Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Ruby-red. Balsamic red cherry, ripe plum, graphite, milk chocolate and herbs on the nose. Enters dense, juicy and suave, then turns sweeter and softer, with balsamic, extremel...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep red. Blueberry, licorice, brown spices and menthol on the complex nose. Richer and broader than the village wine, with more intense and complex flavors of spicy blac...

About this Wine:  Barolo Le Vigne is often a dark and impenetrable wine in its youth, where the tannins and structure from the Monforte vineyard sites make the wine less approachable. Wit...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Barolo Nei Cannubi is a dark, hulking wine of uncharacteristic power and richness. Waves of dark fruit completely cover the palate in a bold style that sits on the ra...

About this Wine: The modern history of the Scavino family starts with this vineyard, within the Fiasco cru. Here the Nebbiolo grapes were always the best: consequently in 1978 young Enrico con...

About this Wine: For many Barolo lovers, Cannubi is the most exceptional cru. A grand cru needs more attention in the vineyard so that the wine can express all of its elegance. In order to max...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($135) Medium red, a bit brighter than the Latricieres. Lively aromas of red cherry, raspberry and minerals. More tightly wound than the Latricieres, with a solid supporting s...

Rhone Report, The: Tasted out of barrel and showing loads of promise, the 2007 Core Cuvée Fletcher Alta Mesa, 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre, has great aromatics of both red and black fruits, ta...

Bob Campbell, MW: 34% CS, 33% M, 21% CF, 12% Malbec Dense yet elegant wine with appealing sweet fruit and focused berry, plum and spice flavours together with subtle oak. Delicately perfumed wi...

Bob Campbell, MW: 55% CS, 26% M, 11% CF, 6% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot. Richer wine than Destinae with more palate weight and mouthfeel. Dark berry, plum, chocolate and spicy oak with a subtle ear...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Reticent aromas of cherry liqueur and smoke. Opulent, sweet and generous, with an almost roasted quality to the fruit and less floral lift and refinement than the ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good full, dark red. Deep, pure, brooding aromas of black cherry, licorice and leather, plus a hint of oak spices. Offers lovely aromatic lift but comes across as tightly wo...

About this Wine: Pacenti's Brunello di Montalcino is a great Sangiovese, and a true reflection of the potential of the estate's terroir. Clearly, everything begins with meticulous selectio...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium red. Redcurrant, rust, smoke, tobacco and earth on the nose. Supple and fleshy, with good sweetness to the flavors of plum, smoke and truffle. The best of these 2007s t...

Wine Spectator: Laced with plum, mint, tobacco and vanilla flavors, with a hint of chocolate, this generous, fruit-driven Barolo is open and inviting. The tannins circle the fruit on the fini...

James Suckling: Aromas of ripe plums and berries and hints of tar. Full body, with velvety tannins and a lovely texture. Fruit and coffee character on the palate. Structured. Classy and power...

About this Wine: Poggio Antico's Brunello di Montalcino is typically deep and intense ruby red in color. The  bouquet is well developed and persistent, and increases in intensity with fur...

Wine Spectator: A mix of cherry, strawberry, earth, iron and dried beef aromas and flavors make this complex in a lighter style. Balanced between the fruit, moderate acidity and tannins. Very...

James Suckling: Bright aromas of raspberries and blackberries, follow through to a full body, with chewy, polished tannins and a juicy finish. Intense wine. Made from a vineyard selection. Be...

Wine Spectator: Very enticing aromas of violet, blueberry and sandalwood follow through to a full body, with medium sweetness, ultra refined tannins and a very long finish. This just coats th...