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
“The Biondi-Santi 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine from all points of view. Seamless integration and elegant complexity are what stand out, and it's worth dedicating a few extra lines to the aromatic... Read More
“The Biondi-Santi 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is initially a reticent wine and one that does not immediately subscribe to the overstated abundance and exuberance of the vintage. Give it time. I wrote this review after... Read More
In a year, which was extreme in some respects, La Casaccia vineyard confirms our concept of the single vineyard, that is choosing a vineyard which can express all of its uniqueness and personality even over different years, a... 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
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
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "Delizioso - it is once again the perfect word to sum up this transporting giant. One sniff and it does send you to Tuscany in first class. It's is one of the more serious Rosso di... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: “Like our Padelletti find a few years back, every now and then we come across one of those producers that makes you say, where was this little winery hiding. For IWM, the biodynamic... Read More
Casanova di Neri was founded in 1971 by Giovanni Neri and is now run by his son Giacomo. The estate covers 36 hectares of vineyards in the Pietradonice, Le Cetine, Cerretalto, and Fiesole sites; vinification is distinctively modern... 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
Established in 1923, Fuligni is presently co-owned by Maria Flora Fuligni and her nephew, Roberto Guerrini Fuligni. The estate’s portfolio comprises Montalcino’s classic duo—Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino—in... 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 Valdicava 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows a subtle bouquet that needs extra time to open. Wild cherry, toasted almond and even a touch of sweet apple or orange peel distinguish the bouquet. The tannins are firm and young,... Read More
Ripe, rich red and blue fruits swirl with savory notes of fresh loam, white truffles, baking spices, cigar wrapper and touches of dried rose petals in the entrancing '13 Brunello Riserva Madonna del Piano. This wine gracefully... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: “This bottle picks up right where the 2016 Normale left off. As such, we were not expecting the Valdicava Riserva Madonna del Piano from the classic vintage of 2016 to be this approachable... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: “This bottle picks up right where the 2016 Normale left off. As such, we were not expecting the Valdicava Riserva Madonna del Piano from the classic vintage of 2016 to be this approachable... Read More
