The nose of the Valentini Trebbiano was rich yet fresh with fragrant white floral notes, minerals, a hint of wood and undergrowth. On the palate, it was focused and rich with pit fruits and citrus notes filling the senses and leading to a clean and fresh finish.
The nose was rich and spicy with confectionary notes of berry tartlet. On the palate, it was firm with intense ripe mixed berries against rough tannin that dried out the finish. This wine should be buried in the cellar for another few years.
The nose showed intense raspberry jam, sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate, a vibrant and juicy mix of berries, floral notes and spice with dark chocolate filled the senses. The finish was medium-long with subtle tannins and lingering berry in chocolate notes. This will drink well with a good decant but should also be considered for the cellar.
The highly-expressive nose showed rich currants, chalky minerals, and floral notes. It was juicy and exciting on the palate with pure dark red fruits. The finish was clean and fresh with pretty inner floral notes.
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
The nose showed lean raspberry, mountain herbs and hints of manure. On the palate, I found lean red fruits, savory notes and rough tannin that stayed through the palate-coating finish. It’s an excellent example of cool weather Cabernet and worth trying.
The ’04 Villero Riserva was one of the most intense yet balanced young Baroli that I have ever tasted. The nose showed rich elegant cherries, medicinal herbs, sweet spices and a subtle sheen of vanilla. On the palate, pure red berry fruit gave way to tar and menthol as this elegant wine turned to a structure that coated the entire palate in silky tannin and staying red fruits until the long close.
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
The nose showed rich dark berries, herbs and wood tones in an elegant expression of Sangiovese. On the palate, it was intense and mouth-filling with mixed berry fruit that turned juicy. Tannins lingered on the finish but didn’t get in the way of enjoying this bottle now. It will likely get even better with cellaring.
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The nose showed rich, sweet dark fruits of raisins and black cherries. On the palate, it was large-scaled but not sweet with cherries and herbal notes. The finish was long and mouth-coating.
The nose showed red berries, animal musk, herbs and a hint of eraser. On the palate, it was juicy with red fruits, cedar and inner floral notes. The long, lingering finish showed sour fruits and silky tannin. This 100% Sangiovese was highly enjoyable.
The nose showed floral notes, apple and citrus with woodland bark and stems. On the palate, it was elegant and rich but turned juicy in the mouth showing citrus and minerals which stayed into the clean fresh finish.
The nose showed red berries, cedar box, herbs and classic earthy Serralunga notes. On the palate, it was lean yet focused with red fruits up front but backward and bent in on itself, as the structure of this wine muted the palate. This wine needs time to truly show its potential. Give it another ten years before even attempting to understand what lies ahead.
On the nose, I found bright strawberry, floral perfume, cedar box and dark chocolate. On the palate, it was juicy with dark fruits, herbs and bell pepper. The finish was clean with drying tannins. It’s a pure expression of Cabernet that deserves more attention.
The nose showed rich mixed berries and dark chocolate. On the palate, it was elegant and smooth with dark berry fruit, yet it lacked depth. The finish was short with tannins dominating the close.
The nose showed sweet cherry, hard candies, spices, and a balancing note of undergrowth. On the palate, it was structured with focused black fruit and dark woods tones. Blackberry lingered on the finish with gruff tannin. This wine was beautiful but needs time in the cellar to truly shine.
The nose was rich and elegant with undergrowth, woodland notes, and ripe berries in a buttery crust. On the palate, it was full-bodied and focused with enveloping red fruits and velvety tannins.
The nose showed lemon and lime with honey suckle and mineral notes. On the palate, it was fresh with citrus and stone. The finish was clean and juicy with lingering citrus and minerals.
The nose showed dark red and blue fruits with a minty, airy note. On the palate, it was lean and focused yet very young as the tannins took over through the close. It needs more time or a good decant to show it’s true potential.
