Tasting Notes: The Castello di Verduno Barbaresco shows aromas and flavors of red currants, raspberries, sandalwood and rose petal. Elegant, delicious when young but will age for several years. The grapes come from the Faset and... Read More
Tasting Notes: Aromas recall tart black cherries, leather, fresh-cut vanilla bean and oak on the Fontodi Chianti Classico. The palate is so well-crafted with a silky ball of tannins surrounded by layers of blue and red fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: Chiesamonti is a 1.3-hectare parcel adjacent to the town of San Felice in Castelnuovo Berardenga, with a stonier soil profile and a lower clay content than Giovanna’s home turf. The vines, now over a decade... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Luigi Tecce Maman Bianco is a blend of two native grape varieties, Fiano and Greco. On the nose it offers aromas of tropical fruit, such as pineapple and mango, along with citrus notes of lemon and grapefruit,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The second of Bea’s two early and highly influential skin-macerated white wines, “Santa Chiara” hails from the fabled Pagliaro cru, and combines roughly equal proportions of five varieties: Garganega,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ronchi di Cialla Schioppettino di Cialla is dark-fruited, dense and ripe, bursting with an aromatic complexity. Spicy and profound at first sip, the balance of tannins and acidity perfectly frame the fruit aspect... Read More