Italian Region Report

Massolino - Gisep

Massolino Barbera d'Alba 2021 is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.
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Price: $42.26 USD
Stock: 18 in Stock

Donnafugata, `Kabir` Moscato di Pantelleria, Sicilly
Sweet White Wine

The Rallo family has made wine in Marsala since 1851 and their ancient cellars tunnel beneath the city. They were one of the first families to begin making high-quality table wine when sales of traditional Marsala started to decline, launching the Donnafugata label in 1983 and championing the potential of the region’s native varieties.

Today, Donnafugata has four estates in Sicily: a modern winery and 283 hectares at Contessa Entellina in the hills east of Marsala, 36 hectares in Vittoria towards the south-eastern point of the island, 68 hectares on the island of Pantelleria, and 18 hectares on the slopes of Etna. …
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Price: $42.21 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Pellegrino Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso
Sweet White Wine

Intense and moderately complex with moderate notes of candied fruit, accompanied by sweet fragrances of vanilla and fresh citrus notes.
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Price: $21.07 USD
Stock: 15 in Stock

Massolino

Massolino Barbaresco 2020 is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.
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Price: $55.07 USD
Stock: 24 in Stock

Tommasi Amarone Classico
Presented in Wooden Gift Box
** 91 Points- Robert Parker **

A bottle of Tommasi Amarone in a wooden gift box.

Amarone, one of the great wines of the world. It is produced from the four Valpolicella grape varieties (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta), which are cultivated high on hillside terraces. Tommasi is a prestigous winery located in Pedemonte, a small village in the heart of the “Valpolicella Classico” region, in the northwest part of Verona.


Deep ruby in colour. The wine has complex aromas of ripe cherry, black fruit, wild berries and warm spices. The palate is concentrated with excellent structure and flavours of ripe black and red fruits, leather and dark chocolate. …
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Price: $83.21 USD
Stock: 71 in Stock

Nervo

This 2020 Barbaresco red wine is one of the great wines of Italy's north-western Piedmont region.

In the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy, the Nebbiolo grape stands high above the rest. It has two personalities—the brutish wines of Barolo and the elegant, striking wines of Barbaresco. The wines from Barbaresco are its most feminine and elegant, but they can be as exciting and exhilarating as their neighboring Barolo wines.

These Barbaresco wines are medium ruby-red, with nice garnet highlights which become more marked on ageing. They are filled with aromas of sour cherry and forest berries, dry earth, cinnamon and clove spice, tobacco and potpourri. …
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Price: $62.77 USD
Stock: 78 in Stock

Massolino, Barbaresco, Piedmont
***94 Points Decanter***
***93 Points- Wine Advocate*** Special Offer | Was £49.95 | Now £39.95

"The 2019 is the first vintage ever for Massolino with Barbaresco. A precise, even reductive style typical of the estate, it has an amazing definition of violet, rose and rhubarb melded with balsamic whiffs and savoury liquorice in depth. Firm acidity and tannins dominate the palate with elegance and integration; a woven structure which flows with dusty, ripe tannins and lifted freshness. More elegant than powerful, its quintessentially Barbaresco and not without sufficient concentration for ageing."
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Price: $51.18 USD
Stock: 19 in Stock

Massolino Margheria, Barolo, Piemonte

Massolino Barolo 2019 Margheria is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.
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Price: $126.83 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock

Massolino Parussi, Barolo Piemonte

Massolino Barolo 2019 Parussi is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.
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Price: $126.83 USD
Stock: 24 in Stock

Gigi Rosso - Cannubi

Gigi Rosso winery sits in Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of Barolo land. It carries the name of its founder Gigi, one of Barolo’s and Langhe pioneers. The next generation, Maurizio and his son Andreas are now managing Gigi Rosso winery. The passage to the second and third generation brings energy and new ideas to the business. As Gigi expressed in his own words: “I was born in the vineyards. I grew up in the vineyards. And the vineyards are my heart and soul. The Langhe are my home. This land gave me a very precious gift. As a thank you, every year, I harvest its fruits and look after them like a mother looks after her babies. …
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Price: $101.20 USD
Stock: 59 in Stock

Massolino, Barolo, Piemonte

Massolino Barolo 2019 is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.
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Price: $62.77 USD
Stock: 71 in Stock

Spada Classico

A vibrant, ruby red color and fragrant bouquet with a pleasing freshness on the palate. Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara grapes varieties combine to produce a wine that is best enjoyed young.
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Price: $19.15 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vietti - Castiglione, Barolo, Piemonte

