Winery: Alberico White is a wine of bright yellow color with greenish tones. To the nose, very intense notes emerge which are persistent, complex and toasty, reminding citrus and exotic fruits, buttery sensations and vanilla.... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "This is one of those wines where the color alone is worth the price of admission, you can stare into it and quite literally see Sangiovese Grosso purity at its finest. More importantly,... 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
This is really focused and refined with fantastic dried flowers and dark berries. Dried-lavender and mint undertones. Medium-to full-bodied with refined and polished tannins that are all together and so focused. Really integrated... 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 Conterno Fantino estate began in 1982, when Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino joined their expertise in the field and the cellar, respectively. Twelve years later they settled on a site in Monforte d’Alba that still affords... 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
Crushed almonds, freshly mown hay, wet river rocks, white wildflower petals, wild herbs, and grapefruit zest frame the juicy orchard and tropical fruits in this enveloping, elegant '16 Friulano. Beautifully balanced and very... 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
2016 Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "Like the Cigliuti, this is a little and serious Barbaresco that would make Sergio proud. It is another one of those small family run wineries in... 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