Marchesi Antinori
Marchesi Antinori Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2017
One of best-selling Chianti Classico Riservas on the market. The quality – no matter the year – always speaks for itself. The 2017... Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva is always one of Tuscany’s best value wines and an utter pleasure to drink. This beautifully expressive Chianti Riserva is a light weighted knock out, it is elegant and has notes of red and blue flowers. A soft, silky tannic structure is the exact thing that makes you fall in love as you enjoy every sip.
$21.95In StockAzienda Agricola La Torre
Azienda Agricola La Torre Rosso di Montalcino 2020
Most Rosso di Montalcino act like “baby brothers” to the estate’s bigger, bolder Brunello, but La Torre’s Rosso owns its own identity.... Bright, vibrant, and sneaky in its complexity, this 2020 Rosso di Montalcino strides the line between juicy and tart, showing fistfuls of red and blue frutti di bosco, pressed herbs, violet petals, underbrush, and a dusting of savory earth and olives. This wine’s bitter almond finish makes it a food-friendly pick for hard cheeses, cured meats, and grilled veggies!
$35.00In StockTommaso Bussola
Tommaso Bussola TB Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2016
Tommaso uses the appassimento method for about half of the grapes in its TB Valpolicella Superiore, where the grapes partially dry before... pressing to concentrate their flavors and texture. This 2016 TB Valpolicella is a knockout — crisp cherries and lush berries wrap around a core of savory herbs, warm baking spices, mocha, and touches of burnt sugar and chalky minerals. Nimble and silky, this wine shows sneaky power as it unfolds on the palate to a lingering, rich finish. Enjoyable now with aerations, it’ll be even better in a few years.
$49.99 $44.99In StockTenuta Sette Ponti
Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2020
Rich, juicy, supple, and explosive, the 2020 Oreno has it all! Fistfuls of crisp red and brambly blue fruits layered with savory notes like olive tapenade, cedar wood,... exotic spices, and grilled herbs. This velvety wine shows a nice tannic backbone and elegant acidity underneath its fleshy fruits. A blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cab Sauv, and 10% Petit Verdot, this organic Super Tuscan overperforms its relatively modest price point. Cellar for a year or two and enjoy for decades!
$74.50In StockColle Santa Mustiola
Colle Santa Mustiola Poggio ai Chiari Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2011
Stunningly complex, perfumed, and structured, the 2011 Poggio al Chiari is elegance captured in a bottle. Pure, transparent... Sangiovese fruits are framed with new saddle leather, pressed wild herbs, black licorice, violet petals, baking spices, and fistfuls of crushed minerals. Tannins are firm but silky, while vibrant acidity, compact dry extract, and abundant minerals provide the structure that will make this wine age gorgeously over the long haul. This is top-tier Sangiovese!
$85.00 $75.00In StockLa Torre
Azienda Agricola La Torre Brunello di Montalcino 2017
Elegant, textured, and terroir driven, La Torre’s organic, high-altitude Brunello is one of the stars of the 2017 vintage. This wine frames its... juicy black cherries and crisp berries with fistfuls of flower petals, ample savory herbs, dusty earth, and touches of new leather, spice, and licorice. Tannins feel chewy, yet even though it has the structure to age a decade or longer, this graceful Brunello allows for earlier approachability. Fewer than 1,100 cases made in 2017.
$75.00In StockBibi Graetz Testamatta IGT 2018
Bibi Graetz selects the best Sangiovese grapes from his finest vineyards for his straight-outta-Tuscany Testamatta, and the 2018 is a monumental achievement. This... beautifully structured, finely balanced wine lays out all its elements with exquisite detail — ripe red and blue fruits, crushed river rocks, cigar ash, peppery spices, and pressed wildflower petals mingle in the most tantalizing ways. Age-worthy and collectable, the 2018 Testamatta is a wine for the ages!
$79.00In StockIsole e Olena
2018 Isole e Olena Cepparello
To make this distinguished Super Tuscan, the estate selects the finest grapes grown in Barberino Val d’Elsa in the northern part of Chianti Classico, a prime location... for Sangiovese, especially in a banner vintage like 2018. This Cepparello is radiant and pure, bursting with red and blue fruits that dance on a bed of crushed wild herbs and flower petals. Fans of vibrant, shimmering, muscular Tuscan wines will love this long-lived, silky beauty.
$81.99In StockColle Santa Mustiola
Colle Santa Mustiola Poggio ai Chiari Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2006
A must-have wine for fans of beautifully aged Sangiovese, the 2006 Poggio ai Chiari is drinking like a dream. Primary cherries and... wild berries layer over secondary notes of balsamic herbs, baking spices, dusty earth, crushed violet petals, and saddle leather, and tertiary notes of tea, truffles, and game add depth and complexity. Tannins feel silky, seamlessly integrated with the wine’s elegant acidity — this is a spectacular Super Tuscan!
$89.00In StockColle Santa Mustiola
Colle Santa Mustiola Poggio ai Chiari Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2008
The 2008 Poggio ai Chiari is a wild, elegant ride. You get tons of ripe, juicy frutti di bosco, underbrush, mentholated herbs, violet... petals, and cigar wrapper, but there’s also a compelling, seductive gaminess to this wine. The mix of savory bass notes and sweet perfume is outstanding! This wine is so energetic that it feels alive in your mouth, slinking across the palate with a feral grace and a perfect marriage of chewy tannins and taut acidity.
$89.00In StockAvignonesi
Avignonesi & Capannelle 50&50 Toscana IGT 2016
It’s no secret that 2016 is a classic vintage across Tuscany, and the 2016 50&50 is a drop-dead beauty. Fistfuls of rich black cherries and bright... cassis wrap in a savory blanket of saddle leather, balsamic herbs, warm loam, smoky wood, and peppery spices. Tannins feel silky, complementing the driving, vibrant acidity, and the finish lingers wonderfully! A collaboration of two winemakers, Avignonesi in Montepulciano and Capanelle in Gaiole, 50&50 is also a perfect blend of Merlot and Sangiovese that’s aged in barrique.
$124.50Pre-ArrivalFontodi
Fontodi Flaccianello 2018
DVNO usually shies away from mentioning critics’ scores of Italian wines because they’re often wrong, to put it bluntly, but the near-universal near-perfect ratings of... the 2018 Flaccianello show critics can get it right. The child of rollercoaster weather and terrific winemaking skills, this Flaccianello is a riveting wine with perfect balance, outstanding aromatics, and brocade-like texture. Pure wild berries and ripe cherries play against a backdrop of new leather, cigar smoke, iron ore, violet petals, and licorice in this jaw-dropping wine. Intense dry extract finds an elegant acidic lift, while velvety tannins add structure. This wine will stun for decades to come!
$165.00In StockMarchesi Antinori
Graceful, elegant, and refined, the 2017 Matarocchio is a flat-out gorgeous Cabernet Franc. This polished Matarocchio defies its warm, challenging vintage with its clearly delineated notes of juicy... red cherries and succulent berries that dance on a bed of crushed fresh herbs, peppery spices, licorice, and melted chocolate. The sweeping ’17 Matarocchio offers almost architectural lines that create perfect harmony in its silky tannins, pure fruit, and clean acidity. Enjoyable upon release with aeration, this mid-weight Matarocchio will drink beautifully over the next decade.
$345.00Pre-Arrival