The 2019 Vigna Valferana opens with an intense garnet core and a purplish rim, offering layered aromatics of wild Morello cherry, pomegranate seed, violet, graphite and wet granite minerality. On the palate it is full‑bodied... Read More
"With cacao and crushed stone as well as concentrated peach aromas the 2016 Ried Steiner Hund Riesling is subtle refined and complex on the finely spicy yet deep complex and elegant nose. Bottled in April this year this is a full-bodied... Read More
The Riesling Vinothek 2002 is a monumental release: aged for 17 years in a single old cask before bottling, it embodies the house’s patient, monastic philosophy. The wine is dry, profound, and incredibly vibrant—with notes... Read More
The 2021 Oddero Barolo is a beautifully composed and archetypal expression of Nebbiolo, crafted from a blend of fruit sourced from several of the family’s vineyards across the Barolo appellation. The vintage—cool and slow-ripening—offered... Read More
The 2021 Oddero Barolo Brunate is a profound and structured expression of one of Barolo’s most legendary crus, located on the border between La Morra and Barolo villages. Brunate is renowned for its ability to produce wines... Read More
The 2021 Oddero Barolo Monvigliero marks a standout vintage for this cru bottling from one of Barolo’s most celebrated vineyards, located in Verduno, in the northernmost part of the appellation. Monvigliero is renowned for producing... Read More
The 2019 Oddero Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Mondoca is a commanding and profoundly structured Nebbiolo that captures the full grandeur of Monforte’s terroir in an exceptional vintage. The Vigna Mondoca parcel sits at over 400... Read More
The 2019 Oddero Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is a monumental wine—broad, structured, and deeply complex—capturing the soul of one of Barolo’s most iconic crus. The 2019 vintage offered ideal conditions: a long, balanced growing... Read More
The 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a stunning, site-specific expression of Nebbiolo from one of the most revered vineyards in the Barolo appellation. Located in Castiglione Falletto, Rocche is prized for its steep slope,... Read More
The 2021 Oddero Barolo Villero is a poised and structured expression of one of Castiglione Falletto’s most esteemed vineyards. The 2021 vintage brought a return to classicism in the Langhe, offering long, even ripening conditions... Read More
Overture is a wine born of multiple vintages, selecting lots that didn’t go into the flagship Opus One blend but nonetheless reflect the estate’s character. It tends to show prominent dark fruit—blackberry, blueberry, cassis—alongside... Read More
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia makes outstanding wines even in poor vintages - better than any other. In the capable hands of winemaker Thomas Duroux and consultant Michel Rolland, the estate continues its long-standing, stellar record... Read More
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia makes outstanding wines even in poor vintages - better than any other. In the capable hands of winemaker Thomas Duroux and consultant Michel Rolland, the estate continues its long-standing, stellar record... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: How do you surpass the performance of your best-selling 2018 Serre Nuove? How ‘bout the slightly more flamboyant 2019 Serre Nuove! That is right, the 2019 packs on a little more flesh... Read More
The 2023 Massetino is composed of approximately 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, aged in French oak and designed to offer the same sense of terroir as its older sibling but with earlier approachability. On the nose: lush... Read More
The 2015 Masseto magnum opens with an inky ruby‑garnet hue and a profound, layered bouquet of ripe black cherry, plum compote, blackcurrant and dark chocolate, interwoven with cedar, violet, graphite and a whisper of espresso... Read More
The 2021 Masseto offers a seductive nose of blue fruit, violet, sage, and graphite, woven with subtle spice and oak. On the palate it is silky and precise, with concentrated blackberry and plum, firm fine tannins, vivid acidity,... Read More
The 2022 Masseto opens with a striking bouquet of crushed dark stones, black plum, red apple, lavender, sage and delicate peppery notes—minerality and fruit entwined seamlessly. On the palate it reveals a full‑bodied, structured... Read More
The 2022 Masseto opens with a striking bouquet of crushed dark stones, black plum, red apple, lavender, sage and delicate peppery notes—minerality and fruit entwined seamlessly. On the palate it reveals a full‑bodied, structured... Read More
The 2017 vintage is intense and deeply colored, showing a concentrated bouquet of ripe red and black fruit, tobacco, leather, sweet spices, and hints of dark chocolate. On the palate it is powerful yet poised—rich fruit core,... Read More
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia makes outstanding wines even in poor vintages - better than any other. In the capable hands of winemaker Thomas Duroux and consultant Michel Rolland, the estate continues its long-standing, stellar record... Read More
The 2022 Ornellaia in 1.5L magnum format is a bold yet remarkably composed expression of Bolgheri’s maritime terroir in a warm, sun-filled vintage. The blend—typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Cabernet... Read More
Ornellaia 2022 in the 3L double magnum format is a powerful, structured, and age-worthy interpretation of Bolgheri’s coastal terroir, with the added benefit of slow, graceful aging that comes from large-format bottling. The... Read More