Italian REDs

Piemonte

Alba

  • This wine displays an intense ruby red color with violet reflections. The aroma and palate reveal notes of cherry, dark berries, leather, chocolate, cinnamon, a hint of pepper, and aromatic roasted nuances. It features fleshy tannins and a well-structured body, offering elegance and minerality.

  • A classic ruby red Barbera with the right degree of spiciness and with wild strawberry notes, fresh with a persistent, enveloping aftertaste.

Asti

  • A ruby red color with hues of violet. An elegant and intense nose, with notes of fresh mature red fruit, such as cherry and currant.

    Available vintages rated over 90 points!

  • Deep purple-red with glowing garnet reflections, this wine opens with an evocative bouquet of ripe blackberry, raspberry, plum, and luscious cherries, gently intertwined with whispers of green pepper and vanilla. On the palate, it unfolds harmoniously, rich and full-bodied, leaving a smooth, velvety impression that lingers.

Barbaresco

  • James Suckling

    Extremely perfumed with roses, dark berries, ash, asphalt, and sliced plums. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and a juicy, savory finish. Orange and lemon peel undertones. Gorgeous finish. Hard not to drink now. A beautiful wine.

    Ratings: James Suckling 95 points, Decanter & Wine Enthusiast 94 points, Robert Parker 93 points

Barolo

  • Classic and inviting, spicy, with the soft ruby red colour typical of Nebbiolo. Excellent harmony of flavours and tannins, silky and persistent; the rose notes make it unique.

    Available vintages rated over 92 points!

  • A special format dedicated to the founder of the estate Luigi Arnulfo. A 3 liter squared bottle that recalls the design of the original bottle of the vintage 1883 sent by Arnulfo in California for the first time in the Barolo history. Intense garnet red color. Hints of ripe red fruits and jam together with notes of tobacco and sweet spices In the mouth soft and velvety, the tannins are fine, elegant and sweet on the finish.

  • Earthy and delicious, this opens with aromas of ripe dark-skinned berry, new leather, truffle and crushed botanical herb. The structured, expressive palate delivers crushed black cherry, mature raspberry, tobacco and the barest whiff of game alongside tightly knit, velvety tannins. It's well balanced, with fresh acidity.

    Available vintages rated over 94 points!

Langhe

  • Ruby red, intense and delicate on the palate. Delicious presence of vanilla and spices together with aromas of redcurrants. Enveloping sweet, velvety tannins with a silky soft finish in the mouth.

Tuscany

  • Winemakers Notes

    The elegance of Sangiovese variety is always the main character of Testamatta wine. This vintage shows how Sangiovese can be fresh, fruity on one hand, elegant, long and persistent on the other. 2018 is rich of blackberries and blueberries, earthy hints and light mineral undertone. It has a pronounced intensity accompanied by silky and important tannins that make the wine long and persistent. This Testamatta is persistent and rich of finesse, one of the greatest they have ever made.

    Decanter 100 Points:

    Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany. Succulent and yet savory, this has a lilting freshness that is overlaid with ripe berry fruits, sage and white pepper spice, and clear minerality in terms of its scraping texture that makes your mouth water on the finish. Feels light and sculpted and yet has an intensity that skewers you to the spot. This is a great wine, with scope and imagination that doesn't want to let you go. Genuinely stands out among the wines of this tasting, and these are a fine array of wines. As with Colore, Bibi Graetz selects only old vines, the youngest 50 years old from five different vineyard sites across Tuscany, all farmed organically. Fermentations in open 225l barrels with natural yeasts and manual punch downs.

    Blend: 100% Sangiovese

    Ratings: 100 points Decanter, 97 points James Suckling, 93 points Wine Enthusiast, 92 points Robert Parker

  • Winemaker Notes

    Galatrona is Petrolo’s most acclaimed wine, a Merlot cru made exclusively with grapes from the Galatrona-Feriale vineyard planted in various phases during the 1990s with low vigor Bordeaux clones. The unique microclimate allows the concentration of the noble components of the grapes that are fundamental for the great structure, elegance, balance, and persistence that has made Galatrona one of Italy’s most coveted wines.

    James Suckling 97 points

    This is incredibly fresh for a 2017 with a well-executed, reductive edge; it opens with rosemary, thyme and tea leaves, before moving through blackcurrants, dark cherries, bramble berries, ash, tobacco and citrus. Dense, full-bodied and very chewy, this remains incredulously fine and elegant. Robust and enveloping tannins coat the mouth and mold the wild fruit into a sleek, pliable package. Finally, a string of refreshing acidity lifts the finish long and complex.

    Blend: 100% Merlot

    Ratings: 97 points James Suckling, 95 points Robert Parker, 92 points Wine Spectator, 91 points Decanter

VEneto

  • The ripeness is beautifully balanced by an underlying freshness due to savvy canopy management. Sappy red to dark fruit allusions, fennel seeds and violets. The tannins, a gritty sheath of cocoa powder with a fleck of leafiness. Despite the juicy mid-weighted feel, this boasts a winning freshness. Poised, versatile and very easy to drink. A very good classico.

    Available vintages are rated over 92 points!

  • Winemaker Notes

    In this wine, spicy and woody notes intertwine harmoniously with fruity sweetness and aromatic depth. Ripe plum and cherry blend with hints of forest floor, while balsamic nuances add freshness and complexity. Elegant touches of chocolate, coffee, and licorice emerge on the finish, wrapped in a refined undertone of iris and violet. The perfect harmony between the slight sweetness from the drying process and the vibrant acidity gives structure and drinkability, delivering an authentic and enveloping expression of the vintage.

    Blend: 40% Corvina Veronese, 30% Corvinone, 30% Rondinella

    Rating: Available vintages are rated over 92 points!

  • he Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Corte Giara is a deep ruby red wine that exemplifies the best characteristics of the Appassimento method: a robust body, rich aromas, and a fulfilling sip. The nose opens with black cherry and violet aromas, followed by notes of nuts and toast that evoke its oak aging process. On the palate, it offers a full-bodied experience with high acidity that supports a lingering finish of ripe fruits. This wine perfectly represents the modern concept of Amarone, balancing drinkability and joy.

    Blend: Corvina Veronese, Rondinella

    Rating: Available vintages are rated over 92 points!

  • Rich, smooth and velvety, yet approachable and versatile at table. Marrying simplicity and grace with strength and majesty. Born in 1964, Campofiorin is one of the world’s best-loved traditional Italian classics, internationally recognised as a 'wine of stupendous size and complexity,' the creator of a new category of Veneto wines inspired by the Amarone technique (Burton Anderson).

    Intense, ruby-red color and violet traces, the wine shows generous, ripe aromas of plum and cherry jam, with hints of spice. Bold and rich flavors of bitter cherries and berry fruits stand out on the palate, with good acidity, balance and velvety tannins.

    Blend: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

    Rating: Available vintages are rated over 90 points!

  • The gentle giant 

    Proud, majestic, complex and exuberant: this is Masi's gentle giant. A benchmark for the Amarone category, which, together with Barolo and Brunello, makes up the aristocracy of the Italian wine world.

    Winemaker Notes

    Very dark ruby red in color, the Costasera Amarone Classico offers aromas of baked fruit, plums and cherries on the nose. Fruity tastes, with hints of coffee and cocoa follow on the palate. Very well balanced.

    Blend: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

    Rating: Available vintages are rated over 93 points!

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