Tuscany Wine Over $100

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

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 an epic vintage that has been expertly interpreted by the Biondi-Santi winemaking team. The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino has impressive complexity and finesse the result of many complicated blending decisions. The wine remains... Read More

It’s almost impossible to imagine that the 1985 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva La Storica has just celebrated its thirty-sixth birthday. It displays a brilliant ruby red color and amazing clarity in the glass with only the slightest... Read More

The 1994 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a fitting wine to round out the first day of this very special retrospective featuring wines back to the inaugural 1977. Powerful and explosive to the core the 1994 is seriously beautiful.... 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

I prefer this wine to Fèlsina's top-shelf Fontalloro. The 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colonia is irresistibly angular and tight opening a profound view onto what makes Sangiovese so expressive and unique especially... 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

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

This wine marks its own set of milestones. The 1997 Flaccianello della Pieve is one of my favorite bottles in this retrospective. This bottle is just singing at the moment and shows no sign of lowering its voice. Come listen while... Read More

The 2007 Flaccianello della Pieve is showing signs of decline and I have shortened the suggested drinking window here as a result. In fact I have recently had the opportunity to taste this vintage in other contexts and I came... 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

The 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in a supporting role. Showing youthful primary fruit at this young stage the wine delivers impressive balance and fruit versus oak integration.... 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

Alessandro Mori’s Il Marroneto estate is situated just north of town at 400 meters of altitude in a cooler, steeply-sloped microclimate with soils of pebble rich limestone and galestro that give wines of precision, finesse... Read More

Alessandro Mori’s Il Marroneto estate is situated just north of town at 400 meters of altitude in a cooler, steeply-sloped microclimate with soils of pebble rich limestone and galestro that give wines of precision, finesse... Read More

Alessandro Mori’s Il Marroneto estate is situated just north of town at 400 meters of altitude in a cooler, steeply-sloped microclimate with soils of pebble rich limestone and galestro that give wines of precision, finesse... 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

One of Italy's best Cabernet Francs the Le Macchiole 2020 Paleo is very dense and richly concentrated with a level of dark fruit that can only be chipped at and broken down by slow cellar aging. Paleo is always a wine for... 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

Leather truffle underbrush and spice aromas swirl around the core of sweet cherry and raspberry in this multifaceted red. Vivid and firmly structured with a lingering aftertaste of mineral and tobacco. Austere now but this should... 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 sweet cherry and plum fruit is enhanced by licorice spice and tar notes in this vibrant red. Wild herb elements chime in on the finish. Overall this is balanced and sinewy with fine length. Best from 2016 through 2028. 700... Read More