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
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
A wine that has the ambition of simultaneously demonstrating the strength and the elegance of the vintage, the thick tannic texture supported by its richness of flavour and freshness as well as the depth and harmony of Sangiovese... Read More
Carlo Giacosa is small, farming just five hectares, yielding a mere 3,000 cases a year of traditionally driven Barbaresco. They practice organic, producing wines from long macerations and aging in large casks. More importantly,... Read More
Brambly wild berries, citrus zest, rose petals and crushed river rocks burst from the glass in this food-friendly, luscious '16 Rose. Full yet energetic, this wine whooshes across the palate, but it lingers with a satisfying... Read More
The 2016 Vina del Olivo has to be one of the finest recent vintages of this wine. It's powerful and elegant and has great balance and a lively palate, with focused flavors, great purity and integrated oak. It's very young... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "This is a generous, silky textured Reserva Ardanza and one of the most exciting debuts we have tasted since its birth in 1942. The estate has been able to use the fruit from their new... Read More
It’s not just Merlot, however, that distinguishes Le Macchiole. While many Bolgheri producers root their production in the Bordeaux paradigm, Le Macchiole has established a niche in the single-varietal genre. It’s also gone... Read More
"With cacao and crushed stone as well as concentrated peach aromas the 2016 Ried Steiner Hund Riesling is subtle refined and complex on the finely spicy yet deep complex and elegant nose. Bottled in April this year this is a full-bodied... 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
Known as "the Master of the Veneto," Quintarelli makes some of the world's most sought-after wines, and their releases always create commensurate fervor. Quintarelli's limited production Amarones, Reciotos, and Valpolicellas... Read More
Powerful flavors of blackcurrant, mint, sage, lilac, and exotic spices. Ever voluptuous and luxurious, it is a more fruit-driven component of the estate’s flagship duo. Concentrated yet perfectly balanced with great depth and... Read More