Italy
Giacomo Conterno 2016 Francia Barolo DOCG Piedmont, Italy
A rich and tightly knit wine with harder edges and a compact inner core of blackcurrant, licorice, smoky tar, violet and rusty nail. In fact, those pretty mineral nuances are very developed in this bottling and already show with clarity at this early stag
$379.99
Giacomo Conterno 2018 Francia Barolo DOCG Piedmont, Italy
A superb and age-worthy Barolo by Giacomo Conterno, from the Francia vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba. 100% Nebbiolo. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in large oak casks. Red fruits, roses, tar, licorice and spices notes. Powerful and complex.
$324.99
Nic Tartaglia 2023 Pecorino, Colline Pescaresi IGT, Abruzzo, Italy
Very unique with a strong acidic streak, salty and mineral notes on the palate while exotic fruits and minerality bloom in the nose. Even if it’s a fresh white wine, it’s medium-bodied. It pairs perfectly with fat fishes dishes receipts and white meats.
$29.99
Fontodi 2019 Flaccianello della Pieve, Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Reveals toasty aromas of incense, blackberries, sage, and sappy earth. It’s full-bodied without being heavy and offers supple, ripe tannins, a seamlessly integrated structure through a long finish, and dark mineral tones that last for days.
$214.99
Marchesi Antinori 2015 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Matarocchio, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy
Matarocchio is crimson and super-restrained with wild berry, clove and oaky aromas on the nose. Well balanced with fresh leather, fine herbal aromas, bramble fruit and savory character in depth.
$569.99
Marchesi Antinori 2021 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy
The 2021 is a very beautiful wine, but also quite a departure from the known style. Especially polished, a wine that emphasizes finesse more than power. Silky tannins wrap around a core of black cherry fruit, licorice, spice, mocha and new leather.
$169.99
Elio Altare 2017 Cannubi, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Layered and inviting aromatics lift from the 2017 Barolo, including kirsch, incense, and dried roses. The palate is highly refined yet also has generous fruit with a beautiful arch noted by cherry lozenge, dried apricot, and orange blossom.
$209.99
Tenuta di Carleone 2022 'Il Guercio' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
This is spiced and racy with aromas of ripe dark cherries, dried raspberries and hints of chocolate, dried orange peel and wet stones. Tense and juicy on the palate, with a medium body, crunchy tannins and a savory dried herb character at the end.
$74.99
Il Marroneto 2017 Madonna delle Grazie, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
Rose, forest berries, crushed mint and spice are front and center on this fragrant, stunner, which also has whiffs of leather. Delicious palate delivers raspberry, ripe Morello cherry, baking spice and licorice framed in tightly wound, refined tannins.
$349.99
Ceretto 2022 Blange Langhe Arneis, Piedmont, Italy
Pleasant medium-bodied white, fresh and fragrant. Appearance has a bright straw yellow color. The nose is mineral and intensely fruity, with clear hints of ripe pear and green apple. In the mouth it is fragrant, savory, fresh and with a persistent finish.
$24.99
Castello del Terriccio 2016 Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy
A concentrated and inky dark wine. It moves smoothly over the palate with focus and precision. There is plenty of dark fruit, with plum and blackberry, but the wine is also fleshed out by spice and toast. The tannins are dry, but the wine maintains a ric
$79.99
Cantine Valpane Barbera del Monferrato Superiore, Piedmont, Italy
Morello cherry, fresh picked raspberries, tea leaf and a dusting of dark cocoa and cloves on the back. The palate is fresh but also plush with heaps of red fruits, followed by wild herbs and pepper underlined by red currant on the persistent finish.
$17.99
Bartolo Mascarello 2017 Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Camphor, dark spice, cedar and a whiff of hay slowly shape the nose. The full body boasts weightless finesse and a great depth of flavors, featuring ripe Morello cherry, crushed raspberry, star anise and tobacco framed in firm but refined tannins.
$399.99