Tuscany
Argiano 2023 'Solengo' Red Blend, Tuscany, Italy
This is rich, dark and brooding, offering black currant, blackberry and plum fruit shaded by toasty oak. The new oak settles in with aeration, adding a resin note, while accents of iron and tobacco emerge on the finish.
$79.99
Tua Rita 2020 Redigaffi Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
100% Merlot: Offering abundant aromas of white pepper, barrel spice, vanilla and dusty black fruit. The palate is fruit-forward with late-season blackberry, black cherry and chocolate. The wine pulls of the higher alcohol without a hint of notice.
$299.99
Marchesi Antinori 2022 TIGNANELLO, Red Blend, Toscana, Italy
Tignanello offers blackcurrant and cherry, but there is a mineral note that keeps things focused. This is a beautiful expression of the vintage, with excellent work done to execute soft tannins, texture and length.
$189.97
Jacopo Biondi Santi Castello di Montepò 2011 'Schidione' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
The bouquet unravels with time revealing enticing notes of black currant, cherry, strawberry preserve, followed by hints of vanilla and spice. The palate is ample with heaps of fruit layered with spice, cigar box and leather tied together by polished silk
$229.99
Montevertine 2022 Rosso di Toscana, Italy 1.5L
Montevertine is situated in the heart of the Chianti district and is known for its superb wines. Though certainly worthy of it, Montevertine chose to remain outside the Chianti Classico consortium, simply labeling its wines “Rosso di Toscana."
$349.99
San Giusto a Rentennano 2012 'La Ricolma' Merlot Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Pure 100% Merlot. Concentrated and intense on the palate with lots of juicy, fresh fruit, especially dark currants and cherry. The hearty, dense tannins build in the mouth to a very long finish. Bright, rich ruby with hints of purple. Intense and elegant.
$239.99
San Giusto a Rentennano 2018 'La Ricolma' Merlot Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy 3L
Blueberries and black olives with violets and honeysuckle. Licorice, too. This is full and very tight with lots of back-end tannins that build through the finish. A tight, muscular and curated young wine that lasts for minutes. Best after 2028.
$1,399.99
Fontodi 2018 Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Quite possibly the most elegant, refined version. Impresses with elegance, persistence and all class. Bright floral, spice notes add perfume to a core of fruit. This represents a move towards greater finesse. A year in French oak, 2nd in cask.
$104.99
Podere Salicutti 2016 Piaggione Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Piaggione's personality is generous, open knit and elegant. The oak is well integrated and the wine offers taut, fresh and pure fruit intensity. There are bright berry and sour cherry aromas with blue flower, rosemary and a touch of crushed stone
$119.99
Loghi 2020 Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Soft and perfectly ripe cherries, cherry cordial, forested truffled earthiness, and cocoa fill the nose as well as the mouth, and then is a long roller coast of a finish with intermingled acidity and delicious tannins.
$27.99
Podere Grattamacco 2024 Rosso, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
Tremendous expression with floral and ripe raspberry and boysenberry, pine, violet, and balsamic. It is medium to full bodied, with nice concentration of black cherry, red plum, and turned earth. This is drinking beautifully now, and will age well.
$31.99
Tenuta di Carleone 2022 'Il Randagio' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Il Randagio is a blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc (with some whole-cluster fermentation). There is a lot of creative spirit in a wine like this that reveals fresh berry tones that pop brightly. The style is full of energy.
$31.99
Brancaia 2023 Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
On the nose, savory aromas of wild oregano, sage, thyme, hot tar, flint and petrol billow from the glass. On the palate, raspberries join a mix of ripe and tart cherries, before a finish of orange jam and herbs. A textured, energetic wine.
$26.99
Montevertine 2020 Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
Aromas of flowers, currants, cherries, cedar and lavender follow through to the medium body, with juicy fruit and a silky finish. Very fine and caressing with a juicy finish. Crisp yet beautiful and complex.
$109.99
Fontodi 2018 Flaccianello della Pieve, Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Aromas of French oak mingle with ripe plum and balsamic whiffs of camphor. Full-bodied and firmly structured, the palate exhibits dried cherry, prune, licorice and tobacco alongside the warmth. Assertive, close-grained tannins leave a drying close.
$239.99
Centolani Poggiotondo 2020 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Pure Sangiovese offering notes of blackberries, blue fruit, lavender, leather, and mocha. Full but weightless, it floats on the palate with a supple feel and very nice, attractive balance. Floral and fruity, with nice richness that will age gracefully.
$59.99
Ornellaia 2023 'Le Serre Nuove dell' Ornellaia' Bolgheri Rosso, Tuscany, Italy
65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Franc: Signature elegance and freshness, despite the vintage’s solar character. Deep red-purple hue, ripe black fruit, spices and lightly toasted wood aromas. Generous, juicy prologue ensued by rich, firm tannins.
$69.99
Valdicava 2010 Madonna del Piano, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG, Italy
Expressive, complex, revealing tertiary hints of truffle, fading roses and spice. Cherry, raspberry, iron, eucalyptus and anise flavors form a compact structure. Balanced and long, fresh fruit, spice and mineral accents lingering on the endless finish.
$299.99
Tenuta di Trinoro 2023 Le Cupole, Rosso Toscana IGT, Italy
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot + Petit Verdot. Vibrant and complex, starts out with cherry, blackberry, rose and mineral flavors supported by bracing acidity and a dense layer of tannins. Overall, refined and intense, terrific harmony, length
$49.99
Muralia 2022 Manolibera, Maremma IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Jaunty with all of the strong character of the maremma. Nose is strong with fresh luscious red fruit and pleasant strokes of aromatic herbs. Freshness and vitality of the wine is confirmed. Sangiovese 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, & Merlot 25%.
$19.99
Castello di Volpaia 2022 Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
The Chianti Classico is laced with hints of sweet tobacco, crushed flowers, red berries and pine. Medium in body and gracious, with lovely perfume, light and smooth tannins that lead to an elegant slightly tart and mineral tinged finish.
$26.97
Argiano 2021 'Solengo' Red Blend, Tuscany, Italy
Singe 1995, the legacy of G.Tachis for Argiano. It represents power and boldness, pride and longevity. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, from vineyards ranging 12- 60 years old. Slightly stony alluvial soils with little clay and silt.
$79.99
Tenuta di Carleone 2020 'Uno' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
The 2020 Uno is elegant, delicate and nuanced. Flowers, sweet red-toned fruit, spice, mint and orange peel are all beautifully delineated in this underrated, classy Sangiovese. The 2020 is exquisite. Fine grained tannins round thing out in style.
$79.99
Marchesi Antinori 2022 Tenuta Guado al Tasso Cont' Ugo, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
100% pure Merlot offers terrific freshness, especially for the vintage, and there's a bit of edginess in the tannin from the challenges of the growing season. This expression of vibrancy touches on the region, and producer's deft touch on a noble grape.
$63.97