2021 Italian Wine

A refined red with a taut well-knit frame of sandy tannins and orange peel acidity structuring flavors of macerated cherry oolong tea leaf and minerally hints of smoke and stone that drive the lingering finish. Drink now through... Read More

The Benanti 2021 Etna Rosso Contrada Cavaliere is punchy and bright with lots of primary fruit that recalls raspberry and redcurrant with a hint of white pepper. This vintage delivers a very clean and immediate quality of fruit... Read More

The 2021 Sauvignon Dark Label is wickedly spicy boasting a complex blend of ground ginger lemon zest incense and sage. Silky in feel yet almost salty in nature it's perfumed and zesty within with citrus-kissed orchard fruits... Read More

The 2021 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is a deep powerful wine. In most vintages the Gavarini Chiniera is a bit more linear but the 2021 has an extra kick of textural depth that is such a hallmark of the year. Iron chalk dried flowers... Read More

The 2021 Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè is fabulous. Bright and transparent with captivating depth the 2021 is a stunning beauty. Enveloping balsamic notes make a strong opening statement that remains a theme here. Blue/purplish fruit... Read More

Incredibly clear and captivating it shows character and a modern vision of grace and finesse. The notes of geraniums jasmine and hawthorn blend well with plums hyacinth guarana and gardenias. Cut grass hay malt dried cherries... Read More

Cherries elderflower linden camphor lime bergamot vetiver lemongrass plums walnut husk gentian and rose petals describe the main scene of genuine workmanship. Medium body biting tannins with an excellent biting texture and a finish... Read More

The organic Fontodi 2021 Chianti Classico shows extra density in this vintage. There are ripe fruit aromas with blackberry and plum. You also get rich meatiness or thickness to the fruit that adds to the overall dimension and... Read More

Now boasting the proud Panzano UGA on the front label the Fontodi 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Panzano Vigna del Sorbo is a little more delicate even subdued compared to its new brother the more exuberant Terrazze San... Read More

The 2021 Langhe Nebbiolo is a gorgeous young-vines offering. Crushed red berry fruit orange zest cinnamon and dried flowers lend notable aromatic breadth. Even though the Langhe Nebbiolo is vinified to maintain freshness there... Read More

Do you have a favorite pair of jeans or a favorite dress that you keep in your closet for all occasions? That's the equivalent of this wine. The G.D. Vajra 2021 Barolo Albe is an enormously versatile expression of Nebbiolo... Read More

The organic G.D. Vajra 2021 Barolo Bricco delle Viole first shows a fragile side but it eventually rolls onto much greater momentum and focus as it opens in the glass. This is always one of my favorite wines from this excellent... Read More

From one of the most sought-after crus sites today the G.D. Vajra 2021 Barolo Ravera opens to a vibrant ruby color. The wine takes its time opening especially when tasted young but that delay bodes well for its future bottle evolution.... Read More

The Ca' Marcanda 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Magari is a blend of Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. It brings forth a floral bouquet showing subtle elegance at the start. Give it a few moments and the wine hits on... Read More

The Ca' Marcanda 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda is made with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in a supporting role. This a bold and beautifully concentrated wine with a brilliant character that is best described as Rubenesque.... Read More

The 2021 Barolo Arione is a wine of exquisite finesse and elegance. The bouquet alone is immediately arresting. Then again that is such an Arione signature. Sage rose petal mint orange peel and dried flowers begin to emerge over... Read More

The 2021 Barolo Francia is a vertical explosive Barolo endowed with tons of energy. Bright acids and fine beams of tannin provide the framework for this striking young Barolo. All the elements are so well balanced. Time in the... Read More

The 2021 Barolo Francia is a vertical explosive Barolo endowed with tons of energy. Bright acids and fine beams of tannin provide the framework for this striking young Barolo. All the elements are so well balanced. Time in the... Read More

Roberto Conterno bought this parcel in Arione in 2015 and was well aware of the character and power of its fruit. The Giacomo Conterno 2021 Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione pretty much follows the same winemaking procedures as... Read More

The Girolamo Russo 2021 Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana emerges as one of the finest wines made on Etna in recent years. The bouquet is nuanced and rich with many moving parts which span from red fruits cassis blue flower and campfire... Read More

I tasted this wine before it officially went to market and although it definitely needs more time in bottle I think we are in for something very special. With high-elevation fruit from ancient twisted 100-year-old vines this expression... Read More

The Girolamo Russo 2021 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo is a very exciting wine with so much energy and verve. It opens to lean-bodied concentration with a brilliant ruby shine. The wine shows a long array of wild fruit and tiny berry... Read More

Made with 100% Nerello Mascalese the Girolamo Russo 2021 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe represents a very special selection of fruit from 80-year-old vines from a half-hectare subsection of the excellent San Lorenzo... Read More

The 2021 Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina is bold heady and effusive. A rush of dark fruit leather spice menthol licorice and mocha builds effortlessly. The Gallina offers tons of immediacy. It can be deceivingly approachable in the... Read More

The 2021 Barbaresco Vigneto Valeirano is a complex dynamic wine that captures all the presence of Treiso. This fruit is picked a bit riper needed to soften the tannins so the flavor profile is a bit racier. Even so I am drawn... Read More