Italy

91 points Wine & Spirits"Scents of spearmint and sweet basil lead into flavors of lime, kiwi, and green apple skin. The texture is silky, and the light sweetness amplifies the considerable fruit flavors while lively acidity freshens the finish. Those...

94+ points Wine Advocate"From celebrated winemaker Carlo Ferrini, the Alberelli di Giodo 2016 Sicilia Nerello Mascalese marks a beautiful inaugural performance for what promises to be a name to watch on Etna. This wine shows power and depth with radiant...

95 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2019 Barbaresco Rio Sordo is ripe with red cherry, licorice, and pressed roses. Generous and balanced, it offers wonderful purity and a supple texture, as well as fine tannins and a long finish. It is elegant and rounded as it...

96+ Vinous"Impressing from the first tilt of the glass, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino makes itself known, with a heady burst of exotic spice and crushed ashen stone giving way to dried black cherries and grilled herbs. This combines the energy of the...

90 points Wine Enthusiast"Fresh and refined, this lovely, easygoing sparkler opens with heady scents of white spring wildflower, white stone fruit and a whiff of Mediterranean brush. Savory and crisp, the vibrant palate doles out ripe white peach, green...

92 points Vinous"The 2017 Chianti Classico is bright, floral and beautifully lifted, with lovely red berry and rose petal character. Pliant and supple, with terrific balance, the Querciabella 2017 is one of the more refined, restrained Chianti Classicos...

Jancis Robinson"One night of skin contact in the press and fermented in stainless steel. The grapes used to be eaten as table grapes until Cataldo started to ferment them from 2012 on instead.Brilliant straw yellow. Subdued and, at first, a little...

92 points John Gilman, View from the Cellar"The Sassetti family owns the famed Pertimali estate in Brunello di Montalcino. Today, Lorenzo Sassetti is the proprietor and winemaker for the property. The family’s Montecucco bottling is fairly new,...

100 points Wine Advocate"Here it is: A quintessential Sassicaia that represents the excellence of the vintage and also respects the unique taste profile of this distinguished Tuscan blend of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc. The Tenuta San Guido 2021...

91 points Vinous"The 2021 Le Difese is redolent of crushed red berry fruit, rose petal, lavender, spice and sweet pipe tobacco. Medium in body yet nicely layered, the 2021 is impeccably balanced. It is also a sheer delight to taste at this early stage...

97 points Falstaff"Brilliant, rich garnet red. Very dense, rich and appealing nose of raspberry, rose petals and confit cherry. On the palate this is very vivid, juicy and endowed with fine-meshed tannin that literally rolls over the palate. A long...

97 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Tasted from barrel, the 2020 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia will be presented in the fall but won’t hit the market until spring of the following year. This is a beauty, so generous and opulent with fully...