Sangiovese
San Giorgio 2020 Ugolforte, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
Essentially a continuation of the coveted Poggio di Sotto site in Castelnuovo dell'Abate. As such, the Sangiovese Grosso cultivated here benefits from the same climatic conditions, soils, and exposures as its world-renowned sibling. Enjoy this gem.
$79.99
Bibi Graetz 2016 Colore, Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy
This is suave and expands on the palate, with cherry, black currant, mineral and woodsy underbrush notes. Shows purity to the fruit, along with support from the fine-grained tannins and lively acidity. Excellent length. Drink now through 2029.
$439.99
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
GAJA 2018 Pieve Santa Restituta 'Sugarille', Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
Showing extra richness and textural weight, from a single site of schistous galestro soils giving a heavier center of gravity and its distinguished power and heft. Dark fruit, balsam herb and pencil shavings shape a beautiful and precise bouquet.
$239.97
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
Baricci 2020 Colombaio di Montosoli, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Opens slowly in the glass, dark and earthy at first, gaining freshness of red plums and hints of spice. The 2020 leaves a note of sour citrus, adding mouth-watering quality, formed tannins and a blackberry tinge that keeps the taster going back for more.
$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
San Giusto a Rentennano 2014 'Percarlo' Sangiovese Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Shows surprising ripeness for the vintage with black-cherry essence, tar, ash, cloves, bark, citrus, cedar and spices. Full-bodied, very silky and long and chewy on the finish. Tannic and muscular, this needs time but will age beautifully. 100% Sangiovese
$149.99
Marchese Antinori 2022 Badia a Passignano, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
A linear, dense red, whose strawberry and cherry flavors are delineated by vivid acidity and embraced by vanilla and oak spice notes. Builds to the lingering aftertaste, where the red fruit and oak accents linger beside dusty tannins. 94 points Vinous.
$57.99
Val di Suga 2019 'Vigna del Lago' Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Delicately classic bouquet of floral nuances, spicy overtones of white pepper, fruity notes of fresh cherries and hints of citrus, especially bitter orange, one of the most recurrent descriptors from the northern sector of Montalcino. Elegant taste textur
$99.99
San Giorgio 2019 Ugolforte, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
A dark core of red and black berry fruit layered with reach, leather, smoke, and herbs. Complex and elegant, the wine is full on the palate and firm in tannin structure. Refreshing acidity frames a graceful finish. Classic Brunello from stunning vintage.
$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
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
J. G. Benda 2022 Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Incredible purity and vibrancy. Deep perfumed flowers, turned earth, and vivid berry fruit, along with the elegant, satiny tannin, make this a truly special Rosso radiating class and finesse. Do not miss this inaugural red from a young Montalcino prodigy.
$87.99
Argiano 2020 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Precision and finesse, carried out between the countryside and the cellar also in this “vintage” of the winery guided by Bernardino Sani. Red cherry, notes of wild mint, with a finish on hints of blood-orange peel. Dense-citrusy drinkability, and tannins.
$79.99
Montevertine 2020 Le Pergole Torte, Toscana IGT, Italy 1.5L
All-around intensity builds beautifully upon dark cherry, blackcurrant, spice, iris root and warm earth. Followed by a delicate floral interlude, builds upward with a very bright and lively mouthfeel fueled by fine tannins, lovely freshness, fleshy, rich.
$649.99
Istine 2020 'Casanova dell'Aia' Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Succulent red highlighted by beautifully defined cherry, raspberry, floral and mineral aromas and flavors. Solidly built, suggesting this will develop further. Boasts excellent balance, with leafy underbrush and wild herb notes on the long finish.
$67.99
Montemorli 2020 Chianti Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
100% Sangiovese. Cherry, red currant, cedar, a little spice, and earth. Flavors of black cherry, blackberry, tomato leaf, and baking spices. Underlying mid palate notes of dried tomato, vanilla, cedar, earthiness. Wonderful balance between fruit, and wood
$31.99
Uccelliera 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva, Tuscany, Italy
Aromas and flavors of blackberry, black currant, licorice, tobacco and vanilla backed by vivid acidity and dusty tannins. This has enough fruit and structure to absorb the oakiness over time, is balanced overall and is poised for a promising future.
$159.99
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
San Giusto a Rentennano 2018 'Percarlo' Sangiovese Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy 6L
In-store Pick Up Only. Fine nose, revealing its full depth with time, some preserved cherry, blackberry and ripe plum, plus fine tobacco notes. Lots of dense tannins on the palate, compact and gripping, dark fruit, dark chocolate on the finish.
$1,499.99
Fontodi 2016 Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 3L
Brilliant, medium ruby red color. Elegant on the nose with notes of coffee, cherry, underlaid with nuances of forest floor. Linear on the palate, with invigorating acidity, a very fine tannin structure, harmonious through to the exceptionally long finish.
$399.99
Caparzo 2020 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Rich and supple, evoking cherry, blackberry, graphite and tobacco aromas and flavors. The dense, dusty tannins emerge as this builds to the long, lively finish, where a light astringency lingers.
$47.99
Fontodi 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Subtle aromas of sliced strawberries and cherries with some orange peel follow through to a medium body with succulent tannins and a bright and tangy finish. Lovely energy in this one. So good now. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
$54.97