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Tasting notes The colour is ruby-red with violet highlights. Very intense, vinous fruity nose which is very nice and lingering. Its pleasantly dry, robust taste is well-balanced and velvety, with a marked almondy aftertaste. Pairings It is excellent served with hot starters, pasta dishes, vegetables and not over-elaborate meats.

James Suckling 95 points. "A gorgeous, sexy Barolo with chocolate, vanilla and dried fruits. Full body with soft, round tannins. This is voluptuous. Drink now." WA 91 The 2000 Barolo La Rosa presents the characteristic rose petal and dried roses nose of fine Nebbiolo along with some fragrant and elegant notes of incense and wild cherries. Richer and more powerful than La Villa, it is also more fully endowed with the tar and truffle flavors so typical of Barolo from Serralunga d’Alba.

WA 91 The 2005 Barolo La Rosa is a graceful, floral wine laced with perfumed red fruit, roses, sweet spices and minerals. The La Rosa possesses gorgeous textural richness in a soft, approachable style, with a long, refined finish that rounds things out. Today the wine comes across as quite primary, but with some additional time in bottle it should develop additional tertiary nuance. The tannins gain on the finish in this deceptively medium- bodied Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. AG Oct 2009.

WA 92 My favorite wine among Fontanafredda's new releases is the 2011 Barolo La Rosa. This beautiful expression shows a pretty level of depth and dimension with bright accents of blue flower and forest berry in center stage. The wine adopts a feminine and delicate approach with important emphasis on the floral components that come so naturally to the appropriately-named Barolo La Rosa. Crisp acidity gives the wine tonic, crunchy edges that successfully complete this classic portrait of Nebbiolo. ML Jun 2015.

WA 93. The Vigna la Rosa is located behind the gardens beyond the central cluster of buildings that make up the stunningly beautiful Fontanafredda estate. The 2013 Barolo Vigna la Rosa offers firm structure and elegance, that stylistically speaking pegs the wine closer to the more robust Serralunga d'Alba identity. This wine is aged in a combination of barrique and large oak casks. The bouquet is redolent of dark fruit and spice and there is a distant hint of roasted chestnut on the finish. It offers staying power and strength. ML Jul 2017.

WA 93 The opaque plum-colored 1997 Barolo La Rosa reveals the influence of toasty new oak in its fabulously pure, concentrated nose, which represents the essence of melted licorice, blackberries, and assorted black fruits. As the wine sits in the glass, scents of toast, smoke, leather, tar, and fennel emerge. Full-bodied, massively concentrated, powerful, and dense, it requires 3-5 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2022. RPJ June 2001.

Wine Enthusiast 94 points. Always one of the most elegant bottlings from Serralunga, thanks to the higher sand content in the vineyard's soil, this opens with enticing scents of pressed rose, fragrant blue flowers, pipe tobacco and a whiff of camphor. Linear, structured and loaded with finesse, the palate evokes sour cherry, cranberry compote, cinnamon and licorice while tightly knit but extremely refined tannins provide support. Drink 2022–2030. Wine Advocate 92 points The 2015 Barolo Fontanafredda Vigna la Rosa is one of the better Barolos from Fontanafredda, with a big, dark color and a soft and velvety entrance to the palate. While the...

Wine Spectator 96 points. On the savory side, this red opens with freshly mowed grass, hay and eucalyptus aromas before revealing cherry, strawberry, rose and mineral flavors. Fleshy, with a matrix of dense tannins flexing their muscles on the finish. Shows excellent potential. Best from 2023 through 2042. Wine Enthusiast 95 points. The Vigna La Rosa Barolo is harmonious, well-rounded and elegant in taste; it’s very fine and delicate bouquet is reminiscent of faded roses and, with the ageing process, tends to acquire a pronounced earthy style but with a velvety sort of taste. Decanter World Wine awards, Platinum Medal/ 97 points.

Wine Advocate 92 points. With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, this is the most structured and ultimately my favorite wine in this grouping from Fontanafredda. The 2017 Barolo Fontanafredda Vigna la Rosa shows a soft and glossy quality of fruit, with wild berry, cassis, tar, licorice and tarry smoke. You sense more power and concentration here, with mineral notes of iron and dusty earth. Give this wine a few more years to flesh out and take on additional volume. Some 12,000 bottles were made. ML Jun 2021.