The nose was intense with sauvignon fruit as aromas of citrus, herbs and pungent floral notes penetrated the senses. On the palate, it showed juicy citrus and inner floral notes. The mouth-coating finish was beautifully fresh as it melted away from the palate.
The nose showed red berries, hint of herbs and confectioners sugar. On the palate, it was penetrating with black fruits that gave way to rough tannin on the finish. This was a beautiful Syrah that needs a few more years to come together.
The nose showed white floral notes, ground wheat and hints of undergrowth. On the palate, it was fresh and juicy with lingering floral notes and tangerine peel showing through the finish.
The nose showed a beautiful mix of floral notes, honey, peach, and sweet spice. On the palate, it was weighty yet juicy, showing sweet peach nectar with medicinal herbs which lead to a long finish with white fruits and roasted nuts.
On the nose, I found apple, woodland and notes of undergrowth. On the palate, it was aggressive with mouthwatering acidity and smoky notes. The finish was clean and wonderfully fresh.
The nose showed sweet floral notes and peach. On the palate, it was smooth and smoky with a mineral twinge that pleased the senses. The staying finish showed citrus notes and lingered for close to a minute on the mid-palate.
2009 Azienda Agricola Valentini Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 92 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
The nose of the Valentini Trebbiano was rich yet fresh with fragrant white floral notes, minerals, a hint of wood and undergrowth. On the palate, it was focused and rich with pit fruits and citrus notes filling the senses and leading to a clean and fresh finish.
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2008 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano 89 Points
Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino
The nose was rich and spicy with confectionary notes of berry tartlet. On the palate, it was firm with intense ripe mixed berries against rough tannin that dried out the finish. This wine should be buried in the cellar for another few years.
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2008 Piaggia (Vannucci) Carmignano Riserva Piaggia 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Carmignano
The nose showed intense raspberry jam, sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate, a vibrant and juicy mix of berries, floral notes and spice with dark chocolate filled the senses. The finish was medium-long with subtle tannins and lingering berry in chocolate notes. This will drink well with a good decant but should also be considered for the cellar.
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2008 Conte Emo Capodilista Cabernet Sauvignon Colli Euganei Ireneo 93 Points
Italy, Veneto, Colli Euganei
The highly-expressive nose showed rich currants, chalky minerals, and floral notes. It was juicy and exciting on the palate with pure dark red fruits. The finish was clean and fresh with pretty inner floral notes.
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2006 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo 92 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
The nose showed lean raspberry, mountain herbs and hints of manure. On the palate, I found lean red fruits, savory notes and rough tannin that stayed through the palate-coating finish. It’s an excellent example of cool weather Cabernet and worth trying.
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2004 Vietti Barolo Riserva Villero 97 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
The ’04 Villero Riserva was one of the most intense yet balanced young Baroli that I have ever tasted. The nose showed rich elegant cherries, medicinal herbs, sweet spices and a subtle sheen of vanilla. On the palate, pure red berry fruit gave way to tar and menthol as this elegant wine turned to a structure that coated the entire palate in silky tannin and staying red fruits until the long close.
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2006 Salcheto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Salco Evoluzione 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
The nose showed rich dark berries, herbs and wood tones in an elegant expression of Sangiovese. On the palate, it was intense and mouth-filling with mixed berry fruit that turned juicy. Tannins lingered on the finish but didn’t get in the way of enjoying this bottle now. It will likely get even better with cellaring.
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2006 Lorenzo Begali Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Monte Ca' Bianca 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The nose showed rich, sweet dark fruits of raisins and black cherries. On the palate, it was large-scaled but not sweet with cherries and herbal notes. The finish was long and mouth-coating.
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2008 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The nose showed red berries, animal musk, herbs and a hint of eraser. On the palate, it was juicy with red fruits, cedar and inner floral notes. The long, lingering finish showed sour fruits and silky tannin. This 100% Sangiovese was highly enjoyable.
