Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2022
Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2022 is intensely ruby red in color. Impressive on the nose with intense notes of black cherries, delicate floral hints of violets and rose petals that lead over to notes of vanilla and cocoa powder. Entry on the palate is mouth filling and lively then unfolds with great balance revealing supple vibrant tannins that accompany and sustain along, sapid and persistent finish
Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2022
Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva is a wine linked to the tradition of the territory and this Riserva version, produced by the Antinori family, is the maximum expression of classicism. Ruby red in color with light garnet reflections, it has excellent notes of berries, which bind well to those spiced cinnamon and toasted coffee, with slight hints of tobacco. On the palate it is harmonious, enveloping, with silky tannins; long and persistent in the aftertaste, where the fruity and woody notes perceived by the nose return.
Querciabella Chianti Classico 2022
Querciabella Chianti Classico 2020
93/100 James Suckling
Bright ruby-red core with a slight purple hue. Aromas of rose, violet, redcurrant cherries and juniper berries with a hint of liquorice.
Juicy on the palate, confirming the red berry fruits on the nose. Fine tannins that integrate perfectly with nice acidity. Persistent finish with a pleasant, savoury note.
Castello di Radda Chianti Classico Riserva 2014
Franco Conterno Langhe Freisa Cascina Sciulun 2022
Garnet-red with purple highlights. Lifted, perfumed nose of wild strawberry, raspberry, sour cherry and rose petal with a savoury undertone of dried herbs and crushed earth. Light- to medium-bodied with bright Piemontese acidity, fine but firm tannins and a clean, dry finish with a faint bitter-almond twist typical of the grape. Brilliant with cured meats, charcuterie, fatty pasta dishes, agnolotti and pizza.
Antinori Tenuta Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato 2023
Deep ruby-purple. Generous nose of blackberry, dark plum, sweet spice and Mediterranean herbs over a savoury graphite-and-tobacco backbone. Full-bodied with polished tannins, a juicy dark-fruit core and a long, structured finish lifted by Bolgheri's coastal freshness. A Cabernet-led Bolgheri Rosso designed for early drinking but with good cellaring potential — excellent with grilled red meats, wild boar ragù or aged Pecorino.
Masseria Pioppeto Taurasi 2015
Deep, brooding garnet shading to a tawny rim — typical of mature Aglianico. Complex nose of black cherry, dried fig and bramble fruit over leather, sweet tobacco, dried herbs and crushed-stone minerality. Full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins, vibrant Aglianico acidity and a long, savoury finish of cherry pip and forest floor. Built for grilled lamb, wild boar ragù, aged Pecorino or simply a winter evening.
San Marzano F Negroamaro 2021
San Marzano 62 Anniversario Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 2020
Tramin Lagrein Alto Adige 2024
Deep ruby-garnet with purple hints. The nose offers violet, blackberry and cherry with earthy undertones. On the palate — raspberry, dark cherry, bittersweet chocolate, black liquorice and spice, with powerful but well-integrated tannins and a long, fresh finish. A characterful expression of Alto Adige's most distinctive red grape.
San Marzano Collezione Cinquanta NV
San Marzano 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria 2019
The 2019 San Marzano Sessantanni is widely praised as a bold, opulent expression of old‑vine Primitivo. Critics highlight its depth and concentration, with layers of ripe dark fruit—plum, blackberry, cherry jam—wrapped in warm notes of cocoa, vanilla, sweet spice and tobacco. The texture is consistently described as velvety and full‑bodied, with smooth tannins and a long, warming finish. It’s the kind of wine reviewers call hedonistic and powerful, yet polished enough to feel balanced rather than overwhelming.
Across aggregated critic and consumer platforms, the 2019 vintage earns strong scores, often around the mid‑90s equivalent, and sits among the top‑rated Primitivo di Manduria wines in its class. Reviewers emphasise its richness, generosity and immediate drinkability, while noting that the structure and concentration give it the ability to age for several more years. Overall, the critical consensus frames the 2019 Sessantanni as a benchmark example of the style: intense, expressive and unmistakably Mediterranean in character.
