Cuvées

Avignonesi Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo

4.9

Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito

Cult Vin Santo from raisined Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile), 10+ years oxidative ageing in small caratelli barrels.

Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Biondi-SantiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Released only in exceptional vintages, the Riserva is known for extended cellar capacity (50 plus years in great vintages).

Casanova di Neri Cerretalto

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Casanova di NeriTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Brunello from Casanova di Neri's Cerretalto cru, one of Montalcino's most concentrated cuvees.

Castello di Ama L'Apparita

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Castello di Ama's cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from a tiny Gaiole parcel, plush and graphite-mineral.

Le Macchiole Messorio

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Le Macchiole, often compared to its Masseto neighbour.

Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Pure Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT from Le Macchiole at Bolgheri (100% Cabernet Franc since the 2001 vintage).

Le Macchiole Scrio

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Le Macchiole's pure Syrah Toscana IGT, peppery and savoury with a coastal Bolgheri mineral edge.

Masseto

5.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

MassetoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from a 7-hectare blue-clay parcel inside the Ornellaia estate; first released as a separate label 1986.

Ornellaia

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Tenuta dell'OrnellaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Lodovico Antinori's Bolgheri Bordeaux-blend, founded 1981. Bolgheri Superiore DOC under Frescobaldi ownership; Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2001 for the 1998 vintage.

Sassicaia

5.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Tenuta San GuidoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The founding Super Tuscan: a Bordeaux blend planted at Bolgheri in 1944 by Mario Incisa della Rocchetta. Granted its own single-estate DOC in 1994.

Soldera Case Basse Intistieti

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Case Basse di Gianfranco SolderaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Sangiovese from the Intistieti parcel, the sibling cuvee to Case Basse with subtle iron-and-iris perfume.

Soldera Case Basse Toscana IGT

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Case Basse di Gianfranco SolderaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Soldera's flagship pure Sangiovese, now under Toscana IGT after withdrawing from Brunello DOCG. Ethereal, perfumed, profound.

Tua Rita Redigaffi

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Tua RitaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Tua Rita's flagship 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Suvereto on the Val di Cornia.