2007 Wine from Italy

Wine Spectator, 91 points: A powerful and rich red with blackberry milk chocolate and cherry character. Full and soft. Best from 2011 through 2016. 3900 cases made. -JS

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: Voerzio's 2007 Barolo Cerequio is a wonderful counter to the virile imposing Brunate. Sweet red fruit flowers and menthol are woven into a nuanced textured fabric of notable class and elegance. The Cerequio possesses...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: A blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, the 2007 Alzero is an Amarone-inspired red blend. The two Cabernet varieties undergo a three-month appassimento process and the Merlot is added at the...

jamessuckling.com, 100 points: What a surprise. Best La Serra ever from here. Perfection. This is really ripe with dark and dried fruits. Almost raisiny with grilled meat too. Full bodied with an insane amount of power and fruit. Incredible depth and...

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, 95 points: The 2007 Saffredi is drop-dead gorgeous. Roasted coffee beans grilled herbs mocha and dark fruit emerge from this beautiful textured wine. The richness of the fruit radiates through to the long polished finish. The 2007...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: The 2006 Vin San Giusto is simply exquisite. Dried figs, burnt sugar, smoke, anise and wild flowers all flesh out as this suave, polished sweet wine show off its considerable personality. Despite a whopping 430 grams of...