The 2016 “Les Chaillots” is an inky-ruby expression of power and precision. On the nose, it reveals intense blueberry, incense, exotic spice, and stony minerality, unfolding gracefully. On the palate, flavors of spice-laced... Read More
2016 saw an even, dry, yet healthy growing year at the Antinori family's Tignanello estate, and the '16 Tignanello reflects its climate in its intensity, balance, and precision. Juicy red and blue fruits dance on a foundation... Read More
In the Via del Buon Consiglio 4, where Sondrio meets Montagna in Valtellina, at the foot of the Grumello, the vines seem to swallow up the underground cellar. Here the Nebbiolo from the Alps goes back into the womb of the mountain... Read More
Made in high-altitude mountain vineyards, this classy, fragrant Nebbiolo combines structure, depth, elegance and personality. It features enticing scents of pressed rose, Alpine herb, new leather, camphor and wild red berry while... Read More
The 2016 Barbacarlo is a profound and wild expression of the Oltrepò hills, made from a field blend of Croatina, Uva Rara, and Ughetta, with a touch of Vespolina, from century-old vines. Slightly effervescent due to its traditional... Read More
The 2016 Montebuono is darker, firmer, and more contemplative than its Barbacarlo sibling. Made from a similar blend—primarily Croatina, Uva Rara, and Ughetta—it is vinified with native yeasts, partial whole clusters, and... Read More
This enchanting wine's nose bursts with sappy orchard and stone fruits, orange zest, white wildflowers, warm baking spices, honey, bitter almonds, and whiffs of green tea, oxidation, and earth. The surprisingly muscular palate... Read More
Harvest 2016 has much to show. It is a vintage characterized by intense, fruity aromas and a vibrant acidity which bodes well for a long life - even for the youngest wine of Tenuta Greppo, the Rosso di Montalcino. This wine charms... Read More
B13 has an utterly distinctive profile, expressing candied lemon, citrus peel and orchard fruit on the nose, with subtle aromas of tarte tatin and crushed almond. Tension and minerality define the palate with Bollinger’s signature... Read More
Sourced from just two tiny parcels (Clos Saint‑Jacques and Clos Chaudes‑Terres) of ungrafted, very old‑vine Pinot Noir in Aÿ, the 2016 vintage of Vieilles Vignes Françaises is remarkably rare and built for the... Read More
Founded in the sixties by Primo Pacenti, Canalicchio di Sopra remains
family-owned. Its establishment represented a substantive risk, as
Pacenti, a peasant farmer up until the abolition of the sharecropping
system, possessed little... Read More
Founded in the sixties by Primo Pacenti, Canalicchio di Sopra remains family-owned. Its establishment represented a substantive risk, as Pacenti, a peasant farmer up until the abolition of the sharecropping system, possessed little... Read More
Located in the southwestern area of Montalcino, not far from the renowned Soldera, this estate is the source of vibrant, full-bodied Brunellos marked by notes of blackberry, licorice and spice. It's a big, broad wine that... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: “Like our Padelletti find a few years back, every now and then we come across one of those producers that makes you say, where was this little winery hiding. For IWM, the biodynamic... Read More
The 2016 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva “Vigna San Giuseppe” is a flagship bottling, sourced from the estate’s most prestigious parcel within the Bricco Boschis cru. This monopole vineyard, with its calcareous clay soils and... Read More
The 2016 Clos du Château Blanc is a beautifully defined and classically styled Chassagne-Montrachet, combining the vintage’s natural tension with Maltroye’s signature refinement. Aromas of white peach, lemon zest, pear, and... Read More
The 2016 vintage reveals a deep garnet‑ruby colour and a beautifully defined aromatics profile: black‑berry compote, licorice root, violet petals and a fine saline/iron thread emerge from the glass. On the palate, it is... Read More
The 2016 La Parde opens with a medium‑deep garnet‑purple colour and an expressive bouquet of cassis, redcurrant jelly, fragrant earth, dried Provençal herbs and a waft of lavender. On the palate, it is medium to full‑bodied,... Read More
The 2016 Angélus opens in the glass with deep garnet‑purple colour and an intense bouquet of blackberry pie, ripe black cherries, candied violets, and subtle hints of rose petal, star anise, graphite and wood‑smoke. On... Read More
The 2016 vintage of Château Léoville Barton reveals a deep purple‑garnet core and opens with a profound bouquet of crème de cassis, black plum preserves, blueberry compote, graphite dust and subtle cigar box aromas. ... Read More