2019 Italian Wine

The Barco Reale di Carmignano is a fruity, fresh and easy drinking red wine, vinified in steel tanks and aged for 10 months in big French oak barrels. The name evokes an ancient Medici’s estate and it is like a younger and... Read More

The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is remarkably pretty, wafting up with a blend of violets and lavender before giving way to steeped plum lifted by mint. This is racy and sleek, with cooling acidity and mineral tones that excite... Read More

For the first time in 2019, Roberto bottled separately his holdings in the lower portion of Rabajà—a section of the cru richer in iron and clay and devoid of sand. Produced in identical fashion to the classic bottlings... Read More

This Chianti is flavorful and lively, with aromas of violets and lavendar and flavors of cherry and plum. Dry and soft, well-balanced with firm tannins, this is a great wine for your dinner table.

The Di Majo Norante winery sits on the estate of the Marquis Norante of Santa Cristina in the region of Molise, along the Adriatic Sea between Puglia and Abruzzo. The cultivation of vines in this area dates to 500 BC, when the... Read More

The Ettore Germano 2019 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba has a robust fruit profile with dried cherry and blackcurrant. Those aromas segue to dried rosemary, licorice, iron ore and red brick. That metallic earthy quality... Read More

Don’t worry about the light color. This is a very fine Barbaresco with sleek tannins and pretty fruit with cherry and dried-flower undertones. It’s really racy. Give it two or three years to open and soften. Try after... Read More

The purist’s Tuscan red. It’s already been 30 years since winemaker Signor Manetti refused to add Trebbiano grapes to his Chianti Classico, causing him to leave the appellation. As a result of his commitment to the... Read More

Taking its concentration and intensity up a notch compared to the annata wine, the Pagliarese 2019 Chianti Classico Riserva hits a good middle ground between accessibility and pleasure. I would argue that the main character of... Read More

When Passopisciaro founder Andrea Franchetti visited Sicily in 2000, his keen eye picked out abandoned vineyards on the northern side of Mount Etna with the unique characteristics of high-elevation terraces of highly varied black,... Read More

Perla Terra is the result of decades of love for the people, place and wines of Barolo. Sourced from some of the finest Cru vineyards of the region, the grapes are vinifed using traditional methods and then aged in large oak casks... Read More

Ruby red with violet hues. Intense and intriguing notes of ripe cherries, plums, and blackberries give way to hints of sweet tobacco, mint, and spices. Rich with silky tannins, red berries, and a long finish of vanilla. The mouthfeel... Read More

Vibrant acidity and refined tannins seep into the fabric of this round red, which is laced with cherry, raspberry and floral aromas and flavors. Mineral and underbrush accents add depth as this plays out on the long, dusty finish.... Read More

Turione is a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot, aged in stainless steel, made by the famed winemaker of Sassicaia. The color is bright ruby ​​red with violet hues, and flavors of red fruit, with a hint of spices such as black pepper,... Read More

To make the ZIOBAFFA Rosso we harvest the perfectly ripe Sangiovese and Syrah grapes around the middle of September from our organic vineyard located very close to the Tuscan coast. We give time to the Sangiovese in order to become... Read More