Read More

Tasted from a 65-hectoliter cask, the 2020 Sangiovese is plush and fruity at this stage, although it’s starting to reveal its mineral underpinnings, with dark blackberry notes, graphite, and violets. Medium to full-bodied,... Read More

Tasted from a 65-hectoliter cask, the 2020 Sangiovese is plush and fruity at this stage, although it’s starting to reveal its mineral underpinnings, with dark blackberry notes, graphite, and violets. Medium to full-bodied,... Read More

This GSM represents four varietals combined in perfect balance of fruit, spice, savory, and sweet flavors. The nose is a sensory journey through the Mediterranean with aromas that include strawberry and rose petal jam and Herbs... Read More

This wine is only produced in select vintages. The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio All'Oro is an exuberant and robustly embellished wine that gives ample airtime to its various constituents. The fruit, the spice,... Read More

Ama, produced almost entirely from Sangiovese grapes, was added to the estate’s wines
with the 2010 vintage and the introduction of Gran Selezione quality criterion in Chianti Classico.

This wine is made from vines planted... Read More

L’Apparita, the first purebred Merlot produced in Tuscany, has been an iconic wine
since its initial harvest in 1985.

Two parcels at the top of the Bellavista vineyard comprise the L’Apparita cru. The open-lyre training... Read More

Beginning in 1978, certain parcels were identified as possessing outstanding soil and microclimates due to extensive research into the terroir of the Castello di Ama vineyards.

1982 was Marco Pallanti’s first harvest. Chianti... Read More

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Aromas of scorched underbrush, menthol, toasted notes and coffee bean form the nose, while a whiff of violet appears in the background. On the dense, full-bodied palate, dusty, drying tannins accompany prune steeped in spirits,... Read More

The Mazzei 2022 Siepi marks this wine's 30th anniversary. I have a special connection to this wine, as I was present when some of the final blending options (with fruit from various parcels within the greater Siepi vineyard)... Read More

Brio is made from some of Castello Romitorio's youngest Sangiovese vines. It is a fresh and fruity wine, which perfectly expresses the Tuscan territory. Well-balanced and elegant, it is vibrant with energy and it is persistent... Read More