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 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
COS was established in 1980 by three friends—Giambattista Cilia,
Giusto Occhipinti, and Pinuccia Strano—each of whom is represented by
the initial letter of his surname in the winery’s title. While the
venture began purely... Read More
Bursting with juicy red berries, crushed wildflowers, sun-warmed earth, fresh herbs and citrus zest, this bright pink mono-varietal Cabernet Franc Rose looks like spring incarnate. This is an elegant, fresh wine that's surprisingly... 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 full‑bodied yet refined, with muscular but polished tannins and persistent... Read More
The estate's basic Barolo, created from grapes grown in all of the Massolino vineyards, has been in production since 1911 and is still consistent in its excellent quality, even in difficult vintages. The single-vineyard Barolo... 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 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