James Suckling: This is juicy and rich, with lots of dried berries and cherries on the nose and palate. Full bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Structured Chianti Classico. Best ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, deep ruby. Knockout nose combines blackberry, bitter chocolate, mocha, roast coffee, tar and pungent herbs, all lifted by a violet topnote. Large-scaled and fat with f...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Barolo is pure class. Tobacco, incense, crushed rocks and dried flowers fuse into a juicy, expressive core of dark fruit. The 2008 stands out for its balance and over...

Wine Enthusiast: Here is textbook Barolo with long, fine tannins and elegant aromas of small berry fruit, mesquite wood, tar and black licorice. The wine also offers warm earthy notes and a fr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Syrah caresses the palate with generous blueberries, blackberries and French oak. There isn't much varietal character or nuance here, instead the wine impresses for i...

About this Wine: The grapes that go into the Rosso are exactly the same as those used for the Brunello. The decision is taken about which wine to use them for only after the vinification has b...

Wine Enthusiast: Ferrari's Brut Perlé (made with 100% Chardonnay) offers soft, foamy perlage that enhances a sense of softness and fullness on the palate. Crisp and tonic, it drinks very well ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red-ruby. Sexy oak notes complement aromas of black raspberry and nuts. Lush, sweet and silky-rich, with noteworthy finesse to the cassis flavor. Finishes with env...

About this Wine: Made from 100% nebbiolo grapes, from 15-20 yr old vines, in the Ginestra  Cru area. Grapes are macerated on their skins in rotor fermentors for 7-10 days. Maturation ...

Wine Spectator: There's plenty of ripe black cherry and plum fruit here, offset by leather, earth, a resinous oak note and gripping tannins. Features vivid acidity, concentration and intensit...

About this Wine: The Castello di Brolio expresses the refined elegance that only the specific terroir of Brolio could produce. It is the "great wine" achieved by selecting the best grapes of B...

Wine Spectator: Shows loads of new toasty wood on the nose, with intensely ripe fruit. Full-bodied, very chewy and slightly austere from the new wood. But should come around beautifully with ...

About this Wine: "In 1965, the Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta planted two more vineyards comprised of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc; the new "Sassicaia" vineyard was situated app...

Wine Spectator: Bright aromas of crushed berry and raspberry, with a hint of mineral. Full-bodied and very round, with lovely velvety tannins and a long finish. Big and boisterous. Almost rus...

Wine Spectator: This is very jammy on the nose, but impressive with lots of raspberry and blackberry aromas. Full-bodied, soft and round, with loads of opulent fruit. Lots of vanilla on the f...

Wine Spectator: Pretty blackberry, cherry and licorice aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a smoke-, berry- and chocolate-flavored finish. A pretty wine. T...

Wine Spectator: Interesting aromas of fresh mushrooms and ripe fruit follow through to a full-bodied palate, with mahogany character and a plummy finish. Needs some time to come together. Bea...

Wine Spectator: Beautiful aromas of blackberry, meat and light toasty oak follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a rich, decadent aftertaste. Opulent and stylish. Caber...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 1998 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano is a single-vineyard wine, very fine but from a good, instead of an excellent, vintage. The nose, though powerful, is...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep inky ruby. Pure, refined aromas of fresh blackcurrant, minerals, violet and coffee liqueur. Then pure and suave in the mouth, with excellent density to the blackberry and...