Some nurture particularly close family ties, and a business serves as a traditional medium for honoring one’s h eritage. With respect to the Antinori and della Rocchetta families, however, viticultural genius truly seems to... Read More
Harvested from 19 grand‑cru villages and comprised of 61 % Pinot Noir and 39 % 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 fruits—blackberry, cassis—alongside baked blueberries, anise, and undergrowth of dusty earth and bay leaves. There’s also complexity from... Read More
The 2014 Reserva Especial is widely viewed as a “declassified” Barca Velha—crafted in the same spirit but reserved when it doesn’t earn that elite label. On the nose it shows intense aromas of black cherry, cassis, truffle,... Read More
The 2014 Le Mé al Blanc (100% Marsanne) comes from the “Mé al” hillside’s fluvioglacial alluvial soils, producing vines of low yield and high concentration. On the nose it presents golden‑yellow brilliance with... 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
Poggio di Sotto’s founder, Piero Palmucci (a former shipping executive), is one of those producers who operates most often behind the label—with consultant Giulio Gambelli (the eminent name behind the most desired of Montalcino’s... 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 2014 Rabajà Riserva is a powerful, dense, and explosive expression of Nebbiolo—an embodiment of structure, tension, and depth . Critics have lavished praise: Antonio Galloni awarded it 96 points, calling it “powerful,... Read More
The One That Started It All...You’ve heard it before, Sassicaia is the most collectible Italian wine to come out of the Boot. The now historic wine is single-handedly responsible for launching the Super Tuscan movement and remains... Read More