Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright red. Knockout nose offers flinty red cherry, incense and violet. Very pure flavors of red cherry and redcurrant are complicated on the back by fresh sweet spices and fl...

About this Wine: La Togata is made of 100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes, accurately selected by picking two out of every five. They are then transferred to another cellar, where they are processed...

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...

Wine Spectator: A big, rich style, boasting plum, soy and tobacco aromas and flavors. Features good acidity and firm tannins that bode well for development, with just a touch of heat on the f...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and juicy, sporting cherry, raspberry, rose and spice aromas and flavors, all playing out on the elegant frame. This is a delicate style, favoring finesse over power. Sti...

Wine Spectator: There's great purity to the black cherry and black currant flavors in this red, with support from tobacco and iron notes, along with a hint of chocolate as this winds down. We...

Wine Spectator: A mix of blackberry, plum, licorice and spice highlight this elegant, midweight Barolo. There are some wood tannins, as well as those from the grape, yet this offers adequate ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Camalaione is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Super-ripe blackberries, blueberries, violets and French oak are some of the notes that emerge from thi...

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....

About this Wine: La Serena's Brunello di Montalcino comes from 17 year old vineyards near the famed Montesoli Cru. The vineyards, planted at 350 meters above sea level on clayey, calcareous so...

Wine Spectator: Displays very ripe aromas of crushed blackberry and dark chocolate, with notes of cream. Full-bodied, with mineral, blueberry and lemon peel flavors and firm acidity. A racy w...

Wine Spectator: Shows lovely fresh, ripe fruit aromas on the nose, with dried cherry and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh, balanced finish. Best after 201...

Wine Spectator: Though bright and elegant, sporting cherry and raspberry flavors, this red is lean and dominated by tea and tobacco notes on the firm finish. Sangiovese. 2,750 cases made. -BS

Wine Spectator: Silky, with intense aromas and flavors of tar, cherry, plum and balsamic, this delivers both power and grace, with a long finish. The balance is there, yet this needs time to ...

Wine Spectator: A supple, sophisticated red, whose smooth texture provides a foil for the black currant, raspberry and rosemary flavors. Intense and concentrated, with a fresh, powerful finis...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Wild aromas of camphor, mocha, coffee, wild herbs and earth; distinctly less fruity than the 2008 Barolos here. Lush, velvety and fine-grained; nicely fresh but not currently...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Chiarlo's major Barbera property is half of a very large estate which he divided with Piero Antinori. It is in an exceptional spot in Agliano d'Asti, something which is easily...