Giovanni di Piero Antinori joined the Florentine Guild of Vintners in 1385, beginning an enological legacy that has lasted over 26 generations. Throughout the company's history, it has remained family-owned and operated. Today,... Read More
This 2010 Contino Reserva presents a deep ruby‑garnet colour with crimson glints, offering an inviting bouquet of ripe black cherry, wild raspberry, crushed violet and cedar chest, layered with minerally slate and gently melted... Read More
The 2005 magnum opens with a deep ruby‑garnet colour and a striking bouquet of black cherry, plum compote, violet petal, licorice root and dark chocolate, all underpinned by a profound mineral core of graphite and crushed stone. ... Read More
Tenuta Fontodi is Chianti's class act: The winery's renowned crus are Flaccianello and Vigna del Sorbo, and the Chianti Classico is unflinchingly reliable. Tenuta Fontodi is one of many existing estates that can trace... Read More
The color of the wine is a very deep garnet red, almost black. On the nose are black fruits with spices and ink overtones. The tannins are at the same time powerful and velvety. Smoky and pepper overtones are wonderful expressions... Read More
This collaboration resulted in a classic Bordeaux-style blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, with Petit Verdot being added in the ’03 vintage) that has become one of the most formidable monuments of the Super-Tuscan... Read More
The Tenuta di Petrolo proudly sits on the site of an ancient Etruscan settlement where foundations of Roman buildings can still be seen. From these foundations rises the Torre di Galatrona, or the watchtower of the medieval Galatrona... 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 2005 Pontet‑Canet is deep, rich, and still evolving. It offers an expressive bouquet of blackcurrant, cassis, graphite, and tobacco leaf, with hints of cedar and spice emerging with age. On the palate it’s full and structured—firm... 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
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
Since 1739, the di Napoli family has owned and managed the 13th-century estate of Castello dei Rampolla, which is situated near Panzano in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone. The legend at this historic property, however,... Read More
Valentino's first single-vineyard Barolo and the most elegant of his Barolos, Vigna d'la Roul, debuted with the 1974 vintage. If the Big 'd Big is a Barolo of power and warmth, the Vigna d'la Roul shows restraint,... Read More
In his youth Vincenzo Abbruzzese spent summers working at Valdicava,
his grandparents’ winery in northern Montalcino. His grandmother bought
these gentle slopes in 1953 and with her husband planted the first
vines here. However,... Read More