2019 Italian Wine Over $100

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

The Argiano 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Suolo has an elegant ever-changing bouquet with black fruits and a pronounced mineral signature of dusty slate and crushed stone. With 63-year-old vines this site is located along... Read More

This is the wine that started it all. Benanti's Pietra Marina wine started a quarter century ago and its success is what put Etna—especially its white wines—on the map of the world's best wine territories. The 2019... Read More

This is a classic beauty. The 2019 d'Alceo made with 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot is dark and enriched but magically it is never heavy or bulky. It carries its weight with feather-like grace backed by dry tannins... Read More

The flagship wine from Cordero di Montezemolo is the 2019 Barolo Enrico VI (with 6200 bottles hitting the market now). This organic wine is made from a special selection of fruit at 300 meters in elevation from the Villero cru... Read More

The 2019 Barolo Via Nuova is a blend of fruit from various sites across multiple villages in the appellation. The wine is immediately open and beautiful showing dark fruit cherry spice blue flower and potting soils. The healthy... Read More

With fruit from Monforte d'Alba the E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2019 Barolo Mosconi is the most powerful of the three wines presented here. We tasted it last. Bottled on the full August moon the wine is impeccably balanced... Read More

With fruit from the Altare family's historic vineyard with rows that descend from the panoramic terrace in front of the tasting room comes the 2019 Barolo Arborina. This wine boasts a unique flavor profile with more emphasis... Read More

This wine opens a window on one of the best cru sites in the appellation—the Ravera Vineyard on the Novello side where steep hills descend down from a castle perched atop a beautiful panorama. From this vantage point you look... Read More

The Elvio Cogno 2019 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice starts off with earthy notes with the fruity ones pouring in a little later. You get potting soil bow resin a hint of petroleum blue bells and mountain flowers. Fruit-wise there... Read More

With the white label the 2019 Barbaresco Asili is a wine of exceptional clarity and focus. That brightness is applied to the bouquet and the mouthfeel alike where the wine feels streamlined elegant and tight. Asili is redolent... Read More

With the white label the 2019 Barbaresco Asili is a wine of exceptional clarity and focus. That brightness is applied to the bouquet and the mouthfeel alike where the wine feels streamlined elegant and tight. Asili is redolent... Read More

The 2019 Barolo Monvigliero shows a medium dark garnet appearance with an especially focused quality of fruit. There is wild cherry and Japanese plum but the Monvigliero cru also delivers crushed rose earthy iris root candied... Read More

The organic G.D. Vajra 2019 Barolo Ravera (with fruit from the most sought-after cru in the village of Novello) reveals gorgeous tonality and color. The wine shines bright with dark ruby and garnet gemstone. Healthy Nebbiolo colors... Read More

This is a gorgeous vintage that continues to flesh out beautifully. I added an extra point to my score since the last time I tasted the 2019 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda in order to underline the great potential of this vintage.... Read More

It's been a while alas. The last vintage of this legendary wine was 2015. Skipping forward to a year of natural richness and concentration the Giacomo Conterno 2019 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is a magnificently executed wine.... Read More

A mix of fruity and savory this red offers a distinctive ray of graphite along with cherry strawberry juniper tomato leaf earth and sanguine flavors. There's good grip on the finish but the tannins are softer and broader more... Read More

Le Potazzine farms some of the highest vineyards in the appellation at 420 to 507 meters above sea level. As we know high elevations are essential today for maintaining acidity and aromatic freshness especially in the face of... Read More

Due to reduced quantities in 2019 the Lisini family decided to sacrifice their Ugolaia bottling in order to augment the Riserva. It is a striking specimen of the balmy Sesta zone in Montalcino’s southeast. Scents of myrtle and... Read More

The Marchesi Antinori 2019 Solaia is another blockbuster success from Tuscany's leading wine estate. The blend sees a slightly higher percentage of Cabernet Franc and a slightly lower percentage of Sangiovese. The current... Read More

The Marchesi Antinori 2019 Tignanello was born in a classic growing season that saw some cooling summer rains and relatively stress-free conditions. This is an elegant and extremely polished wine made with mostly Sangiovese and... Read More

This bottle opens a new chapter for one of Italy's most celebrated and collected wines. The first vintage made entirely in its dedicated state-of-the-art winery (and the first vintage with a 10% dabble of Cabernet Franc added... Read More

Now on the market the Mazzei 2019 Siepi is a special achievement and a delight to taste at the exciting conclusion of this historic retrospective spanning 26 vintages. This edition of Marchesi Mazzei's celebrated blend of... Read More

The compelling 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione from Monteraponi is quite simply the greatest wine I have yet tasted from Chianti Classico and from this fantastic estate. The first Gran Selezione and the first 100% Sangiovese... Read More