95/100 - Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
"This is the most accessible Barolo from Vietti and the wine that casts the biggest net in terms of fruit sourcing from across many MGA sites. The 2019 Barolo Castiglione is a layered and generous wine that reflects the main takeaways offered by this very successful vintage. In fact, because this wine is not from a single site, it speaks more to the quality of the vintage than it does to any one specific vineyard. The Castiglione reveals generous richness and concentrated cherry fruit with dark saturation and good structure that comes from the thicker skins developed on Nebbiolo grapes this year. …
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Price: $75.58 USD
Stock: 36 in Stock

Vietti - Brunate
*** 97 Points - Wine Advocate ***

The grapes come from the historic MGA “Brunate” vineyard in the municipality of La Morra, located on the southern slope towards Barolo. Limestone- and clay-rich soil (Marls of Saint Agatha) and an altitude between 300 and 400 m asl. The average age of the Guyot-cultivated vines is 50 years, and there is a density of around 4600 plants per hectare.

Winemaking: Grapes harvested by hand on 7 October 2019. After gentle pressing, the juice fermented for around three weeks in a steel tank, in contact with the skins. This period included pre- and post-ferment maceration, involving the traditional submerged-cap method. …
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Price: $318.98 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vietti - Cerequio

97/100 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
"Vietti was able to buy a 9,000-square meter piece of Cerequio from Michele Chiarlo, arguably the king of this celebrated cru. And because this is a new addition to the portfolio, the Vietti team is still learning the ropes. For example, there is a fresh minty tone that pops up from the bouquet of the 2019 Barolo Cerequio. "That minty note was a mystery to us," Luca Currado tells me. "But then we understood that its part of Cerequio." This wine shows a firm grip on the palate that does extend out to include some textural softness, but it ultimately remains quite structured. …
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Price: $331.80 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vietti Lazzarito, Barolo, Piemonte

98/100 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
"With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, the Vietti 2019 Barolo Lazzarito is a historic cornerstone wine of this mighty portfolio. It is also one of the Vietti Barolos that consistently delivers extreme quality and pleasure with each new release. Like the other wines presented here, winemaking is straightforward, with submerged cap fermentations lasting 30 to 35 days (although those times were reduced in 2019 because this vintage was not suited to long maceration times). Serralunga d'Alba always delivers power and richness. There are aromas of dried tobacco leaf, perfumed tea, crushed rose and iron ore. …
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Price: $249.81 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock

Vietti Monvigliero, Barolo, Piemonte
** 97/100 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate **

The “Monvigliero” hillside vineyard has long been considered the most significant cru in Verduno and one of the most valuable in the entire Barolo winegrowing region. Limestone- and clay-rich soil with Marls of Saint Agatha present, and a south/south-western exposure. Altitude around 240 m asl; the average age of the vines is 44 years and there is a density of around 4500 plants per hectare.
The 2018 vintage was the first iteration of this momentous Vietti cru.

Winemaking: Grapes harvested by hand on 8 October 2019. This vineyard is historically recognised as one of the most suitable for whole-grape winemaking (approx. …
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Price: $318.98 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vietti - Ravera
*** 98 Points - Wine Advocate ***

The grapes come from the famous MGA “Ravera” vineyard located in the municipality of Novello. Limestone- and clay-rich soil with Marls of Saint Agatha present. Ravera in Novello is a fabulous hillside vineyard with a western/south-western exposure. Altitude around 400 m asl; the average age of the vines is 34 years and there is a density of around 4500 plants per hectare over a total area of around 2.1 hectares. The oldest part was planted in 1935.

Winemaking: Grapes harvested by hand on 14 October 2019. After gentle pressing, the juice fermented for around four to five weeks in a steel tank, in contact with the skins. …
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Price: $331.80 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock

Tommasi Amarone Classico-MAGNUM
Presented in Wooden Gift Box
***90 Points- Wine Enthusiast***

Amarone, one of the great wines of the world. It is produced from the four Valpolicella grape varieties (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta), which are cultivated high on hillside terraces.

