2017 Italian Wine

This wine is a historic blend of fruit from Rocche di Castiglione Cannubi and Bric dël Fiasc. Because the Cannubi lease was not renewed Carobric will be very different after the 2018 vintage. However the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo... Read More

The 2017 Rosso Riserva is stunning lifting from the glass with a spectacularly varietal and perfumed mix of crushed blueberries and plums offset by lavender and hints of wet stone. This is vividly fruity yet still finessed with... Read More

The 2017 Barbaresco Rabajà is sure to put a smile on readers’ faces. Ample and generous, the 2017 captures the radiant side of the year, which gives the wine so much appeal and also softens some of the firmness that... Read More

Organic fruit for this wine comes from a small parcel within the hilltop Bricco Boschis cru with 60-year-old vines. The Cavallotto 2017 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe shows ample texture and softness with layers... Read More

The 2017 Barolo Via Nuova is stellar. In 2017 the Via Nuova is a bit nervous the sign of a Barolo that is going to need a number of years to unwind. Bright red-toned fruit chalk crushed rocks mint and white pepper add pretty aromatic... Read More

The Elio Grasso 2017 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera shows us that deft hands are able to shape good results in a challenging vintage. This wine is balanced and polished with an array of smaller and more detailed aromas that we simply... Read More

This is a medium-bodied Nebbiolo from a hot vintage with a ruby-tinged appearance. The 2017 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice shows generous inner fiber and richness with dried cherry blackberry plum and dark spice. Fruit for this... Read More

This is Cogno's top-shelf wine that represents a micro-vinification of the rosé clone of Nebbiolo from an even more closely defined parcel. Only 3800 bottles were made. The 2017 Barolo Riserva Ravera Vigna Elena is a hot-vintage... Read More

The Fèlsina 2017 Fontalloro pours out of the bottle with a bang. This pure expression of Sangiovese is luscious and dark with thick layers of dark fruit plum cherry leather and tilled earth. This hot-vintage edition shows good... Read More

The 2017 Carema Etichetta Bianca is airy perfumed and gracious. Sweet dried cherry tobacco cedar mint and licorice are all very nicely lifted. The only thing the 2017 is lacking is a bit of freshness. Even so I imagine it will... Read More

The 2017 Carema Etichetta Nera is laced with wild cherry spice leather cedar and dried herbs. A wine of amplitude and power the 2017 has a lot to offer. I would cellar it for a few years to allow some of the formidable tannins... Read More

The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is beautifully bright and stitched up with extreme focus and sharpness. Sangiovese has this gorgeous ability to show linearity and lift but it remains elegant and tight at the same time. This wine... Read More

The 2017 Carema is a classy elegant wine. This is an especially polished style for the appellation. Wild red cherry dried herbs mint pine licorice and blood orange all flesh out. Pliant and generous the 2017 is very nicely done.... Read More

Balsamic aromas of camphor and cedar mingle with rose and leather on this full-boded savory red. Structured and delicious the juicy palate is still youthfully austere delivering ripe Marasca cherry crushed raspberry baking spice... Read More

Forest floor prune leather and pipe tobacco aromas make their way to the forefront. Showing the heat of the vintage it's full-bodied and concentrated offering cherry marinated in spirits licorice and the warmth of evident... Read More

The 2017 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is flat out stunning. All the purest essence of Rionda comes through in a captivating Barolo that dazzles. Sweet red cherry fruit, kirsch, rose petal, licorice and blood orange are some of... Read More

Badiòla is a historic vineyard farmed by the Mazzei family but this is the first Gran Selezione expression made with its fruit. The 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello di Fonterutoli Badiòla offers terrific intensity... Read More

This is an unexpected knockout from the underdog 2017 vintage. Drawing its fruit from old vines in the magnificent village of Castiglione Falletto the Oddero 2017 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is perfumed and delicate in a manner... Read More

The Oddero 2017 Barolo Villero is another surprise hit from a vintage that did not make it easy for vintners in the Langa. This wine shows classic profile with plenty of blue flower violet and crushed stone. The fruit tones are... Read More

One of the bigger productions (with 17744 bottles) in the Produttori del Barbaresco's portfolio is the 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello. All of the Riservas in this vintage are characterized by especially exuberant and bold... Read More

The 2017 Geremia is a revelation. It might be even better than the 2015 or 2016 which is saying a lot. Soaring aromatics make a strong first impression. In 2017 the fruit profile leans more into the red fruit end of the spectrum.... Read More

Aromas of menthol pressed rose wild berry and grilled herb are front and center in this stunning wine along with a whiff of forest floor. Combining structure and finesse the savory full-bodied palate delivers juicy Marasca cherry... Read More