Azienda Agricola Giovanni Sordo Barolo Riserva Gabutti 2008 Magnum

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2017 Magnum

Note: Vigna del Sorbo became a Gran Selezione wine starting with the 2010 vintage, although the first vintage ever made was 1985.

"The 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is another benchmark wine from Tuscany that shows the incredible potential of this iconic vintage. This beautiful single-vineyard Sangiovese reveals a graceful side with dark fruit intensity, cherry, plum, fresh violets and tilled earth. Tar, tobacco and licorice appear as delicate background tones, giving more volume and texture to … more

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Chianti

Nervi-Conterno Gattinara 2018 Magnum

Nervi is Oldest winery in Gattinara still making wine, and in 2018 was purchased by Roberto Conterno of Giacomo Conterno.

This wine is 100% Nebbiolo, sourced from the Molsino, Valferana, Garavoglie, and Casacce vineyards, and is fermented and macerated in steel at controlled temperatures for 20-30 days, followed by 30 months in large wood.

A low-yielding vintage, the 2018 echoes the more traditional Gattinara model we saw in wines of the '70s and '80s, being a more elegant style of … more

Country: Italy
Producer: Giacoma Conterno
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Gattinara

Isole E Olena Cepparello 2017 Magnum

"The 2017 Cepparello is another in a series of stunningly beautiful Cepparellos from Paolo de Marchi. Bright and beautifully focused in the glass, with tremendous depth, the 2017 is positively stellar from the very first taste. Succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, spice, menthol and coffee all open up with a bit of air. Here, too, Paolo De Marchi has done a tremendous job in preserving freshness in the wine. Readers who can muster the patience will be rewarded with a … more

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany IGT

Luigi Oddero Barolo Vigna Rionda 2014

14.5%, this is a characteristic 14 vintage for us. A vintage not given anywhere near enough air-time, this is a perfect example of how beautiful it can be. Compact and focused with crunchy red-fruited purity, cranberries, currants, wild strawberries with perfumed talc notes and a suggestion of mandarin peel - super enticing with a precision of frame, underlying minerality and beautiful freshness.

For all who criticized the 2014 vintage across the board, this is a great counterpoint. Opening with enticing … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Isole E Olena Cepparello 2015 Magnum

"Ripe plum, cassis, cedar, underbrush and tobacco aromas slowly appear on this compelling red. It's full bodied and elegant, delivering prune, black cherry compote and exotic spice alongside smooth, enveloping tannins. Drink through 2025." 96 Points. The Wine Enthusiast, 01 Nov 2019

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany IGT

Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello 2016

The Poderi Aldo Conterno 2016 Barolo Bussia Colonnello shows dark fruit intensity, dried cherry, spice, licorice and tilled earth. The wine delivers its aromas in a direct and immediate manner, with menthol and balsam herb fitting into oaky aromas of sweet spice. For whatever reason, I notice the oak more in Colonnello, but this will relax with time. The wine will be ready to drink after the 10-year mark.

Score: 96, Drink 2024 - 2045, Monica Larner, 24 Jul 2020 … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala 2016

The Poderi Aldo Conterno 2016 Barolo Bussia Cicala offers a ripe fruit profile with layers of menthol and medicinal herb. The finish is beautiful, long and chalky, and you don't get as much alcohol in the Cicala (compared to Romirasco). The fruit is dried and streamlined, and this wine does show good

promise for aging. The tannins are beautiful, coating your teeth and palate with no bitter edge.

Score: 96, Drink 2024 - 2045, Monica Larner, 24 Jul 2020 - … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Vietti Barolo Castiglione DOCG 2019 Magnum

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabaja Riserva 2016

One of Barbaresco's very best vineyards. If you could only have one this would be on the short list. Any drinker in the know will easily put the Rabajà vineyard in their top 3 vineyards of Barbaresco if not right at the very top! … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barbaresco

Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi 2019 Magnum

This celebrated, limestone-rich, Barbaresco Cru runs along the southern belt of the appellation, near the town itself. The Rocca cellars are located just above this southeast-facing vineyard-one of the reasons the site has become synonymous with the name Albino Rocca. Ronchi is also the oldest and largest holding of the estate, extending to almost six hectares (three of Nebbiolo)-roughly a third of the total area of the Cru. With Rocca's Nebbiolo vines now aged between 50 and 70 years, this … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barbaresco

Seghesio Barolo La Villa 2016 Magnum

"The 2016 Barolo La Villa is a beguiling wine that needs a bit of time in bottle to fully open up. Then again, it is a young Barolo, so that is very much to be expected. Dried herbs, mint, licorice, dark cherry, underbrush and a whole range of spiced/balsamic notes fill out the layers. Next to the straight Barolo, La Villa has more body, depth and texture. It is another fine effort from Seghesio." - Antonio Galloni

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Conti Costanti Brunello Di Montalcino 2019

* Arriving mid-April 2024.

"The 2019 Brunello from Costanti is breathtakingly gorgeous. Combining the intensity of the vintage and the hallmark finesse that defines the wines of this historic estate, this is a wine Brunello lovers will want in their cellars. It opens with heady aromas of fragrant blue flower, woodland berry, forest floor and new leather that on the palate segue into juicy Marasca cherry, wild raspberry, blood orange, menthol and baking spice. Firm, ultra-refined tannins offer support while … more

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Brunello di Montalcino

Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco DOCG 2020 Magnums

The Produttori del Barbaresco, founded in 1958, now has 51 members and controls more than 100 hectares (250 acres) of premium Nebbiolo vineyards in Barbaresco. Each family is in full control of its land, growing Nebbiolo grapes with century's old skill and dedication.

"The 2020 Barbaresco boasts an ample set of aromas with wild cherry, blue flower, sweet spice and crushed limestone. As always, the wine paints an exciting and authentic portrait of Nebbiolo, albeit with a little more richness … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barbaresco

Massolino Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba DOCG 2019 Magnum

Diam. First produced in 1911, the fruit for Massolino's classic cuvée is selected from seven sites across roughly seven hectares of prime-sited Serralunga vineyards. The most important of these sites-Briccolina, Collareto, Broglio and Le Turne-are dotted around the town itself (Le Turne borders Margheria, while Collareto lies next to Vigna Rionda)-so we are talking quality real estate. The 2019 also includes a little declassified fruit from Massolino's Parussi Cru. Vine age varies from 10 to 55 years.

This is the … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo