Italy Wines
Italy Wines
What are the first things that come to mind when thinking about Italy and Italian culture? There’s one thing that nearly everyone tends to mention, it’s the food - and where there’s fine food, there is almost always fine wine. Italy is the most prolific wine region in the world, outclassing even France in terms of production quantity. Even if you’re a complete wine novice, you have almost certainly heard of names such as Barolo and Barbaresco, Italy’s most famous wine styles. When it comes to soil composition and other geographical characteristics, Italy offers a lot of diversity, and this never fails to show in the wines themselves.-
1996 Ceretto Barbaresco FasetThe purest of Piedmont fruit bombs, with a body that just won’t quit. Full, youthful grapey aromas are followed by tannins so fine and dense they can only be described as bea..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $129.00 -
1997 Tommaso Bussola Amarone Vigneto Alto96RPThe prodigious 1997 Amarone Vigneto Alto TB is reminiscent of Henri Bonneau’s 1990 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins. The lofty 16% alcohol is barely noticeable. Yiel..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $279.00 -
2001 Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico92+RPBold and structured red. Dark color; black licorice, raspberry and mineral character and hints of dried flowers; full-bodied, with spicy fruit and undertones of black pepper. Chewy..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $189.00 -
2001 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc95RPThe 2001 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is a gorgeous wine laced with smoke, tar, licorice and menthol. The 2001 remains powerful and authoritative, with more than enough fruit to balance i..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $155.00 -
2002 Dal Forno Romano Amarone95DECAnother tricky vintage affected by hail and rain during the growing season, but saved by a stretch of sunshine at the end of the summer. This wine is herbaceous but delightful, ver..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $825.00 -
2003 Dal Forno Romano Amarone96WEMonte Lodoletta Amarone is an exercise in extraction. The wine is absolutely black. Aromas are concentrated and intense and the wine is equally enormous in the mouth thanks to the ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $899.00 -
2004 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin97AGClerico’s 2004 Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra takes me right back to the tasting room at the old winery, where the beat-up square table was always packed with an enormous numb..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $129.00 -
2004 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis98VMI was blown away by the breathtaking purity and definition of Sandrone’s 2004 Barolo Cannubi Boschis. A translucent dark ruby, this weightless yet sumptuous Barolo bursts from th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $289.00 -
2004 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne96RPThe 2004 Barolo Le Vigne is a phenomenal effort. Sweet, long and pure, it reveals an expansive core of perfumed ripe red fruit, flowers and spices. Despite its notable concentratio..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $239.00 -
2004 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto100VMThe 2004 Masseto, one of my personal favorites, is positively stellar. I have always adored the 2004 for its silky tannins, stunning aromatic presence and total finesse, all of whi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $3,249.00 -
2005 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto96WSThis is a Masseto that is its own now with balance and harmony. It shows delicate chocolate and berry character with hints of hazelnut. Medium to full body. Long silky finish. Drin..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,659.00 -
2006 Antinori Solaia94RPDisplays loads of mint, eucalyptus, currant and meat on the nose. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit, yet reserved and structured. Mouthpuckering now from all the tannins, but this ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $395.00 -
2006 Brovia Barolo Garblet Sue95RPThe 2006 Barolo Garblet Sue’ is massively tannic and powerful. As always, it is a taut, sinewy Barolo, but in 2006 the Garblet Sue’ is even more backward than is typically the ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $145.00 -
2006 Ornellaia97RPThis is complex and fascinating. At first taste it is like a great California Cabernet mixed with a first growth Bordeaux. Delicious licorice, mint, and currants on the palate. Ful..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $375.00 -
2006 Salvioni Brunello di Montalcino97+RPEvery bit as monumental as I had hoped, Salvioni’s 2006 Brunello di Montalcino is rich, towering and explosive, with fabulous depth and intensity. Dark cherry, smoke, spice, ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $279.00 -
2007 Antinori Solaia97RPA brilliant vintage and this is packed with gorgeously rich, concentrated black fruits. A beautiful wine that is starting to open towards tertiary aromatics and flavours, with the ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $399.00 -
2007 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin98RPThe 2007 Barolo Ciabot Mentin is one of the greatest wines I have ever tasted at this address. Deep, sensual layers of fruit flow from the glass as this full-throttle, intense Baro..." Learn MoreAs low as $129.00 -
2007 Feudi Montoni Nero d'Avola Vrucara90VMVrucara represents a new, exciting page in the story of Sicily’s most important indigenous grape, Nero d’Avola. The purity of the fruit comes through loud and clear, an..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $69.99 -
2007 Imparato Montevetrano95RPThe 2007 Montevetrano is the product of an unusual vintage characterized by hot temperatures that were virtually uninterrupted throughout the year. Bright red fruit, flowers and sp..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $179.00 -
2007 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di MontalcinoThe 2007 Brunello di Montalcino wraps around the palate with dark red fruit, licorice, anise and sweet herbs. Silky tannins frame the fruit as the wine shows off its breadth and vo..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $279.00 -
2008 Antinori Tignanello94RPThe 2008 Tignanello is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. The 2008 isn’t a huge or obvious Tignanello, rather it is a wine that impresses for its sublime elegance an..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $249.00 -
2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate98+RPLicorice, tar, menthol, spices and crushed rocks are some of the nuances that flow from the 2008 Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate. This dramatic, large-scaled Barolo impresses for i..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $149.00 -
2008 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne97RPSandrone’s 2008 Barolo Le Vigne is a wine of breathtaking textural finesse and elegance. Nothing really stands out, so phenomenal is the wine’s balance and sense of harmony. Th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $239.00 -
2009 Giovanni Chiappini Guado de' Gemoli100WEThis small, family-run estate in the heart of Bolgheri has delivered a wine so beautiful and elegant, it is catapulted to the level of landmark vintages of its celebrated neighbors..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $299.00 -
2009 Ornellaia97RPThe 2009 Ornellaia caresses the palate with layers of seamless, radiant fruit. Sweet red berries, mocha, flowers, new leather and spices are some of the many notes that are layered..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $295.00