Marchesi de' Frescobaldi
Luce della Vite Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2007
Altesino
Brunello di Montalcino 2020
2020 vintage.
Still a baby. Don’t open them..
Great flavours of Grosso Sangiovese.
Bright red fruit, crisp cherries,tobacco and earthiness.
Amazing acidity.
Give it 3-4 years to relax in the bottle. — 3 days ago
Azelia
Barolo Nebbiolo 2016
2016 vintage.
From 2 plots in Castiglione Falletto and 5 plots in Serralunga d’Alba. Vines are 50 years old.
Cherries, black licorice and smoke on the nose.
Wild cherries, laurel leaf, dried flowers, mineral and savoury.
The purity of fruit is incredible.
Smooth and round tannins with a juiciness on the finish. — 14 days ago
Aia Vecchia
Toscana Vermentino 2024
2024 vintage.
95 % Vermentino and 5 % Viognier. Straw yellow in colour with hints of green.
Zesty with flavours of cut grass, grapefruit rind and citrus blossom.
Bright acidity with stoney and slight earthiness on the finish.
Grown in sand, clay and limestone soils in the communes of Orbetello and Magliano in Maremma, Tuscany.
Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
— 2 months ago
Clos Mogador
Priorat Red Blend 2013
2013 vintage.
Grown on terraced mountain slopes between 350 and 500 meters.
The soil is Llicorella. Reddish black slate with mica quartz.
49 % Garnacha, 25 % Carinena, 16 % Syrah and 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dark cherries, blackberries, beautiful black violets, graphite earthiness, black olives and fennel.
Nicely rounded tannins with a layered and long finish.
Mi Corazon — 9 days ago
A friend and I bought a case of this upon release.
This is the first one I’ve opened of this vintage.
It’s worth the wait.
Orofino Vineyards
Similkameen Valley VQA 2014
2014 vintage from magnum. From Similkameen Valley, British Columbia.
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot aged 20 months in French Oak.
Deep crimson red.
Black fruits , black berry and currants.
Sage, underbrush and bay laurel leaves.
Tannins are well developed with medium acidity on the finish.
We had Ribeye steaks with green peppercorn sauce. — a month ago
Jamie Lauder
2016 vintage.
Deep dark red colour.
A nice mix of red and black fruit.
Bright raspberries, blackberries, red currant, thyme and tobacco with an earthy finish.
Great acidity and lift on the mid palette with a spicy finish. — 2 days ago