2020 Italian Wine

Ethereal and luminous in appearance; however, the aromas offer strength and a bold character. There is bright berry fruit, but the bigger takeaways are savory nuances of licorice, iris root and even an exotic note of teakwood... Read More

This wine is quite floral and lifted in feel. Crushed flowers, mint, spice, blood orange and sweet berry fruit are laced throughout.

Wild and delicious, with black fruits, dark chocolate and herbal notes. Aromas of dark cherries. Leathery and juicy.

Luigi Pira Barolo Serralunga is a garnet red color with orange reflections. The nose reveals a classic Barolo, fresh and elegant in its notes of leather, hay, earth and spices. On the palate it is round, well balanced between... Read More

Earthy and smoky, with notes of black plum, pepper and dried herbs. Silky tannins and persistent minerality.

Pirrera is a single site at 850 meters on the north side of Mt. Etna; its name is rooted in the particularly rocky nature... Read More

This wine consistently delivers one of the greatest values to be found in Italian wine. The G.D. Vajra 2018 Barolo Albe has all its cards in play as an immediately enjoyable and extremely food-friendly Nebbiolo. This really is... Read More

Orange peel and fresh berry aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with firm and racy tannins that are well-integrated in the wine.

Ripe and spicy with aromas of dried cherries, red berries, peppercorn, alpine herbs, and pressed flowers. Medium-bodied, it's elegant and polished, with silky tannins, ripe fruit, clean lift, and a clean finish. Elegant all... Read More

This wine is the most authentic expression of a classic Chianti Classico, of intense ruby color that acquires burgundy undertones with ageing. Pleasant notes of violet flowers and dry cherry on the nose, intense and persistent... Read More

Beautiful sappy red fruit heavy on cherry nuances with sun-dried red rose, dried sweet orange peel, persimmon, and guava, and loads of iron-led metal/mineral notes. It’s the richer of the two Cirò wines and an easier... Read More

Intense, elegant and persistent ruby red color. Zesty notes of fresh, wild berry fruits.

This is a deep, dark, ruby-red wine. I Piaggioni has important aromas of sweet oak on the nose, balanced with ripe fruit, chocolate and vanilla. On the palate it is round with good intensity; notes of fruit and wood are equally... Read More

This is a crisp, dry white wine that offers a lively profile of white peach, pear, and apricot followed by nutty, earthy flavors. It is bottled unfiltered with a tiny dab of residual sugar, allowing for a final bit of fermentation... Read More