Cuvées

Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino

4.9

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

Biondi-SantiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The founding Brunello, traditionally styled in Slavonian botti from the Greppo estate's Sangiovese Grosso vines.

Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

4.9

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

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Released only in exceptional vintages, the Riserva is one of the world's most fabled wines for cellar capacity.

Boscarelli Vigna del Nocio

4.8

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

Poderi BoscarelliTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Vino Nobile Riserva from a 1968-planted parcel; one of the appellation's most precise bottlings.

Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva

4.6

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

Castell'in VillaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red

Old-school Sangiovese Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga, long-aged in large Slavonian botti.

Castell'in Villa Poggio delle Rose Riserva

4.7

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

Castell'in VillaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from a tiny Castell'in Villa parcel, library-release timing and long Slavonian-cask ageing.

Cesani Clamys Vernaccia di San Gimignano

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Azienda Agricola CesaniTuscany€€€€€€€Still White

The intense Vernaccia from 40-plus-year-old Pancole vines. More yellow-fruit weight and saline length than the annata, with the indigenous almond signature.

Il Poggione Vigna Paganelli Riserva

4.8

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

Il PoggioneTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Riserva from the estate's oldest Sangiovese Grosso vines, planted in 1964. Library-released after long cask ageing.

Mastrojanni Schiena d'Asino

4.8

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

MastrojanniTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Brunello Riserva from the donkey-back-shaped hillside, library-released after long oak ageing.

Nipozzano Vecchie Viti

4.5

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

Castello di NipozzanoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red

Old-vine Chianti Rufina Riserva from Castello di Nipozzano, the elegant cool-climate counterpoint to Chianti Classico.

Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

4.7

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

Poggio AnticoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red

High-elevation Brunello Riserva from Poggio Antico's oldest vines, library-released after long oak ageing.

San Felice Pugnitello

4.5

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

San FeliceTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red

The flagship 100 percent Pugnitello bottling, deep and peppery from a grape San Felice rescued from extinction in the 1980s.

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.