WA 92. The 2001 Barolo Lazzarito was made in the same over, opulent style as the other 2001s, but now, after the passage of time, it is the vineyard’s distinct signature that has taken center stage. Black cherries, plums, licorice, tar and smoke are some of the many notes that flow from this huge, muscular 2001. If anything, the 2001 needs more is time. Subtle overtones of mint, flowers and spices add the final layers of complexity. This is another great showing. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2026. AG Apr 2012.

3 Bicchieri Gambero Rosso. WA 92. The 2004 Barolo Lazzarito Vigna La Delizia offers up scents of tar, smoke, spices, plums, licorice and tobacco on a mid-weight frame. The wine offers plenty of length and complexity in a relatively accessible, harmonious style. With time in the glass pretty notes of roses emerge adding further complexity. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2022. AG Oct 2009.

WA 93. The 2000 Barolo Lazzarito La Delizia, from one of the appellation’s most famous vineyards, is the most powerful, intense, and sustained wine of the series. The tar, truffles, and floral sensations are all present and all fully expressed in a dense, lengthy, and concentrated format. Slightly backward at the moment, it will provide much drinking pleasure from 2005 to 2020. DT Aug 2005.

James Suckling 96 points. 95 PTS VINOUS - The 2017 Terra di Lavoro is wonderfully seductive in its youthful state, wafting up from the glass effortlessly, with a bouquet that mixes wild blueberries and black raspberries with sweet lavender, violet florals, and smoky spiced citrus. The 2017 takes hold of the palate with salty minerality, but not before coating everything it touches with luxurious, velvety textures, cascading ripe black fruits across the senses, and leaving a purple floral tinge. Grippy tannins frame the long and dramatic finish, resonating on dark fruits, savory spice, and lingering florals. There is really so much going on...

James Suckling 96 points. 5 grappoli Bibenda. "Crushed berries, black pepper, cloves, ash and hot stones. It's full bodied and dense with chewy tannins and a long, flavourful finish. It's tight and very structured in the mouth. Chewy yet polished tannins. Unique flavours of tar and black stones..." James Suckling WINERY NOTE: The potential of the volcanic terrain descending towards the sea, together with Riccardo Cotarella, a respected wine maker with a particular interest in reviving and enhancing wines from southern Italy, brought about the birth, in 1994, of a product that aroused an incredible amount of excitement. With a calibrated...

James Suckling 96 points. "There’s a unique floral and herbal edge to this, in the form of peppercorns, aniseed, licorice and five spice; wait for this to open up in the glass (decanting suggested), and along comes a cohort of dark fruit in the form of dark plums, mulberries and blackcurrants. Dense and flavorful, yet wild and pretty tannins envelop the mouth, coating layers of dark fruit and painting them in colorful hues. It’s full-bodied and full-throttle, but its beauty is understated and the acidity and fruit are playful and subtle." JS The wine "Terra di Lavoro" takes its name from the province of the ancient Kingdom of the Two...

3 Bicchieri Gambero Rosso. (Highest accolade) Wine Advocate 90 points. Here's a fun new discovery from Galardi. Opening to a luscious dark color, the 2017 Piedirosso Terra di Rosso shows dark aromas with tarry smoke and plummy intensity. Power and concentration are the message here, with oak spice, leather and cedar. There is some baked, hot-vintage cherry too. Keep the pairing flexible and the drinking near term. Some 6,500 bottles were made.ML Aug 2021.

Decanter Magazine 96 points. James Suckling 95 points. "Etna has been the single most exciting development in Italian wine in the last decade, with Etna Rosso becoming Italy’s single hottest red wine". Ian d'Agata (VINOUS). Etna has become the most exciting up and coming region in Italy in the last decade and shares similar qualitative traits to the other great wine making Italian regions of Tuscany and Piedmont. Like Barolo and Brunello, the Etna red wines centres on a single varietal that has a great affinity to express terroir. The wine is made from 100% Nerello Mascalese grown on volcanic soils that capture the vibrant mineral energy...

WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS - "Carlo Ferrini's Giodo 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is plush and softly layered, and the wine has plenty of fiber and cherry to absorb the power that comes naturally to this vintage. This is Carlo's seventh leaf (or vintage) of Brunello from his family-run estate, and it's nice to reflect on the consistency of style and quality achieved since this new venture emerged. Giodo has the advantage of coming onto the scene when international regard and understanding for Brunello was highest (think back to the excellent 2010 vintage). Carlo has not disappointed. He brings us a modern, forward-thinking wine that is rooted in...

