Search Results

The Altesino 2019 Brunello di Montalcino boasts a rich and savory side that this wine wears very well. There is a beautiful level of dark fruit that folds into the wine's velvety texture. Blackberry and plum envelop the palate... Read More

Opening to earthy tones of brimstone and petrichor the Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shows the character of a house style that is easily recognized. This elegant wine offers a polished and smooth mouthfeel with finely tuned... Read More

Opening to earthy tones of brimstone and petrichor the Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shows the character of a house style that is easily recognized. This elegant wine offers a polished and smooth mouthfeel with finely tuned... Read More

The Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Montosoli has a rich and syrupy side that underlines the brightness of the fruit in this vintage. That core of dark fruit is framed by mineral notes of black slate and crushed river... Read More

Like many other producers in the appellation Altesino jumped forward from the 2017 Riserva directly to this vintage. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva shows more density and overall fruit weight. The wine also reveals thick... Read More

A cornucopia of fruit aromas across the entire range of citrus and stone fruit with a touch of thyme. Rich and concentrated but this is married to stunningly fresh acidity that lights it up. Lovely floral notes. Moves inexorably... Read More

Clearly more intensity and tannic power than the Brulieres there is a violet edging to the damson colour. The tannins are pretty big as I am finding in so many second wines in this vintage as estates make the choice to ensure... Read More

Blended of 91% Syrah 6% Mourvedre and 3% Viognier and using 40% whole cluster the Andremily 2016 No. 5 is sourced from White Hawk Larner Harrison-Clarke Watch Hill and Alta Mesa Vineyards. It spent 22 months in French oak barriques... Read More

Made from a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot the 2020 Sorella is fresh yet restrained and has a focused and red-fruited core of spiced potpourri. The nose is slightly compressed at... Read More

The 2022 Angélus has turned out beautifully in bottle reflecting the estate's shift toward a livelier more integrated style. Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet cherries blackberries and mulberries mingled with rose... Read More

The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté is performing especially well delivering aromas of waxy pear toasted nuts and citrus oil followed by a medium to full-bodied concentrated and lively palate that concludes with chalky grip. Readers might... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from a roughly .21 ha parcel of which 2022 is the first vintage; unfortunately 2022 will be the only vintage for several years as Jobard explained that the vines were in sufficiently poor shape that he chose... Read More

? Sweet spot Outstanding Note: from a parcel measuring .78 ha that is on the Genevrières side Producer note: Antoine Jobard noted that the 2022 growing season was hot dry and largely clement and without undue disease... Read More

Outstanding Top value

Note: this wine has changed its composition substantially as it now includes vineyards that were previously bottled separately in particular En la Barre Clos le Meix Tavaux and Tillets; the blend is now from... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from La Pièce Sous le Bois Producer note: Antoine Jobard noted that the 2022 growing season was hot dry and largely clement and without undue disease pressure so compared to 2021 for example we... Read More

A brooding somber and relatively deeply pitched nose grudgingly reveals its aromas of various dark berries that display a top note of herbal tea. There is both excellent intensity and delineation to the solidly concentrated flavors... Read More

A deft application of wood sets off slightly riper aromas of poached plum violet and kirsch. The super-sleek intense and even more mineral-suffused flavors possess very good mid-palate volume before terminating in a youthfully... Read More