Intense and complex aromas of ripe cherry, black fruit, wild berries, dried potpurri and warm vanilla and cinnamon spices intermingle chocolate and forest floor notes. Dry on the palate, with ripe fruit composition, its high acidity assists in balancing the intensity of fruit very well. Full bodied and warm, concentrated, with excellent structure and flavours of ripe black and red fruits, leather, sweet spice and dark chocolate. …
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Price: $178.07 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Massolino, Barolo Serralunga, Piedmont
***96 ~Points- Wine Enthusiast***
***90 Points- Decanter 2022***

Massolino Barolo 2019 is a concentrated red wine with a complex bouquet of floral, red fruit and spicy aromas over a balsamic and mineral background. On the palate it is voluminous, velvety and round. A medium to full-bodied wine with silky tannins, noticeable acidity and a long, balsamic finish.

"While at the village level in 2018 we seem to find more dilute wines, Massolino should be considered an exception because they produced just a village Barolo, a blend of all their MGAs, including Vigna Rionda. The wine shines for its bright ruby colour, meaty and tarry with a incredible depth of rhubarb and minerality. …
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Price: $63.99 USD
Stock: 25 in Stock

Elio Grasso - Gavarini Chiniera, Piedmont
***96/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***
Special Offer | Was £89 | Now £75

96/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The Gavarini Chiniera vineyard is shaped like an amphitheater with thick forests at the back (which protects from cold air currents) and sandy chalk soil at 380 meters in elevation. This is a special site, and the Elio Grasso 2018 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is always one of Grasso's most easily recognized wines. This vintage is exceptionally bright and vibrant with lifted tones of cherry, plum, blue flower and sweet blood orange. Those primary notes are framed by sensations of dusty white mineral. This mid-weight wine exhibits the deep elegance that was achieved in this vintage. …
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Price: $96.08 USD
Stock: 20 in Stock

Elio Grasso - Ginestra Casa Matè, Piedmont
***95/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate***

The vinification of Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè involves alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, with daily pumping over. Once the malolactic fermentation has been carried out, the wine is aged in 25 hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. After bottling, usually in August, Casa Matè Barolo Ginestra rests in the cellar for 8-10 months before being marketed.

Grape: Nebbiolo
First year of production: 1978
Exposure and altitude: south, 300-350 meters above sea level
Soil type: medium calcareous mixture tending to clayey
Training system and planting density: Guyot, …
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Price: $114.01 USD
Stock: 23 in Stock

La Spinetta -Barbaresco Bordini
***93 Points Robert Parker*** Special Offer | Was £69.95 | Now £49.95

La Spinetta is one Piedmont’s iconic modern wineries having forged an enviable reputation over the last two decades. La Spinetta was founded in 1977 by Giuseppe Rivetti who established the original winery at Castagnole Lanze. Since then it is the second generation, spearheaded by Giorgio Rivetti, that has put La Spinetta on the map with the development of vineyards and estates, talented winemaking and an endless desire to try new things.

La Spinetta started in 1977 but its modern reputation was made in 1995 with the introduction of La Spinetta’s now famous Barbaresco (Gallina). In 2000 La Spinetta bought land in Barolo and set up a brand new winery to produce their Campè Barolo. …
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Price: $63.99 USD
Stock: 23 in Stock

Barolo Vietti - Castiglione, Piedmont
***94/100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate*** Special Offer | was £64.95 | Now £54.95

Medium-intense ruby red colour. On the nose explosive, elegant, charming and immediate. Aromas of prunes, red and black ripe cherry, blackberry, rose petals and tobacco. On the palate it is classic, quite rich and powerful, with notes of alpine herbs and leather on its finish. The tannins are very well-integrated in the fruit structure of the wine.

Vineyard
The Barolo ‘Castiglione’ is our interpretation of a classic Barolo. The grapes for producing this wine are sourced from various very important small vineyards located all over the Barolo region. Geology: calcareous and clayey soil. …
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Price: $70.39 USD
Stock: 36 in Stock

Vietti - Brunate, Piedmont
95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95 Ponts Wine Spectator Special offer | Was £229 | Now £199

The 2018 Vietti Brunate has an intense ruby red colour. Quite explosive, powerful and generous nose. Fruity notes of prunes, grapefruit and citron, with spicy overtones. In the glass it gradually shows violet aromas, very typical of the Brunate vineyard. Full and intense on the palate. The tannins are soft, round and velvety, distinctive of the La Morra terroir. Long finish with sensation of licorice roots.

Vineyard: The grapes are grown in the historical Cru vineyard Brunate, which is located in La Morra, south-facing towards the town of Barolo, at an altitude of 300 to 400 meters a.s.l.. The average age of the grapevines is 55 years, and they are planted with a density of 4,600 vines per hectare, in the Guyot trellis system. …
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Price: $254.93 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock