Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2007 Shardana comes across as quite rustic in this vintage. It is a big, powerful wine loaded with dark fruit, earthiness, licorice, tar, smoke and hints of brett. Plenty of rough edges remain, distancing the 2007 from the finer vintages that have been made here. Shardana is 85% Carignano and..
Cellar/Tasting Notes Garnet red color. Typical, ethereal, red fruit jam, aromatic herbs, toasty. Dry, medium structure, supple, low acidity, evident tannins, good persistence.
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The estate's 2007 Barolo Brunate sweeps across the palate with endless layers of expansive fruit. The Brunate shows fabulous intensity and depth in an uncharacteristically rich, opulent style for Marcarini. Despite the wine's richness there is plenty of Brunate character, particularly on the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes Villa Russiz is one if Collio's stars…For the past few years we have been stocking their dynamite Sauvignon Blanc – this year it was the Pinot Bianco that knocked-us-over! Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc) is often regarded as Chardonnay's understudy like Chardonnay it produces a similar medium..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Even more impressive, the 2009 Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza is flat-out sumptuous. All the best qualities of this great Barbera vintage come together in the glass. There is absolutely nothing missing. Vibrant veins of minerality support the succulent fruit through to the deeply expressive..
Cellar/Tasting Notes From the 98 point Brunello producer As usual, the Valdicava Rosso di Montalcino is one of the more massive Rossos of the vintage. Black-purple in color, super-ripe and full-bodied, it stands out from the rest. Exceptional purity and depth. This is a very classy red.
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Nicely integrated aromas of black fruit, cured meat, pressed rose petal and cherry shape a full-bodied, luscious expression of Brunello. The wine is streamlined, crisp and elegant in the mouth."
Cellar/Tasting Notes The original benchmark Gavi! This amazing, cortese wine brought fame to the small wine producing region and showed the world the potential in quality of white wines from Italy. More than 45 years later, it is still a wine of pride, tradition and elegance. ..
Cellar/Tasting Notes It is dark ruby-colored with a lovely nose of cedar, smoke, cassis, and black cherry. Medium-bodied with an elegant personality, it has layers of ripe fruit, nicely concealed tannins, and a pure finish.
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2008 Barolo is a pretty, delicate wine graced with expressive dark red fruit, flowers and sweet herbs. It possesses lovely inner perfume and fine balance at this level. Floral notes round out the vinous finish. This is a huge over achiever in its category and easily one of the finest..