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Results: 30 Wines (ordered by highest rating)
Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1999
Just when you think brunello could not get any better, here you go. Vincenzo Abbruzzese should be arrested for producing wine this good. Not only is he a prince of a guy but his wines are on another l...
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2000
Huge color and huge aromas of earth, chocolate, black cherry, leather, and sottobosco. Rich, complete, power, finesse, structure all wrapped up in a finish that doesn't finish. Wine of the vintage w...
Vietti Barolo Villero 1991
If you can find it, buy it, as only six bottlings of Villero have been produced in the last 25 years. This is a densely constructed, low-yield beautiful beast with thyme, leather, and licorice broodi...
Masi Amarone Campolongo di Torbe 1997
A nose rooted in complex layers of tobacco, black cherry, and carmelized apples, the aromas blend together harmoniously. The flavors, which break dance softly from one end of the palate to the other,...
Ceretto Barolo Bricco Rocche Prapo' 2004
From a small 6 acre estate-owned vineyard in the steep hills of Serralunga comes an onslaught of mineral, caramel, and cherry-laden aromas that are shockingly developed for such a young wine. However...
Poliziano Asinone Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2001
This is the finest 2001 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano that I tasted. A blend of 90% prugnolo with 10% merlot, the wine was named after the hump in a mule's back to show the steeply sloped shape of the...
Antinori Solaia IGT 2001
Antinori continues to impress me year after year and the 2001, a blend of 75% cabernet sauvignon, 20% sangiovese and a drop of cabernet franc, is clearly candidate for one of Italy's best cabernet bas...
Antinori Guado al Tasso 2004
If aromas could speak then they would be screaming super penetrating notes of brooding blackberry, tobacco, and garrigue with hints of thyme. On the massive attack, the power is obvious...
Poliziano Le Stanze IGT 2002
The 2002 Le Stanze is an extremely enticing, ink colored blend of 70% cabernet sauvignon and 30% merlot. Although there is a just hint of green pepper on the nose, vanilla, blackberry and ripe red cu...
Antinori Tignanelllo IGT 2001
What an impressive wine is the 2001 Tignanelllo, the single vineyard blend of 80% sangiovese, 15% cabernet sauvignon, and 5% cabernet franc that has inspired hundreds of wine since the early 80s. This...
Valdicava Rosso di Montalcino 2003
Absurdly good wine. This rosso could hold its own with most brunellos. Loads of mushroom and chocolate covered strawberry on the nose, bright acid, and mellow tannins all in balance. Huge color and st...
Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 1999
This is among my 3 favorite brunellos given its inky color, non-stop aromas and flavors of blackberry, sottobosco, and chocolate earth. This is a massively structured wine that still retains a sense o...
Masi Amarone Mazzano 2001
Just when I thought it could not get any better, the Mazzano Amarone 2000 screams sexy beast extraordinaire. The black currant preserves, maple syrup, and dry wild herb and spice nose is wildly seduct...
Vietti Barolo Rocche 2004
The sweet, highly extracted nose brings you in, baiting you with rose petal extract and green tea notes, but it's the ridiculously long, chewy, mouthfull of minerals flavors that close the deal. Adde...
Campo alla Sughera Arnione 2004
A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cab. franc, merlot, and petite verdot this is an awe-inspiring effort. A deeply woven aromatic web of vanilla, blackberries, and black tea tempt you into ...
Nino Negri Sfursat 5 Stelle 2003
This is a masterpiece that must be tasted to be believed. The nose alone is intoxicating. Big, non stop whaffs of roasted black plums, date fruit, and mint hit you first only to be foll...
La Gerla Dei Angeli Brunello di Montepulciano Riserva 1999
La Gerla's 1999 Dei Angeli riserva, a limited production effort from vineyards of the original part of this small estate, has a rather reserved nose of saddle leather, cherry pie, and dried lavender b...
Casa di Terra Casa di Terra Mosaico Bolgheri 2003
This tiny estate has done it again with its 2003 Mosaico, a blend of equal parts merlot and cabernet sauvignon with 20% syrah. Deeply colored, the nose is immediately appealing offering aromas of cho...
Argiano Rosso di Montalcino 2003
If Argiano was going for an opulent, immediately appealing, internationally styled rosso then they have succeeded with their '03 rosso. This wine is all about the aromas that jump out of the glass. ...
Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio 2003
The Barolo Cerequio 2003 was my personal favorite. Hideously attractive nose of asian spices, anise, dried fruit, and spearmint. bright cherries light up the palate and the depth of sto...
Masi Amarone Campolongo di Torbe 2001
Offering focused and persistent aromas of gargantuan proportions one can only look at your watch as the tobacco, caramel, and blackberry notes only subside after a few minutes. Enticing, seductive, b...
Col D'Orcia Poggio al Vento Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1999
This single-vineyard barnburner boasts an amplified and concentrated sexy nose of candied apples, caramel, vanilla, and blackberries. Hideously focused and persistent on the palate the ripe apple, bl...
Poggio Salvi Villa Poggio Salvi Brunello di Montalcino 2003
The multi-tiered layers of kirsch and spicy pipe tobacco nose with leather and tar standing on the sidelines are gorgeous. But on the palate the beautifully extracted and well integrate...
Palazzo Brunello di Montalcino 2003
It's enough to just keep your nose in the glass of this attractive big earth, tobacco leaf, cocoa, and manure aroma filled monster, while the rose petal extract underneath is equally as attractive. B...
Tenuta di Biserno Il Pino 2005
Using a classic Bordeaux blend including petite verdot and highlighting cabernet franc, the 2005 Il Pino's inviting aromas of mint, bell pepper, and coffee beans are supported by gen...
Campo alla Sughera Adeo 2006
While it would be easy to get caught up in the cherry and plum melange of aromas, the real action is the gang of perfectly balanced fruit that attacks the palate. If baked red apples, blackberry, and ...
San Guido Guidalberto 2005
This a serious effort for Sassicaia's "2nd" label. The ample nose of deep, dark raspberries meet cassis and black plum aromas that linger on beautifully. The bright yet expans...
Castello di Volpaia Coltassala Chianti Classico Riserva 2005
Extroverted but contained nose of whole plum, hickory, and dried cherries enveloped the nose but the palate is unmercifully attacked by velvety tannins and mature but not under ripe red fruit that is ...
Le Pupille Saffredi IGT Maremma 2004
The nose reminds of a broodingly young Napa cabernet sauvignon as the cassis and ripe blackberry aromas swarm the nostrils....
Terenzuola Vermentino Colli di Luni Fosso di Corsano 2007
Flint, mineral, and lime blossom aromas meet in the middle and create enough excitement to capture your interest immediately. But it's really the wine's structure, depth, complexity, and unyielding y...