Tasting Notes: The key word when describing the 2019 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve is power. Dense, ripe and rich, this is a powerhouse of a wine that will need a few years in the cellar to come together but is without a doubt,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Avignonesi Da Di Rosso is an organic Sangiovese vinified in terracotta amphora with some whole cluster fruit vinified separately and blended into the final mix. The flavor is bright and energetic with red berries,... Read More
Tasting Notes: A brilliant soft pink Rose with incredible freshness and minerality due to the calcerious soils in which it stems. Fresh notes of wild strawberry, peach, and raspberry make this a great seafood, pasta, or even ice... Read More
Tasting Notes: Elegant and refined, the 2019 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello is both ready to drink and built for the cellar. Crushed cherries, pipe tobacco, woodland berries, and dried herbs all mingle together. The palate is both... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia is a single vineyard wine, only in it’s fourth vintage, from vines planted in 1990. Simply amazing, it opens with cherry and balsamic, white pepper,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Montosoli is a Grand Cru vineyard site in Montalcino and the 2019 effort from Canalicchio di Sopra is nothing short of stunning. The structure, depth of fruit and power of the vintage are balanced by fine-knit tannins,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Sesti Brunello di Montalcino is elegant and powerful, with sweet pipe tobacco, cherry and sandlewood on the nose. The palate is explosive with plum and earthy overtones and a long, decadent finish. Estate History:... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Donatella Colombini Rosso di Montalcino has silky tannins and a core of cherry fruit that is well balanced by the richness of the body and a pleasant zing of acidity.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Aromas recall tart black cherries, leather, fresh-cut vanilla bean and oak on the Fontodi Chianti Classico. The palate is so well-crafted with a silky ball of tannins surrounded by layers of blue and red fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... 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: Eneo is a blend of 65% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Malvasia Nera from soils made of lime-rich petrified clay and silex. The aging process involves aging the wine in second, third and fourth passage... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Monteraponi Chianti Classico is a benchmark Chianti Classico.The vines are planted in soils that are 'full of calcareous stones, rich in alberese and galestro’. Dried cherry, smoke, tobacco leaf and... Read More