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Livio Sassetti’s Pertimali is the definition of essential Brunello. Years ago, Robert Parker declared, “If I had only one Brunello to drink, it would be Pertimali.” They remain one of the pinnacle producers in Montalcino—but their 2018 stands out more than usual. A spring frost cost the estate nearly one-fifth of its production, so Sassetti…
Tasting any Italian wine alongside heavyweights like Gaja, Sassicaia, and Masseto is usually putting it at an unfair disadvantage, especially a value red from a (relatively) newly recognized DOC. But at a blind tasting with an impressive group of Bay Area sommeliers, this 2018 Noelia Ricci Il Sangiovese Predappio more than held its own. This floral,…
Our last offer of Tenute Poggio Bonelli was a godsend for our Chianti-loving members. The bottle—crafted under the eye of Carlo Ferrini, the multi-100-point star who Wine Spectator called “one of Tuscany’s great winemakers” and Decanter crowned the “Italian Master”—is exceptionally delicious, and delivers outstanding value. We first tried this stunner at the recommendation of…
The Chianti Classicos that excite us most achieve a seemingly simple but actually difficult task: expressing the lean, brilliant, red-fruit persistence and tenacity of the Sangiovese grape with total purity. Achieving that places intense demands on the winemaker and the vineyard, meaning truly authentic Chianti Classico doesn’t usually come cheap. That makes the 2018 Uggiano…
From one of the great recent vintages in Tuscany, the 2018 Valiano Chianti Classico is TEXTBOOK Sangiovese. It hails from Chianti’s most prestigious and central subzone, the famous village of Castelnuovo Berardenga, where grapes grown in coveted galestro and alberese soils allow Chianti legends like Felsina and San Felice to turn out fantastically elegant wines….
Altesino is a Brunello icon—and one of the most popular wines in the history of Wine Access. And the 2019 vintage was an all-time great in Tuscany, with 5/5 stars from Decanter, 98 points from Wine Spectator, and praise from every corner of the wine world. Kerin O’Keefe, who wrote THE book on Brunello, said…
When Wine Spectator said that Altesino “has long been one of Montalcino’s top producers,” the Montosoli bottling was at the front of their minds. It hails from a 13-acre hilltop site whose 360-degree exposure allows the Sangiovese grapes to ripen exquisitely. Furthermore, the vineyard is planted to a special selection of vines that are unique…
The Chianti Classico Gran Selezione designation—reserved for the region’s top estate-grown bottles and established less than a decade ago—is rising rapidly. Since the category is so new, the market has yet to catch on to how under-priced these wines are, but it won’t always be that way. The 2019 Bibbiano Vigne di Montornello is a…
Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a benchmark, from a winery that maximizes the full potential of their appellation. And when that appellation is a DOCG in Tuscany—the home of Sangiovese—the bar is extremely high. Competition is stiff. Paola De Ferrari Corradi has met and bested that competition, year after year, for almost 60 years…
There are a lot of reasons why the 2019 Bramante Cosimi Brunello should cost more than it does. First, the score: 95 points from Tuscan expert James Suckling, a man who made his name as Wine Spectator’s main Italian reviewer. He called it “seamless and beautiful,” thanks to “very fine tannins that run the length…
For the money, Chianti Classico might pack more pleasure and quality in the bottle than any other region in Europe. But even for the region, the 2019 Canonica a Cerreto Chianti Classico offers a staggering amount of quality for the price. Made by Matteo Bernabei, one of the most pedigreed winemakers in Tuscany, hailing from…
The Cantina di Montalcino is the Brunello to Rule Them All. Every vintage, this wine flies out of the warehouse into our members’ cellars. It’s a perennial paragon of excellence and value—and the 2019, from “the vintage we’ve all been waiting for,” in the words of Vinous, is one of the best of the decade….
Grown on a dedicated plot in one of the greatest Brunello vintages of the century, this is the crown-jewel bottling from an iconic winery. It’s not made in every vintage—it won’t even be made in the excellent 2020 vintage—so it’s a rarity. And when it comes along, man is it special. “Wow,” is how James…
To many collectors, Casanova di Neri defines Brunello di Montalcino. They’ve been Wine Spectator’sWine of the Year, logged multiple Top 100 bottles, and amassed a shelf full of Tre Bicchieri honors. The 2019 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova is a collectible that boasts 97-point scores from both Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck, whose…
Recognizing the global trend towards richer, weightier, and more voluptuous red wines, a handful of the most inventive winegrowers in Chianti Classico resolved to take a run at Brunello in the 1990s. That band of Tuscan pioneers wrote a two-part blueprint designed to match the richness and density of Brunello while retaining the chiseled structure…
When it comes to Castello di Bossi’s Berardo Chianti Classico Riserva, two things are a given: It’s going to get a great score, and it’s going to sell out. Thanks to a prime organic vineyard in Castelnuovo Berardenga and the winemaking genius of terroir-whisperer Alberto Antonini, this 94-pointer offers the kind of ironclad value that…
Castello di Bossi’s regal, lavishly textured, 96-point 2019 Gran Selezione is true Sangiovese nobility. The historic estate’s top-tier release, which hit #11 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 List of 2023, displays incredible power and intensity on the palate with effortless elegance and polish. It’s agile yet powerful—a veritable Tuscan showstopper. The terroir of the southerly…
We’ve written plenty of glowing praise about Cerbaia—about their prime terroir in Montosoli and their talented winemaker Elena Pellegrini—and they’ve never made a Bunello normale like their 2019. James Suckling agrees: He declared it “one of the best I have had from here” in his 98-point review. 2019 is emerging as an all-time great year…
Wine Spectator dubbed it “grape heaven.” They were talking about the promised land of Morellino di Scansano, an Eden of sun-kissed hills just miles from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which produces some of Tuscany’s liveliest, most food-friendly Sangiovese. Spectator called Fattoria Le Pupille the region’s “reigning monarch”—and the 2019 Poggio Valente shows exactly why. “This wine…
When it comes to Tuscan winemaking, there’s history. And there are icons. And then there’s Frescobaldi. Having supplied wine to historic figures from Michelangelo to Henry VIII, Frescobaldi’s winemaking legacy traces unbroken back to the 14th century. The family produces one of the world’s most sought-after wines in the iconic Ornellaia Super Tuscan—and their superb…
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