The 2014 vintage is luminous straw yellow with green highlights, offering an aromatic bouquet of mineral undercurrents, citrus zest, floral notes, elderflower, and delicate hawthorn. On the palate, it is refined and saline-driven,... Read More
The 2014 Fascia Rossa is a refined wine, embodying the house style with vibrant acidity, elegant structure, and pronounced Sangiovese character. With a bright ruby hue, its nose offers aromas of red berries, violet, and a note... Read More
Harvested from 19 grandâcru villages and comprised of 61âŻ% PinotâŻNoir and 39âŻ% Chardonnay, the 2014 vintage was fermented entirely in small seasoned oak barrels and aged for over seven years on the lees before disgorgement... Read More
The 2014 Vecina is rich, brooding, and built for the long haul. It shows dark berry fruitsâblackberry, cassisâalongside baked blueberries, anise, and undergrowth of dusty earth and bay leaves. Thereâs also complexity from... Read More
The 2014 Reserva Especial is widely viewed as a âdeclassifiedâ Barca Velhaâcrafted in the same spirit but reserved when it doesnât earn that elite label. On the nose it shows intense aromas of black cherry, cassis, truffle,... Read More
The 2014 Morgeot Vigne Blanche combines buttery complexity with precise acidity, offering aromas of white peach and delicate white flowers, plus a hint of butterscotch and clean citrus. Tasting notes describe juicy acidity, purity,... Read More
COS was established in 1980 by three friendsâGiambattista Cilia,
Giusto Occhipinti, and Pinuccia Stranoâeach of whom is represented by
the initial letter of his surname in the wineryâs title. While the
venture began purely... Read More
This wine is intensely aromatic: black cherry leads, with accents of rose petal, leather, coffee beans, tar, and a hint of white truffle as it opens. It feels fullâbodied yet refined, with muscular but polished tannins and persistent... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: How do you surpass the performance of your best-selling 2018 Serre Nuove? How âbout the slightly more flamboyant 2019 Serre Nuove! That is right, the 2019 packs on a little more flesh... Read More
Poggio di Sottoâs founder, Piero Palmucci (a former shipping executive), is one of those producers who operates most often behind the labelâwith consultant Giulio Gambelli (the eminent name behind the most desired of Montalcinoâs... Read More
The 2014 Muncagota Riserva is a beautifully poised Barbaresco from a cooler, more classical vintage. The bouquet is lifted and expressive, with aromas of red cherry, cranberry, rose petals, licorice, and hints of orange zest.... Read More
The 2014 Ovello Riserva is a classic and restrained expression from a cooler vintage. The bouquet is lifted, offering aromas of sour cherry, redcurrant, wild herbs, rose petal, and crushed stone, with hints of licorice and spice.... Read More
The Barbaresco Riserva Pora 2014 is a study in balance and refinement, delivering a graceful yet structured expression of Nebbiolo. Aromatically, it opens with notes of menthol, wild berries, and dried herbs, wrapped in floral... Read More
The 2014 RabajĂ Riserva is a powerful, dense, and explosive expression of Nebbioloâan embodiment of structure, tension, and depth . Critics have lavished praise: Antonio Galloni awarded it 96 points, calling it âpowerful,... Read More