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2010 Ronco dei Tassi Collio Fosarin 89 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
The nose showed floral notes, apple and citrus with woodland bark and stems. On the palate, it was elegant and rich but turned juicy in the mouth showing citrus and minerals which stayed into the clean fresh finish.
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2005 Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
The nose showed red berries, cedar box, herbs and classic earthy Serralunga notes. On the palate, it was lean yet focused with red fruits up front but backward and bent in on itself, as the structure of this wine muted the palate. This wine needs time to truly show its potential. Give it another ten years before even attempting to understand what lies ahead.
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2008 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Maestro Raro Toscana IGT 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
On the nose, I found bright strawberry, floral perfume, cedar box and dark chocolate. On the palate, it was juicy with dark fruits, herbs and bell pepper. The finish was clean with drying tannins. It’s a pure expression of Cabernet that deserves more attention.
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2007 Còlpetrone Montefalco Sagrantino 87 Points
Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino
The nose showed rich mixed berries and dark chocolate. On the palate, it was elegant and smooth with dark berry fruit, yet it lacked depth. The finish was short with tannins dominating the close.
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2007 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici 92 Points
Italy, Campania, Taurasi DOCG
The nose showed sweet cherry, hard candies, spices, and a balancing note of undergrowth. On the palate, it was structured with focused black fruit and dark woods tones. Blackberry lingered on the finish with gruff tannin. This wine was beautiful but needs time in the cellar to truly shine.
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2009 Umani Ronchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Casal di Serra 88 Points
Italy, Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore
The nose showed peach jam and butter cookie. On the palate, it was rich, broad and juicy with citrus notes that stayed into the finish.
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2008 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Sassicaia
The nose was rich and elegant with undergrowth, woodland notes, and ripe berries in a buttery crust. On the palate, it was full-bodied and focused with enveloping red fruits and velvety tannins.
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2010 Mastroberardino Greco di Tufo 90 Points
Italy, Campania, Greco di Tufo DOCG
The nose showed lemon and lime with honey suckle and mineral notes. On the palate, it was fresh with citrus and stone. The finish was clean and juicy with lingering citrus and minerals.
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2009 Fattoria Petrolo Galatrona 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose showed dark red and blue fruits with a minty, airy note. On the palate, it was lean and focused yet very young as the tannins took over through the close. It needs more time or a good decant to show it’s true potential.
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2010 Girlan Sauvignon Flora 92 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol
The nose was intense with sauvignon fruit as aromas of citrus, herbs and pungent floral notes penetrated the senses. On the palate, it showed juicy citrus and inner floral notes. The mouth-coating finish was beautifully fresh as it melted away from the palate.
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2008 Tenimenti d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Cortona
The nose showed red berries, hint of herbs and confectioners sugar. On the palate, it was penetrating with black fruits that gave way to rough tannin on the finish. This was a beautiful Syrah that needs a few more years to come together.
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NV Ricci Curbastro Franciacorta Satèn 91 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
The nose showed white floral notes, ground wheat and hints of undergrowth. On the palate, it was fresh and juicy with lingering floral notes and tangerine peel showing through the finish.
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2009 Feudi del Pisciotto Passito Gianfranco Ferre 92 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
The nose showed a beautiful mix of floral notes, honey, peach, and sweet spice. On the palate, it was weighty yet juicy, showing sweet peach nectar with medicinal herbs which lead to a long finish with white fruits and roasted nuts.
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2007 Ricci Curbastro Franciacorta Extra Brut 90 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Franciacorta DOCG
On the nose, I found apple, woodland and notes of undergrowth. On the palate, it was aggressive with mouthwatering acidity and smoky notes. The finish was clean and wonderfully fresh.
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2008 Cantina Terlan Terlano Nova Domus Riserva 90 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano
The nose showed sweet floral notes and peach. On the palate, it was smooth and smoky with a mineral twinge that pleased the senses. The staying finish showed citrus notes and lingered for close to a minute on the mid-palate.
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