2007 Wine from Italy

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: An impressively structured wine. Aromas of blueberries and blackberries with hints of violets. Full body with velvety, rich tannins. Very tannic and powerful, yet the tannins are polished and pretty. Layers of everything...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: You'll want to give this beautiful Barolo 5–10 more years to age in your cellar. At this early stage in its life, Costa Grimaldi shows amazing potential thanks to its aromas of big red fruit and spice. Don't let those...

Vinous, 96 points: The 2007 L'Apparita is a bit richer and deeper than the 2009, but it never loses its essential personality. Hints of tertiary complexity are just beginning to develop now that the 2007 has been in bottle for a few years...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: Starts off with a bacon, meat character and then blows open to flowers and dark fruits. Wild. Full and very firm, with racy and polished tannins and a beautiful finish. Balance and juicy, with a bright refreshing acidity...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: White truffles and red fruits all over. Full and silky with loads of fruit in the back palate. Juicy and wonderful. Love it. Powerful style. Great depth. Hard not to drink it but built for aging. Try it after 2015.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: Now we're talking. The 2007 Trento Metodo Classico Extra Brut Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore (disgorged in 2018) is a pure expression of Chardonnay. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel, and the wine ages in...