While Italian Wine Merchants does not promote wines outside of Italy at its on-premise events, we do make one notable exception—Billecart-Salmon. One of the few remaining Champagne houses still owned by its original family,... Read More
This 2008 vintage R.D. is a blend of 71% Pinot Noir and 29% Chardonnay from 18 crus, aged 14 years on lees and disgorged with only 3 g/L dosage. Aromas of toasted hazelnut, marzipan, baked bread, lemon zest, preserved apricot... Read More
The 2008 Pichon Lalande is a beautifully balanced and expressive wine. It offers aromas of cassis, plum, violet, tobacco, and graphite, with hints of spice and cedar emerging over time. On the palate, it is medium to full‑bodied,... Read More
The 2008 vintage in Barolo was marked by a cool growing season, resulting in wines of elegance, precision, and remarkable aromatic complexity. Monfortino 2008 exemplifies this with a deep garnet core and ruby highlights, opening... Read More
Romano Dal Forno is Veneto's 'Grape King' and also one of the kings of Amarone, Italy's great 'Monster' wine. This bold statement ignites the debate: Dal Forno or Quintarelli, who makes the better wine?... Read More
The 2008 vintage presents with striking clarity and depth: a crystalline golden hue gives way to a finely detailed nose of orchard fruit (pear, yellow apple), lemon zest, white truffle, praline and subtle iodine‑tinged minerality. ... Read More
The 2008 Les Demoiselles is a stunningly poised and finely structured expression of this iconic Grand Cru, shaped by the vintage’s hallmark tension and crystalline purity. Aromas of white peach, citrus blossom, lemon oil, and... Read More
The Ornellaia 2008 is a poised and classically styled wine from a cooler, more restrained vintage that favored elegance over opulence. The nose reveals layered aromas of blackcurrant, red cherry, graphite, and cedar, with accents... Read More
The 2008 Pontet‑Canet is a striking and formidable vintage that demands patience. At this stage, it presents brooding aromas of plum, blackcurrant, graphite, cedar, and a whisper of ash. With aeration, notes of pencil lead,... Read More
This mature expression offers aromas of blackberry, licorice, violets, and a hint of toasty oak. On the palate it’s full and velvety, with rich dark fruit framed by refined tannins and a long, silky finish—classic, evolved,... Read More
The 2008 Camartina is a more elegant, lean expression of the blend (Cabernet Sauvignon + Sangiovese) that shows ripe black cherry, iron, tobacco, and hints of tar and spice. Its structure is firm and balanced, with powdery tannins... Read More
Giuseppe Quintarelli is the Veneto's most important producer, renowned for his near-mythical Amarone, Recioto and the cult wine, Alzero. Although there are other fine Amarone producers, including Quintarelli's protegee,... Read More
The 2008 Riserva from Rocche dell’Annunziata is a masterwork of aged Barolo, radiating elegance and power in equal measure. Notes of dried rose petals, black cherry, truffle, and sweet tobacco glide through a structure defined... Read More
A school teacher in the county of Costigliole d’Asti, Domenico Stella loved music, but he also loved making wine. In 1920, his passion became reality when he established the Azienda Agricola Stella and soon became a notable... Read More
As one of the founding fathers of Brunello di Montalcino, Piero
Talenti’s wines have resisted the trend of new wood and jammy
extraction as well. Instead, they demonstrate great complexity and
finesse rather than simple impact.... Read More