James Suckling: 94 Points (8/4/2021) "This is rich and perfumed on the nose with sweet-berry, rose-hip and sandalwood character. Full-bodied with a round, juicy palate of lots of ripe-berry and cedar undertones. Succulent and tangy at the end. Very enticing now. but will be even better in 2023." La Quinta (“the fifth”) is, in fact, the fifth vineyard planted by Carlo Ferrini in Montalcino, and starting with the 2018 vintage, all his Rosso Toscana IGT bottles will bear that name as well. Lying at an altitude of 400 meters, in soils rich in clay and pebbles with a southeast exposure, La Quinta fully lives up to its creator’s...

BEST VALUE ITALIAN RED, VERONELLI GUIDE 2019. TOP 100 WINERIES OF THE WORLD, WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE. I Progni Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2015 was listed as one of the 100 BEST BUY WINES in Italy in the Guide Book "I Vini d'italia 2017 de L'Espresso." We thought the 2017 was even better. We were right....it too was awarded BEST VALUE RED by the Veronelli Guide. Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara, Croatina e Sangiovese Production method: "Ripasso-wine": initial fermenting stage in October follewed by a second fermentation in March on the sweet lees of Recioto Ageing: 18 months in Slavonian oak casks (70%) and in barriques...

Buy 6 or more and pay 39sgd/bottle. BEST VALUE ITALIAN RED, VERONELLI GUIDE 2019. TOP 100 WINERIES OF THE WORLD, WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE. I Progni Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2015 was listed as one of the 100 BEST BUY WINES in Italy in the Guide Book "I Vini d'italia 2017 de L'Espresso." We thought the 2017 was even better. We were right....it too was awarded BEST VALUE RED by the Veronelli Guide. If anything, the near perfect 2019 vintage has made this wine even richer and plusher. Terrific. James Suckling 93 points. This wine does not see appassimento, but like all Ripasso, the 2019 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore I Progni is...

WINERY NOTE: ​Le Traversagne is our dessert wine easy to pair with a variety of desserts. Perfect balance of sweetness and minerality. Alcohol Content: 13% Grape Varieties: 60% Corvina and Corvinone; 40% Rondinella, Croatina and Oseleta Vineyards: Selection of the best grapes from or vineyards in Valpolicella Classica Wine Making: Selection of the best grapes during manual harvest, followed by natural drying process for approximately 5/6 months in wooden cases. Vine Training: Pergola Ageing: 24 months in cement tanks and 6 months in bottle. Could be enjoyed for over 15 years Pairing: Dry pastries, almond, hazelnut cake, cookies, chocolate,...

Wine Advocate 95 points. The 2015 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Pergole Vece comes from a classic tradition and from a vintage that shows richness, generosity and exuberance. The blend is mostly Corvina and Corvinone (80% of the blend) with smaller parts Dindarella, Rondinella and Oseleta. The wine is made with five months of appassimento and provides a medium level of sweetness that adds to the volume and richness of the mouthfeel. The high 16.5% alcohol drives a powerful finish. This full-bodied Amarone with rich and dark concentration ages in barrique for 32 months, and you get plenty of spice and toasted smoke as a result. This is...

This is just simply an extraordinary wine. Always one of the very best amarones, year after year. Awards (so far): LUCA MARONI, GUIDE TO ITALY'S BEST WINES 2021, 97 POINTS AND BEST RED. BIBENDA 2021 5 STARS (TOP AWARD) VINBUONI D'ITALIA GUIDE 2021, 4 CROWNS (TOP AWARD) AND TROPHY, CONSUMER TOP CHOICE. VERONELLI GUIDE 2021, 95 POINTS. FALSTAFF, 95 POINTS.

70% Corvina and Corvinone; 30% Rondinella, Croatina and Molinara. Light ruby in color, the nose has copious smoky mineral, a touch of fresh tobacco and cherry scent. Light medium in body, with a broad mouth feel and good acidity, fine tannins provide very good structure and focus. The flavours are slightly herbaceous and very savoury, with a great deal of saliva-inducing mineral. The finish is well balanced, firm and reserved, and has very good length.

