Canalicchio di Sopra 2015/2016 Brunello di Montalcino 750ml $117.30 [2015] This bottle marks the special 50th anniversary of this wine. A little red sticker on the front label commemorates the five decades that have passed since grandfather Primo Pacenti did his first harvest. The medium-weight Canalicchio di Sopra 2015... Add to Cart
Tenuta Buon Tempo 2015 Brunello di Montalcino 750ml $91.21 The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino shows dusty ripe cherries and plum laced with red floral perfumes, as notes of brown spice and hints of undergrowth develop in the glass. Creamy textures meld into bright cherry and strawberry, as the 2015 Buon Tempo takes... Add to Cart
Elio Grasso 2015 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate 750ml $165.13 There is slightly more structure to the 2015 Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté than to the Gavarini Chiniera of the same vintage, and the only differences here are the soils and that this fruit is harvested about ten days later. It's a pretty fascinating... Add to Cart
Elio Grasso 2014 Barolo 750ml $112.95 This is a new wine that was only made in this vintage to address low yields and difficult growing conditions. In truth, it was also produced in 2002 for the same reasons. The 2014 Barolo is a blend of Nebbiolo grapes from the Grasso family's best... Add to Cart
Azelia 2014/2016 Barolo Margheria DOCG 750ml $159.99 The 2014 Barolo Margheria opens with beguiling, deep-pitched aromatics. Bright red cherry and plum fruit, licorice, anise, rose water and orange peel are some of the many notes that give the wine its personality. Bright, saline and sculpted in feel, the... Add to Cart
Chiara Boschis 2017 Barolo "Via Nuova" 750ml $125.99 Once again, the 2015 Barolo Via Nuova shows why the blending of several sites was the approach favored by Barolo producers until the 1960s, when the fascination for single-vineyard wines started to take off. Maybe the old-times knew something after all... Add to Cart
Fontodi 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 750ml $121.65 Another captivating wine in this range, the 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is all class. A rush of dark cherry, plum, sage, lavender and menthol races across the palate. Deep and powerful, yet also remarkably light on its feet, the... Add to Cart
Fontodi 2017 Flaccianello Toscana IGT 750ml $165.99 The 2017 Flaccianello della Pieve is fabulous. Dark, sensual and enveloping, the 2017 captures the essence of the house style in its textural richness and baritone inflections. Black cherry, plum, spice, new leather, licorice and chocolate infuse the... Add to Cart
Gaja 2016/2017 Sito Moresco 750ml $108.60 The name means "Moresco's site" and refers to the former owner of this vineyard Sito Moresco combines complexity and longevity with refinement and accessibility. A blend of 35% Nebbiolo, 35% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is deep ruby... Add to Cart
Argiano 2017 Solengo IGT 750ml $104.26 A focused and tight red with a currant, blackberry and mineral character. Medium to full body with tight and pretty tannins. Shows class in this vintage. Score: 95 points -- James Suckling, jamessuckling.com --- Great explosiveness on the nose. Notes... Add to Cart
Gaja 2014 Sperss Barolo 750ml $543.39 This is a slightly more subdued vintage of this legendary wine, albeit just as sophisticated as past editions. The 2014 Barolo Sperss opens to gorgeous aromas of dark fruit, wet earth and white truffle. The vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba produced much... Add to Cart
Podere Orma 2018 "Orma" IGT Toscana 750ml $119.04 The 2015 Orma is fabulous. Pliant and resonant in the glass, the 2015 is a total pleasure bomb. Mocha, espresso, raspberry jam, rose petal, mint and cedar all race out of the glass in this stunningly beautiful, gracious wine from Orma. All the elements... Add to Cart
Ettore Germano 2016 Barolo "Prapo" DOCG 750ml $108.60 The 2016 Barolo Prapò captures all of the wild, unrestrained character that is so typical of wines from this district of Serralunga. Dried herbs, menthol, underbrush, licorice, pine, cloves and incense play off a core of dark fruit. Virile and... Add to Cart
Podere le Ripi 2016 Brunello di Montalcino "Cielo d'Ulisse" 750ml $108.60 Podere le Ripi farms vines on both the eastern and the western flanks of the appellation. The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Cielo d'Ulisse comes from the warmer, western flank in a spot not too far away from Camigliano with vines planted in 1990. This... Add to Cart
Masi 1997 Costasera Amarone 750ml $252.08 Immediately impressive, with an ultraripe nose of blackcurrants, nuts and blueberries. The flavors follow suit, giving the palate a dense black plum and cocoa coating. Fat and plush, with very broad, well-structured tannins, this is tempting now, and... Add to Cart
Palladino 2013 Barolo Riserva "San Bernardo" 750ml $121.65 Completing this tour de force collection of wines from Serralunga d'Alba is Palladino's 2013 Barolo Riserva San Bernardo, only produced in the best vintages. This is by far the most intense and complex of the wines presented this year. It shows a tight... Add to Cart
