Winery: Contessa Maggi shows a brilliant yellow color. The foam is creamy and characterized by a fine and persistent perlage. The nose is intense and refined. The palate shows harmony and complexity, thanks to flavors of white... Read More
Beautifully balanced, this opens with alluring scents of wild berry, rose, baking spice and whiffs of chopped herb. Seamlessly combining ripe fruit and the firm's trademark finesse, the bright elegantly structured palate delivers... Read More
Raspberries, cassis and gooseberries cavort on a bed of white flower petals, toasted brioche, peach jam, acacia honey and crushed river rocks in the captivating '11 Franciacorta Cru Perdu. Fine perlage tickles the palate,... Read More
Opulent, energetic, and finessed, this concentrated wine from Collemattoni might be the standout Brunello of the 2011 vintage. Reflecting its warm growing year, this is a brooding Brunello that bursts from the glass with a delicious... Read More
Framing its pure, sweet Pinot Noir fruit with a bower of flowers, earth, baking spices, and a kiss of sauvage, the aromatics of this must-have '11 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Ponsot offer a heady promise. This... 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
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
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
Ruby with bricking. Ferrous and cherry notes on the nose. Tense attack, light-bodied with a supple, soft tannin structure. Good aromatic persistency driven by liquorice and a fresh, fruity sensation on the finish. Contrast between... Read More