James Suckling: 99 Points Sophisticated aromas of lead pencil, graphite and blackcurrant. Hints of black olives and herbs, too. Full-bodied, yet tight and deep, with super precision and intensity to the tannins. Incredible balance of structure and finesse to this. Give it time in the cellar. Better after 2027. #100

Wine Advocate 92 A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Sangiovese, the Tenuta Luce 2019 Lucente reveals a very pretty dark ruby color over medium concentration. The wine boasts a very lively bouquet with plump cherry fruit, blackberry, sweet spice and toast. At its core, Lucente is a contemporary and international wine with elegant Italian styling and evergreen appeal in both domestic and foreign markets. This softly layered Italian red would pair with your favorite dishes at your neighborhood Italian restaurant. It ages in new and neutral oak for 12 months. Decanter 92 Beautiful nose filled with blackcurrant and cherries and a rich milk chocolate...

James Suckling: 96 Points The freshness and the floral aromas with citrus fruit and berries are startling for a 2017. The palate is full and extremely refined with elegant tannins and vivid fruit and orange-peel undertones. Racy and bright at the finish. Drink or hold. Decanter: 95 Points March 19th 2020 was the 25th anniversary of Luce, a relatively young project founded by the Mondavi and Frescobaldi families in Montalcino. Despite the obvious cancellation of the event, the 2017 vintage celebrates this birthday properly. Luce is one of the few Super Tuscans of Montalcino. Compared to Brunello it is blended with Merlot adding suppleness and...

SANT’EMILIANO BARBERA D’ASTI SUPERIORE DOCG Made with 100% Barbera grapes, aged in oak barrels for up to 18 months Sant’Emiliano is our interpretation of Barbera in which the use of barriques contributes to adding complexity and structure to the wine that most represents the territory of the Monferrato. Sant’Emiliano is a wine of great elegance and balance, produced with an extraordinary attention to quality, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Alcohol: 15.5% Tasting notes ​ Color: intense ruby ​​red. ​ Aromatic Profile: in the early stages of bottle aging, it still has a very intense and complex fruit (violet, plum, ripe...

WINERY NOTES: Made with Pinot Noir grapes, aged in oak barrels for up to 14 months. Pinot Noir is a relatively uncommon grape variety in Piedmont, but it is very important for our family's winemaking tradition. In fact, we gave this wine the name of our ancestor Leopoldo Incisa della Rocchetta, among the first ampelography and wine scientist, who lived in the 1800s. Leopoldo Incisa created at the time a vast collection of vines from other regions, experimenting with the cultivation in his own vineyards on the hills of Rocchetta Tanaro. Pinot Noir became his favorite grape and the one from which he drew the greatest satisfaction. We keep this...

James Suckling 90 points. Wine Enthusiast 90 points. Ripe cherries and plums on the nose and palate, together with enriching floral notes. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a tight framework of light but firm tannin, giving a crisp feel to the finish. Drink now. JS. WINERY NOTES: Barbera is a grape varietal indigenous to Piedmont and it’s one of the most important ones from this region. Valmorena is our most authentic and traditional interpretation of Barbera wine. Thanks to the vinification and maturation carried out in stainless steel vats and partially in oak casks, Valmorena preserves all the natural freshness and fruitiness of the...

WINERY NOTES: Blend of Pinot Noir 60% and Barbera 40%, aged in neutral oak barrels for 8-12 months. Rollone is a blend of Barbera and Pinot Noir, grown in our vineyards in Rocchetta Tanaro. The idea of ​​this blend is to create a balanced and harmonious wine that combines the elegance and aromas of Pinot Noir with the structure and depth of Barbera. Rollone is an immediately pleasant wine, versatile in combinations and also perfect as an aperitif wine. Tasting notes Color: intense ruby ​​red. Aromatic Profile: fruity and floral, there are small red fruits, notes of jasmine and gardenia. Development of tertiary aromas with bottle...

Dallalto it is an excellent example of traditional Barolo aged in large oak casks. The Nebbiolo grapes used for this Barolo come from some of the most suitable areas around Alba (Serralunga, Verduno), carefully selected and vinified to produce a wine of great quality and personality. We chose a traditionally vinified Barolo (in large oak casks, with capacities ranging from 20 to 100 hl), therefore with a non-prevaricating use of wood and at the same time capable of structuring the wine with velvety tannins. Alcohol: 13.5-15% Tasting notes ​ Color: ruby ​​red, with typical garnet reflections. ​ Aromatic Profile: complex with floral...

