95+ The 2021 I Sodi di San Niccolò is a powerhouse. Many recent vintages have been showier, but not the 2021. It's a wine that is going to require many years to shed its baby fat. Dark fruit, lavender, rose petal, menthol...

The pedigree and purity of this red are evident immediately from its black currant, blackberry, pomegranate, violet and wild herb aromas. Saturated with red and black fruit and picking up licorice and mineral elements...

The organic and biodynamic Caiarossa 2021 Caiarossa is a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Petit Verdot and Grenache, in descending order of importance. It shows a velvety and darkly...

The Tenuta degli Dei 2021 Cavalli is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 35% Petit Verdot aged in both barrique and tonneaux for 18 months, followed by a brief time in cement. This is an inky dark...

Tenuta degli Dei is a gorgeous estate surrounded by horse paddocks in Panzano in Chianti. The 2021 Le Redini is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Alicante from a site with loose soils rich in schistic galestro. What stands...

Lovely perfumes of flowers, fresh plums and red berries with some stones. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins that blend into the wine. Finely pixelated. Just a hint of bitterness at the end. A blend of 65% sangiovese...

A saturated red /purple hue, the 2021 Chianti Classico Filetta Di Lamole is spicy and deep with aromas of black cherry, toasted rosemary, pine, and violets. It offers medium to full-bodied richness, with ripe tannins, a...

This is opulent and dense, setting the stage for black cherry, blackberry, wild rosemary and iron aromas and flavors. A lively version, with fine balance overall and a tannic grip on the lingering finish. Sangiovese and...

The organic Tenuta Sette Ponti 2021 Crognolo is a mid-entry blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot that goes into oak for up to 14 months. Fruit is harvested from a historic clone of Sangiovese found on this estate. The...

95+ The 2021 I Sodi di San Niccolò is a powerhouse. Many recent vintages have been showier, but not the 2021. It's a wine that is going to require many years to shed its baby fat. Dark fruit, lavender, rose petal, menthol...

The 2021 La Villa is Altare's Barbera/Nebbiolo blend. It is one of the very few wines in its peer group that remains compelling. If anything, the blend is more intriguing than the two individual components (Larigi and...

The Arianna Occhipinti 2021 Frappato Vino di Contrada BB comes from the Contrada Bombolieri, a one-hectare site with a thin layer of white sand soil at the surface and a mix of compact limestone rock underground. The wine...

I am lucky enough to have a few bottles of this at home, and it is absolutely a wine that I recommend. Savoury in the best way of Tuscan wines, with underbrush and sage spices. Hard to beat the pairing with tagliatelle...

The 2021 Nardo is elegant, finessed and classy to the core. White pepper, chalk, mint, blood orange, dried flowers and cedar give the 2021 striking aromatic presence and energy. I don't remember a Nardo with much...

A spiced and savory red with chalky tannins and vibrant fruit character. Smooth and dusty on the dry, medium-bodied palate, with red berry, citrus peel and dried herb nuances. I like the zesty and minerally complexity...