Italian Red Wine Over $100

This small vineyard produced one of Italy's first cru wines. Located at the top of Altesino's vineyards is the prestigious Montosoli vineyard where ancient limestone soils with the 360 degree ... read more...

The Altesino 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (with 10,000 bottles made) shows a tight and firm delivery with the abundant fruit and the generous richness that is associated with this warm and sunn... read more...

Extremely aromatic with sage, lavender, blackberries and currants. Full-bodied with chewy and very polished tannins that melt into the wine. Foursquare and slightly austere. Fresh and well framed. A w... read more...

Solaia 2018 is an intense ruby red color. Its nose offers intense notes of dark, ripe fruit in particular blueberries and black currants that merge seamlessly with pleasant sensations of dried flowers... read more...

The 2019 vintage Solaia is deep ruby red in color. The nose offers complex notes of red fruit, apricots and red oranges with hints of rose petals. Distinct aromas of coffee beans, chocolate, licorice ... read more...

Solaia 2020 is ruby red in color. Exceptional intensity and complexity on the nose: notes of wild berries, especially blueberries, raspberries and currants that intermingle with sweet hints of plums, ... read more...

The 2020 Tignanello is an intense ruby red in color. Complex notes of ripe red fruits, especially cherries, are highlighted along with berries and floral notes. Its bouquet is complemented by notes of... read more...

The 2021 Tignanello is every bit as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel and then just after bottling. Silky and polished, with exceptional finesse, the 2021 has all the pedigree to become a m... read more...

The wine holds the power and style of the fantastic 2020 vintage. On the nose, very evident notes of plum and morello cherry typical of Brunello, but also a light spiciness, with well-integrated bois&... read more...

25th Anniversary is the result of in-depth research and careful clonal selection of Sagrantino’s best grapes. This jubilee wine was produced for the first time in 1993 to celebrate the winery&rs... read more...

Vintage Report A dry June and July led to a hot August with occasional light rain. September was cool with a fair amount of rain in the week leading into harvest, which began on September 10. Vinifica... read more...

Vintage Report: A hot and dry year with constant warrn temperatures frorn May through August which permitted the vines to reach perfect ripeness and produce grapes perfect for full-bodied, long-lived ... read more...

In 2020 a mild and dry winter, distinguished by temperatures higher than average, was followed by a cool spring characterized by high day-night temperature swings and one very exceptional snowfall on ... read more...

This is a structured and solid Amarone, with dried fruits, sultanas, figs and iron. It’s full-bodied, yet compacted and tannic with a long and persistent finish. One for the cellar, but already ... read more...

While much is written about the difference between northern and southern Montalcino wines, Cerbaiona lies in an intermediate zone. Consequently, the vineyard yields beautiful fruit which balances the ... read more...

Amarone differs from Valpolicella for two simple reasons. The first concerns the duration of the drying process, which in the case of Amarone can be prolonged to three months instead of one and a half... read more...

Amarone differs from Valpolicella for two simple reasons. The first concerns the duration of the drying process, which in the case of Amarone can be prolonged to three months instead of one and a half... read more...

Amarone differs from Valpolicella for two simple reasons. The first concerns the duration of the drying process, which in the case of Amarone can be prolonged to three months instead of one and a half... read more...

The Dal Forno family has been making wine since 1983. Located in Val D’Illasi, the estate consists of 65 acres of vines planted to traditional indigenous varieties of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondine... read more...

Spring began with 20 days of sub-normal temperaures, followed by soaring temperatures at the end of April. Heavy rains were common in the mountain and hillsides plantings. The beginning of summer was ... read more...

Tasting Notes: Color: Ruby red with orange reflections. Bouquet: The bouquet is intense with tertiarynotes of rose, leather, tobacco, and emerging notes of violet. Flavor: The taste is ampleand embrac... read more...

The 2017 Barolo Ravera leaves us really satisfied, offering a nose loaded with crunchy fruit, violet, licorice, tobacco and spicy aromas; it is fresh, energetic and elegant, a sign that the hot vintag... read more...

The 2018 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice proves to be the most powerful expression among all those produced with the grapes from Ravera MGA. Dressed in a light garnet red color that immediately refers to... read more...

With its perfumed mix of dried flowers, spices and savory plum sauce, the bouquet on the 1984 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo reminds me more of an exotic herbal tea or florist shop than wine. Its color... read more...