VALMORENA BARBERA D’ASTI DOCG ​ Made with Barbera grapes Barbera is a grape varietal indigenous to Piedmont and it’s one of the most important ones from this region. Valmorena is our most authentic and traditional interpretation of Barbera wine. Thanks to the vinification and maturation carried out in stainless steel vats and partially in oak casks, Valmorena preserves all the natural freshness and fruitiness of the varietal, showing at the same time great depth and persistence. Alcohol: 13-14.5% Tasting notes ​ Color: very intense ruby ​​red with purple reflections. ​ Aromatic Profile: very intense, vinous, floral, with hints...

WINERY NOTES: The Colli di Conegliano terroir is a kaleidoscope of stunning panoramas. From the rolling hills to the more defined lines of the countryside via the rigid rows of vines and the Pre-Alps, this is a land of extraordinary beauty, defined by the presence of man, who has brought art and history to the area since Roman times. It is here that one of Masottina’s most prestigious wines is created: Montesco. The perfect fusion of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a small percentage of the autochthonous Marzemino grape, Montesco is characterised by the complexity and richness of its bouquet, which invokes the scents of the...

Jane Anson 97 points. 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is savoury, dry in the best possible way, with a ton of red fruits, dried roses and herbs, and waves of fragrance. It’s a successful blend where the Sangiovese is dominant, conferring the wine with its warm personality but the Cabernet Sauvignon adds a touch of austerity to the tannins and a sense of quiet confidence. Turmeric and olive tapenade as it opens, alongside raspberry, red cherry and smoky oak, the whole thing both extremely delicate and intensely fragrant. Can drink now with a short carafe - there are tannins here but they are well defined and finely layered -...

James Suckling 97 points. "Extremely perfumed and crystal clear with violets, plums, raspberries, walnuts and black olives. It's medium to full bodied with very fine tannins that are extremely polished and refined. The length is long and very precise. Chocolates and hazelnuts. This is the 25th anniversary of this fine merlot and Sangiovese. Hard not to enjoy now but better after 2022." Wine Advocate 94-96. Tasted from barrel, the Mazzei 2018 Siepi is a dark and robust Tuscan red with a heavy center of gravity. This medium to full-bodied blend of Sangiovese and Merlot offers plenty of spice, plum, tobacco and blue flower. This wine offers...

James Suckling 98 points. "This is a really racy and fine Siepi with currant, black-cherry and dark-chocolate character. It’s medium-to full-bodied with very long, intense tannins that are linear and fine-textured. Really builds on the palate. Super structure. Finesse with power." Castello di Fonterutoli owned by Mazzei family since 1435, has always been a model farm, still managed today with the same kind of respect. Siepi results of the foresight in the early 1980s to plant Merlot as the ideal grape to complement Sangiovese and to produce a wine which is perfectly balanced between elegance, power and complexity. The 2019 harvest recalls...

Wine Advocate 95 points. The Michele Chiarlo 2018 Barolo Cerequio opens to a pretty lacework of aromas with smaller berry fruits, crushed stone, rusty nail, pressed lilac or blue flower and a dusting of spicy licorice powder. The bouquet is vertical and tight, leading to a very precise succession of varietal tones that flavor the wine's polished finish. The Cerequio has ample power as well, with etched tannins that grip this Nebbiolo firmly to the palate.ML Jun 2022.

Consistently made by famed winemaker Riccardo Cotarella for over 25 years, the is Italy's best example of pure Nero d'Avola in our view. In fact, they make nothing else. Wine Advocate 93+ points. Behold the venerable Don Antonio, one of the first wines to put Nero d'Avola on the world map of native grapes. On the label of the 2016 Sicilia Nero d'Avola Riserva Don Antonio, you'll notice that this wine is now identified as a Riserva, making use of the newly expanded appellation laws of the Sicilia DOC. This is a beautiful medium to full-bodied wine with the type of extraction and thickness that we remember from vintages past and the typical...

James Suckling: 95 Points Currants sweet tobacco walnut husk and flowers on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied it grows on the palate with firm yet polished tannins and a flavorful finish. Very solid and well-crafted second wine from Ornellaia. Drink after 2023. Decanter: 94 Points A lot going on the nose here; coffee, leather, blackcurrant, black cherries. This is amazing from the start, such incredible texture, grip and depth of flavours which are dark and rich, full of black liquorice, tar, coffee grounds and menthol aspects that just coat the whole mouth. This feels quite serious - it's rich, layered, so deep and heady, structured but so...

