Italian Red Blend

Dark red. The captivating complex nose offers urgent aromas of red cherry dried redcurrant brown spices roasted coffee violet botanical herbs and licorice. Sweet ripe and velvety with wonderful inner-mouth perfume to the flavors... Read More

A lively medium-bodied red appealing for the equilibrium and expression this offers ripe and dried cherry fruit underscored by fresh loamy earth and accented by crushed pine licorice snap and floral notes. Chewy finish. Drink... Read More

A blend of (organic and biodynamic) Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and Sangiovese the 2019 Sammarco is more austere and even robust compared to the punchier style prized throughout this portfolio. This is a firmly grounded wine with... 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 Quintarelli Giuseppe 2022 Primofiore is a blend of 50% local grapes (Corvina Veronese and Corvinone) and 50% international grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) with fruit that has been pressed fresh and some that... Read More

The 2016 Bramaterra is fabulous. Deep and exquisitely layered, the 2016 possesses stunning depth and textural nuance to burn. Rose petal, lavender, red/purplish fruit, cedar, tobacco and licorice all build in the glass. The 2016... Read More

The pedigree and purity of this red are evident immediately from its black currant blackberry pomegranate violet and wild herb aromas. Saturated with red and black fruit and picking up licorice and mineral elements this is all... Read More

"Fantastic aromas of lavender rosemary violets and currants. Full body a wonderful concentration of fruit yet tense and taunt energy. The new wood is exposed now but will become integrated and polished. Give it three or four years... 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

Plum and blackberry flavors are wrapped in an embrace of toasty oak with vanilla resin and iron accents. Dense tannins coat the gums while bright acidity keeps this focused and drives the spice-infused aftertaste. Fluid and long... Read More

Made with mostly Sangiovese plus tiny parts Canaiolo and Colorino the 2021 Montevertine reveals a very tight textural approach with pinpoint aromas of blue currant iris root and red rose. The wine takes a moment or two to open... Read More

Made with mostly Sangiovese plus tiny parts Canaiolo and Colorino the 2021 Montevertine reveals a very tight textural approach with pinpoint aromas of blue currant iris root and red rose. The wine takes a moment or two to open... Read More

A nose that is luxuriously fruity also has undertones of salt flint and herbs providing balance. The palate runs wild with fruit but simultaneously offers notes of dark chocolate and a subtle spiciness to keep things lively. Tannins... 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

The 2021 Percarlo is every bit as stunning from bottle as it was from barrel. Rich and vivid in the glass with striking complexity the 2021 is a fine follow-up to the 2020. The 2021 is a bit tight relative to the 2020 but that... Read More

"The 2008 Bolgheri Sassicaia is a wine without a winemaker. The last vintage made by Giacomo Tachis was 2007 and incoming enologist Graziana Grassini claims 2009 as her first vintage. Within the context of this retrospective the... Read More

The 2011 Bolgheri Sassicaia speaks to a broad yet very distinct audience. I am absolutely charmed by this vintage. Soft cherry and blackberry confit emerge from the bouquet in thick luscious waves. Leather spice and tar play supporting... Read More

The 2011 Bolgheri Sassicaia speaks to a broad yet very distinct audience. I am absolutely charmed by this vintage. Soft cherry and blackberry confit emerge from the bouquet in thick luscious waves. Leather spice and tar play supporting... Read More

In the 1920s the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta dreamt of creating a fundamental wine to appease the then aristocratic taste of Bordeaux wines. A wine produced from Cabernet Sauvignon however was a great change to the Tuscan... Read More

Here it is: A quintessential Sassicaia that represents the excellence of the vintage and also respects the unique taste profile of this distinguished Tuscan blend of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc. The Tenuta San Guido 2021 Bolgheri... Read More

The Tenuta San Guido 2022 Bolgheri Sassicaia reveals a beautiful fruit profile with fresh blackberry tart cherry and Mediterranean tones of blue rosemary blooms and lavender sachet. I tasted this wine several times over the course... Read More