Tasting Notes: This elegant Champagne is their flagship Blanc de Blancs sourced from various holdings in the grand crus Avize and Oger. Bonville aims for a blend of finesse, precision, and the regal breadth Chardonnay in these... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Dolcetto d'Alba is an iconic example of Dolcetto. Notes of plums and violets and ripe berries on the palate. Soft tannins lead into a delicate finish. Estate History: Since 1761,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The I Clivi Gaele Bianco is an earthy, deep, and terroir-driven classic wine with hints of almonds, sun-burned stones, honey, and anise.
Tasting Notes: This powerful expression of Sangiovese is loaded with succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, wild rose, rosemary essence, toasted almond, menthol and coffee notes. A truly complete wine.
Tasting Notes: The Isole e Olena Chianti Classico is on the muscular side of the Chianti spectrum with notes of earth and forest floor, mushrooms and yet a freshness, even in hot vintages, that you don't always see. Estate... Read More
Tasting Notes: Light, ruby red color of moderate intensity. Fine, intense and vinous bouquet with sensations of red fruit and delicate spicy notes. Dry, smooth and harmonious taste, enriched by tannin notes with a slightly bitter... Read More
Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Masi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Campolongo di Torbe comes from a top Amarone cru, a well drained volcanic soil that is thought to help in softening the tannins and adding hints of almonds and minerals... Read More
Tasting Notes: A deep ruby color, Buio has a complex nose of both ripe red berried fruits and balsamic/savory notes framed by warm spices. The palate is rich with fine tannins and fresh acidity carrying a long, multi-layered finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The color is dark ruby-red with purple highlights; nose brimming over with leather, black liquorice, coffee and blackberry. On the palate it provides a warm feeling of volume and body, with the fruit blending marvelously... Read More
Tasting Notes: Retromarcia, meaning reverse gear in Italian is Michael Schmelcer’s calling card and homage to how Chianti traditionally used to taste. Biodynamic farming in Panzano, Michael focuses solely on Sangiovese... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Monteraponi Trebbiano undergoes a 48-hour maceration on the skins, followed by fermentation in both concrete and oak. Afterward, it matures for nearly a year. The resulting wine is characterized by its rounded,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cerrete is produced from 100% Sagrantino from some of the highest elevations in Montefalco. 45-days of maceraction along with 43-months in large oak barrel account for the wine's depth and complexity but the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The second of Bea’s two early and highly influential skin-macerated white wines, “Santa Chiara” hails from the fabled Pagliaro cru, and combines roughly equal proportions of five varieties: Garganega,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Chianti Classico “Le Fioraie” is a traditional blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino. The wine ferments spontaneously in stainless steel during a 3 ½ week maceration... Read More
