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
It opens with a deep ruby color and aromas of red cherry, dried rose petals, sweet tobacco, and balsamic herbs. The palate is medium to full-bodied, showing layers of wild berries, blood orange, leather, and spice, wrapped in... Read More
The 2015 Brunello from Pieve Santa Restituta is a vibrant and generously structured expression from a warm, celebrated vintage, shaped by Gaja’s trademark elegance and precision. Aromatically, the wine offers a lifted mix of... Read More
The Brunello di Montalcino 2019 captures the balance and finesse of this excellent vintage. It shows a deep ruby color and an aromatic bouquet of ripe red cherries, violets, and sweet spices, enriched by subtle notes of leather,... Read More
The 2019 shows delicate aromas of blue flower, red currant, cranberry, and earthy potting soil, with underbrush and rosemary wafting through. On the palate it offers classic Sangiovese character—bright cherry and strawberry... Read More
The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino from Le Ragnaie is a refined and aromatically lifted expression of Sangiovese, balancing the warmth of the vintage with the estate’s signature altitude-driven freshness. Sourced from high-elevation... Read More
The 2012 Brunello shows a more open-knit, accessible side of Montosoli, with ripe red cherry, dried rose, sweet tobacco, and warm spice. Tannins are polished but present, supporting a juicy core of fruit and earth. While generous... Read More
A superb vintage for Montalcino, the 2013 Pertimali is lively and structured, with aromas of ripe cherry, cedar, rose petals, balsamic notes, and hints of graphite. The palate shows tension and depth, with firm yet refined tannins... Read More
The Tenuta di Petrolo proudly sits on the site of an ancient Etruscan settlement where foundations of Roman buildings can still be seen. From these foundations rises the Torre di Galatrona, or the watchtower of the medieval Galatrona... Read More
The Tenuta di Petrolo proudly sits on the site of an ancient Etruscan settlement where foundations of Roman buildings can still be seen. From these foundations rises the Torre di Galatrona, or the watchtower of the medieval Galatrona... Read More
Jeb Dunnuck: "This beauty boasts a medium ruby color as well as a fabulous bouquet of spiced red cherries, balsamic, incense, and licorice. It's medium to full-bodied, layered, ripe, and seamless on the palate, with nicely... Read More
Fattoria le Pupille Note: "Bright ruby red. The bouquet reveals notes of red roses, black cherry, blood orange and blackberry. Juniper berries, dried flowers, Tuscan cigar and undergrowth follow. Full-bodied and intense with silky... Read More
Since 1739, the di Napoli family has owned and managed the 13th-century estate of Castello dei Rampolla, which is situated near Panzano in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone. The legend at this historic property, however,... Read More
The 2014 Rosso di Montalcino from Salvioni is a beautifully delicate, refined expression shaped by the cooler, rain-affected vintage and elevated by the estate’s hallmark precision. The bouquet lifts with notes of sour cherry,... Read More
Le Difese 2011 is the estate’s approachable, early-drinking blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. The wine offers aromas of ripe black cherry, cassis, and subtle tobacco, layered with hints of cedar and Mediterranean herbs.... Read More
The 2010 Il Carbonaione opens with a deeply saturated, almost blue‑tinged purple‑black colour. On the nose there is an intense bouquet of blackberry, blueberry compote, dark plums, pressed violets, graphite and smoke, layered... Read More
As one of the founding fathers of Brunello di Montalcino, Piero
Talenti’s wines have resisted the trend of new wood and jammy
extraction as well. Instead, they demonstrate great complexity and
finesse rather than simple impact.... Read More
As one of the founding fathers of Brunello di Montalcino, Piero
Talenti’s wines have resisted the trend of new wood and jammy
extraction as well. Instead, they demonstrate great complexity and
finesse rather than simple impact.... Read More
In his youth Vincenzo Abbruzzese spent summers working at Valdicava, his grandparents’ winery in northern Montalcino. His grandmother bought these gentle slopes in 1953 and with her husband planted the first vines here. However,... Read More