93 Pts JAMES SUCKLING Attractive aromas of blue fruit with slate and black-licorice character. It?s full-bodied with juicy fruit and an orange-peel undertone. Wet earth, some fresh sage and rosemary, too. I like the Mediterranean flavors in this vintage. Drink or hold.

Case includes 5 x bottles of 'standard' label and 1 x bottle of the limited edition artist label. WA 97 "This is a beautiful expression of coastal Tuscany and the sunny Mediterranean. The Ornellaia 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia (a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot) pours from the bottle with a specific darkness that has elements of both inky saturation and ruby highlights. The wine is saturated and rich—this is something you notice off the bat—but it also reveals a pleasing lightness or grace that is transmitted to both the bouquet and the palate. Dark fruit, pressed blackberry and...

The grapes for this Barbera d'Alba are harvested on southwest-facing slopes, where the soil consists mainly of small stones and lime. The fragrance is filled with ripe blackberries, dark red strawberries and summer dusty blueberries. The berries are prevalent again on the palate along with some Finnish sweet licorice and vanilla aromas. Medium bodied with firm structure.

Wine Spectator 93 points. Leads off with scents of graphite, mineral and menthol, giving way to flavors of cherry and black currant. Dense and powerful, with big, dusty tannins guarding the finish for now. Needs time. Best from 2022 through 2045. 375 cases made.WS. James Suckling 93 points. Purity of fruit comes through with a plum, porcini and rose-petal character, which follow through to a medium to full body. A round and juicy finish. Delicious now, but will age nicely in the future. Drink or hold. JS. #BAROLO

93 POINTS ANTONIO GALLONI "The 2015 Barolo Bussia is a very pretty, effusive wine that will drink well right out of the gate. Spice and floral notes open first. Silky and pliant, with lovely depth, the 2015 is so expressive today. Fine mineral notes extend the finish effortlessly while adding freshness and cut to balance the open-knit fruit. Readers looking for a Barolo to drink now will find so much to admire in the 2015 Bussia." 93 POINTS MONICA LARNER-WINE ADVOCATE "The 2015 Barolo Bussia offers a deeper level of identity, grit and structure compared to the estate's Barolo from San Giusepppe. This wine reveals a tight inner core of fruit...

James Suckling 95 points. "The intense burnt oranges and rose petals are captivating here. Incense, Thai spa and candlewax add to the complexity. Tight and suggestive with bursting acidity and tensely drawn, structured tannins. Long and very vibrant and transparent. Drink from 2025." JAMES SUCKLING. VN94 Vinous Oct 2020 "Pecchenino’s 2016 Barolo Bussia is fabulous. Dark, ample and expansive, the 2016 possesses tremendous richness and yet retains a fairly classic sense of structure. Black cherry, menthol, tobacco, licorice and incense bring out the dark, virile side of Nebbiolo. Hints of orange peel, cinnamon and star anise add layers of...

Rated 93 by James Suckling Lots of dried flowers here with blackberry and ripe-strawberry aromas that follow through to a medium body with very fine tannins that integrate nicely into the wine. Fresh and vivid at the end. Drink after 2023. WS93 Rated 93 by Wine Spectator A core of pure cherry is the hallmark of this alluring red. As this gathers intensity on the palate, rose, strawberry, menthol and iron notes chime in. Backed by vibrant acidity and refined tannins, this leaves a long aftertaste of fruit, mineral and savory elements. Best from 2025 through 2048. 400 cases made, 100 cases imported.

Critical Acclaim JS95 James Suckling A ripe, velvety red with lots of ripe strawberries, chocolate and some hazelnuts. It’s full-bodied with ripe tannins and a flavorful finish. RP93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Of these three new Baroli from Pecchenino, the 2016 Barolo le Coste di Monforte shows the greatest focus and sharpness. The other two wines are noticeably softer in terms of their aromatic direction compared to this wine. Le Coste di Monforte offers dark fruit, balsam herb, spice, campfire ash and ferrous earth in nicely balanced proportions. This wine sees long skin maceration times lasting 60 days (at 28 degrees Celsius),...