The 2020 Barolo Campe is La Spinetta’s signature Barolo—opulent, structured, and unmistakably modern in style, yet increasingly refined with each passing vintage. Grown at high elevation in Grinzane Cavour on calcareous soils,... Read More
Nicely oaky and gorgeously delineated, the '16 Barbaresco Gallina layers its lush red and blue fruits on a graceful framework of rose petals, baking spices, cigar wrapper, warm river rocks, and pressed mint. Barbaresco Gallina... Read More
Wild, brambly black cherries, crisp currants, and a kiss of blood orange dance with fresh loam, crushed herbs, pencil lead, baking spices and potpourri in the massive, intense '16 Barbaresco Valeirano. Showing Barbaresco's... Read More
The 2021 Barbaresco Starderi is a bold, structured, and aromatically intense single-vineyard Nebbiolo from one of La Spinetta’s most iconic crus, located in the commune of Neive. The south-facing vineyard sits on calcareous... Read More
The IWM signature remains my “go-to†house rose. A unique blend of Sangiovese and Prugnolo Gentile, a Sangiovese clone, the 2024 release challenges last year’s performance. In 2024, there is a little more color, ripeness,... Read More
The 2019 Irancy Bourgogne Rouge from Domaine Richoux is a vibrant, terroir-driven expression of cool-climate Pinot Noir, offering surprising depth and finesse from a lesser-known corner of Burgundy. The 2019 vintage provided excellent... Read More
The 2022 Cornas Les Chaillots is a brilliant and expressive Syrah that captures the wild soul of Cornas with uncommon finesse. Sourced from lower-slope vineyards with relatively younger vines—though still up to 40 years old—Les... Read More
The 2005 Lynch-Bages in 1.5L magnum is a commanding, cellar-worthy Pauillac from one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of the early 21st century. A classic Left Bank blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Cabernet... Read More
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru is a refined and deeply textured Chardonnay from one of the village’s most prized premier cru vineyards, located near the border with Meursault. Les Combettes is known for producing... Read More
The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Vide Bourse is a powerful and finely sculpted Chardonnay from a small, prized premier cru that borders the great Bâtard-Montrachet. Vide Bourse is known for producing wines with depth and... Read More
Ornellaia 2022 in the 3L double magnum format is a powerful, structured, and age-worthy interpretation of Bolgheri’s coastal terroir, with the added benefit of slow, graceful aging that comes from large-format bottling. The... Read More
The 2022 Ornellaia in 1.5L magnum format is a bold yet remarkably composed expression of Bolgheri’s maritime terroir in a warm, sun-filled vintage. The blend—typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Cabernet... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "IWM tasted this wine once again with winemaker Axel Heinz, and the Ornellaia team. Once again in a line up that included some serious wines, it was this little bold white that captured... Read More
The 2021 Barolo Brunate is a refined yet powerful expression of one of Barolo’s most storied crus. The wine opens with intense aromatics of dried rose petals, wild cherry, orange peel, licorice, and crushed stone—classic markers... Read More
The 2021 Barolo Ravera is a vivid, energetic expression of this high-elevation cru in Novello, known for producing some of Barolo’s most structured and long-lived wines. Vietti’s interpretation is precise and powerful, shaped... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "This is a generous, silky textured Reserva Ardanza and one of the most exciting debuts we have tasted since its birth in 1942. The estate has been able to use the fruit from their new... Read More
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a powerful yet refined expression of Sangiovese, crafted only in exceptional vintages and aged extensively in large Slavonian oak casks. It opens with aromas of dark cherry, dried rose,... Read More
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "This is, once again, one of the most exciting white Burgundy values we have come across, and in the 2020 vintage, it is the Clos de la Crochette that even challenges the staple sibling... Read More
The IWM signature remains my “go-to†house rose. A unique blend of Sangiovese and Prugnolo Gentile, a Sangiovese clone, the 2024 release challenges last year’s performance. In 2024, there is a little more color, ripeness,... Read More
Tenuta Fontodi is Chianti's class act: Her renowned crus are the Super Tuscan Flaccianello and the Sangiovese-Cabernet Sauvignon favorite Vigna del Sorbo, while her Chianti Classico is unflinchingly reliable. Winemaking in... Read More
The 2019 Carema Riserva is a masterclass in cool-climate Nebbiolo—a wine that captures the essence of mountain terroir with finesse, energy, and quiet intensity. Only produced in exceptional vintages and from the cooperative’s... Read More
The 2020 Carema Classico is a refined and soulful interpretation of Nebbiolo, offering a distinctly Alpine character that sets it apart from its cousins in Barolo or Barbaresco. Sourced from hand-harvested fruit grown on steep,... Read More