Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 A Quo is insanely beautiful. It boasts gorgeous, well-delineated aromatics and tons of energy. The vibrancy of the fruit is impossible not to admire. Red plums, raspb...

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...

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...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (from south-facing 40-year-old vines in Terlo; the bottling that's labeled Terlo is from southeast-facing vines 20 to 25 years of age.): Bright red-ruby. Deep, very ripe aro...

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...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2008 Barbera d'Asti Bricco dell'Uccellone is a gorgeous wine. Layers of graphite and minerals run through the dark fruit, contributing notable drive and energy to the fini...

About this Wine: Barolo Cannubi Boschis is the flagship wine and is the one that earned Luciano his early success, being one of the first Italian wines to earn 100 points from the noted critic...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red. Expressive aromas of red cherry, red plum, minerals and violet. Dense, pliant and lively, with penetrating flavors of red cherry, pomegranate, redcurrant jelly and...

About this Wine: The grapes were all harvested by hand and collected in boxes holding from 33 to 44 lb., after they were destalked and very lightly crushed. The fermentation cellar was pla...

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: Plenty of blackberry, cherry and red licorice character. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Delicious, rich wine. Best after 2006. 13,600 cases made. (JS)

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: In a modern vein, exhibiting black cherry and blackberry fruit tinged with vanilla and resin flavors. The pure fruit is matched to a fluid, glycerinelike texture. Fine length....

Wine Spectator: This is distinctive, with an intense balsamic flavor backed by plum,cherry and spice notes. Sweet and ample for the vintage, covering the firm, underlying tannins. Everything ...

Wine Spectator: Lightly chewy tannins and aromatic subnotes of pencil shavings, dried thyme and smoke support flavors of candied cherry, licorice string, dried cranberry and bresaola. This is...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chianti Classico is a model of elegance and class. Firm yet well-integrated tannins provide the backdrop for expressive red cherries, licorice, tobacco and spices. Th...

About this Wine: Vinification:  
Maceration on skins in rotor fermentor:  
10-12 days for Barbera, 12-14 days for Nebbiolo
 followed by 16-18 months in new French...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, full ruby-red. Sexy aromas of of dark cherry, smoky minerality and mocha, plus an exotic whiff of white fruits. Lush and seamless, showing an almost port-like ripene...

Wine Spectator: Lush and bordering on chocolate in flavor, delivering more typical tobacco and licorice notes and a touch of blackberry. This is dense, but in a chunky way rather than supple....