“Eloro is a grand cru for Nero d’Avola,” according to Ian d’Agata, one of the world’s...
Tenuta Carretta, Barbaresco DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Tenuta Carretta is the sole owner of 11.5-acre Garassino vineyard, a recognized MGA (Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva) or...
Tenuta Carretta, Roero DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Roero, located on the left bank of the Tanaro River, across from the Langhe, produces lighter Nebbiolo-based wines...
Boscarelli, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2016
The 2016 Il Nocio is an extraordinary wine. Boscarelli is one of the top producers — some would say THE top producer...
Colle Santa Mustiola di Fabio Cenni, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) Sangiovese 2011
This is my first encounter with this producer, but it certainly will not be my last given the quality of this wine. ...
Usiglian del Vescovo, Terre di Pisa DOC (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
The Terre di Pisa DOC is not even a decade old, having been founded only in 2011. It’s a tiny area (less than 150...
Castello La Leccia, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
Gran Selezione, a category introduced a decade ago, sits at the pinnacle of the Chianti Classico quality pyramid, above...
Pietro Beconcini, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
Beconcini, located in San Miniato, a small town halfway between Pisa and Florence, makes range of wines from a Chianti to...
Bocale di Valentini, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG (Umbria, Italy) 2015
The Sagrantino grape does not make wimpy wines. So, there’s no surprise that this one is big and bold,...
Poggioargentiera, Morellino di Scansano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
Morellino di Scansano is yet another Tuscan wine region that uses primarily Sangiovese for its red wines. Located in...
Tua Rita, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
One of the things I admire about producers, such as Tua Rita, who can make a high-end wine (in Tua Rita’s case,...
Capezzana, Carmignano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
Carmignano, lying just northwest of Florence and Tuscany’s smallest DOCG, is really the original Super Tuscan. ...