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
Established in 1880, Biondi-Santi was a winery destined for greatness. It was founder Clemente Biondi-Santi who launched his family's name in the wine business. But it wasn't until the late-19th century, with Ferruccio,... Read More
This 2011 Monthelie Rouge in half bottle captures the charm of a lesser-known village nestled between Volnay and Meursault. Made entirely from Pinot Noir, it opens with notes of red cherry, rose petal, and subtle forest floor.... 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
From a vineyard of century‑old Syrah vines at the summit of the Hermitage hill, this 2011 vintage shows an intensely deep garnet colour. On the nose: blackberries, cassis, wild herbs, smoky bacon fat, graphite and ink‑like... Read More
This 2011 Le Pavillon comes from the “Les Bessards” parcel on Hermitage’s granite slope and shows deep garnet with purple glints. On the nose it delivers smoky tar, raspberry, blackberry, walnut, liquorice and floral... Read More
The 2011 Château L’Évangile is a classically styled Pomerol that reflects both the château’s pedigree and the cooler conditions of the vintage. The blend is composed of approximately 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, vinified... Read More
Domenico Clerico's small estate is situated in Monforte d'Alba, right in the heart of Barolo. Domenico commenced production in 1979, following a brief engagement in the olive oil business. He possesses holdings in some... Read More
Collemattoni is a small, family-run estate on the southern side of Montalcino, where warmer exposures, ancient clay-limestone soils, and a long-standing respect for the land come together to shape a distinctly expressive style... Read More
Aldo Conterno is known as the "King of Barolo"in Italy. Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard, in the heart of the Barolo region. The Conterno family has been producing and... Read More
Cantina Conterno began in 1908 when Grandfather Giovanni Conterno
started making wines. While not technically labeled Monfortino at the
time, the now legendary riserva was born in 1915 when Giovanni placed
emphasis on premium... Read More
The 2011 Barolo Riva del Bric opens with vivid aromas of blackberry, burnt orange peel, sanguine herbs, dried rose and forest floor, graced by a hint of menthol and iron‑rich earth. On the palate it delivers ripe dark‑fruit... Read More
The 2011 Meursault Perrières is a taut and focused expression—described as “a coiled spring: introverted at first, yet revealing untrammeled minerality.” Its palate is linear, tightly defined, and builds toward a precise,... Read More
While detailed tasting notes for the 2011 village‑level Meursault by Domaine Pierre Morey are scarce, comparable reviews of his 2011 Meursault Perrières offer insight. That wine is described as “astonishingly structured—powerful... Read More
The 2005 magnum opens with a deep garnet‑ruby hue and a complex bouquet of wild dark cherry, plum compote, violet petal, licorice and cedar chest, underpinned by a powerful minerality of crushed stone and graphite. On the palate... Read More
Warm baking spices, crushed river rocks, lemon peel, and white flowers frame the orchard fruits in this broad-shouldered and beautifully textured '11 Morey-St-Denis Clos des Monts Luisants. 2011 saw the centennial of Domaine... Read More
Warm baking spices, crushed river rocks, lemon peel, and white flowers frame the orchard fruits in this broad-shouldered and beautifully textured '11 Morey-St-Denis Clos des Monts Luisants. 2011 saw the centennial of Domaine... Read More
The 2011 blend (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc) opened after a cool, wet growing season that demanded selection and patience. Aromatically the wine presents fresh almond, wild strawberry, cassis,... Read More
The 2011 Les Preuses from William Fèvre is a beautifully composed and finely textured Chablis, showcasing the vintage’s generosity while maintaining the site’s hallmark finesse. Aromas of lemon zest, white peach, green apple,... 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
While rooted in the tradition of the Langhe, Angelo Gaja has enriched this foundation with an openminded sensibility that marries traditional practices and technological innovation, thereby extending Piemonte’s international... Read More
A profound passion for Piemontese wine handed down for three generations…Bruno Giacosa, a man of few words but eloquent talent, practices an extremely simple philosophy based on the respect of traditions both in the vineyard... Read More
A profound passion for Piemontese wine handed down for three generations…Bruno Giacosa, a man of few words but eloquent talent, practices an extremely simple philosophy based on the respect of traditions both in the vineyard... Read More
Aromas of smoke, charred earth, dark spice and black-skinned berry lift out of the glass. The concentrated firmly structured palate offers dried black cherry, blackberry extract, ground pepper and a hint of tobacco framed in fine-grained... Read More