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Italian Reds
29 wines match your criteria, displaying 1-20.
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| 1997 |
Argiano Solengo |
Italian Reds |
RP94 |
750 ml |
1 |
$155.00 |
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The profound 1997 Solengo vino da tavola (a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon with a tiny dosage of Syrah) is spectacular. Opaque purple-colored, it displays a fabulously sweet nose of creme de cassis, new saddle leather, toasty new oak, licorice, and flowers. This wine boasts amazing richness, a huge, full-bodied impact on the palate (yet no sense of heaviness), low acidity, gorgeous ripeness, and a finish that lasts for 35+ seconds. I predict a brilliant future for this compelling proprietary red wine. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2016.
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| 1978 |
Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino |
Italian Reds |
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750 ml |
1 |
$275.00 |
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This wine has an imperfection.
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| 1985 |
Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino |
Italian Reds |
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750 ml |
1 |
$350.00 |
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This wine has an imperfection.
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| 1996 |
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Falletto |
Italian Reds |
RP97 |
1.5 L |
2 |
$675.00 |
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1996 Barolo Riserva Falletto—Deep red. Giacosa’s 1996 Riserva Falletto is a stunning Barolo. It is delicate and powerful at the same time, exhibiting a compelling, exotic nose of spices, licorice and tar along with a tightly wound core of fruit that gradually opens in the glass, revealing this wine’s profound personality. Just beginning to show some secondary aromas and flavors, it offers a wonderful juxtaposition of primary fruit and freshness along with more complex notes that have developed in the bottle. I found myself totally immersed in this Barolo and imagine it will offer those lucky enough to own bottles an unforgettable drinking experience for several decades. An Azienda Agricola Falletto di Bruno Giacosa bottling. 97/drink after 2011
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| 2001 |
Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova |
Italian Reds |
WS97 |
1.5 L |
2 |
$449.00 |
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#1 wine of Wine Spectator for 2006.
Dark color with intense blackberry, chocolate and lightly toasted oak. Full-bodied and ultravelvety, with caressing tannins. Vanilla, chocolate and berry. Goes on for minutes. Best after 2010.
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| 1999 |
Casisano Colombaio Riserva |
Italian Reds |
WS95 |
5 L |
1 |
$599.00 |
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Loads of blackberry and toasty oak, with hints of coffee. Full-bodied, with big, silky tannins and a long, rich fruit, chocolate and vanilla aftertaste. Best wine ever from here. Best after 2006. 550 cases made. –JS
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| 1999 |
Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi |
Italian Reds |
RP90 |
750 ml |
1 |
$100.00 |
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The 1999 Siepi, an outstanding blend of equal parts Sangiovese and Merlot aged for 16 months in French oak, boasts a dense ruby/purple color along with sumptuous aromas of new oak, black currants, blackberries, and new saddle leather. It is dense, powerful yet harmonious, with sweet tannin and plenty of structure. Give it 1-2 years of cellaring and enjoy it over the following decade.
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| 1995 |
Ciacci Piccolomini d Aragona Vigna di Pianrosso Brunello di Montalcino |
Italian Reds |
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750 ml |
1 |
$145.00 |
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| 2000 |
DOMENICO CLERICO Barolo Percristina |
Italian Reds |
WS100 |
750 ml |
2 |
$345.00 |
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Dark ruby color, with fabulous aromas of blackberries, toasted oak and cedar. Turns to fresh herbs and wild berries. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and lots of ripe fruit. Amazing finish of toasted oak. The greatest wine ever from Clerico. First made in 1995. Breathtaking. Best after 2010. 470 cases made. –JS
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| 2001 |
Fanti Brunello di Montalcino |
Italian Reds |
WS96 |
1.5 L |
1 |
$159.00 |
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Fabulous aromas of blackberry, cherry, meat and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with masses of velvety tannins and loads of fruit. A blockbuster. Best after 2010. 5,000 cases made. –JS
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| 2006 |
FONTODI Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello |
Italian Reds |
WS99 |
1.5 L |
1 |
$399.00 |
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Shows excellent color and richness for a Sangiovese, with aromas of sultana, coffee, toasty oak and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit and chewy tannins. The concentration and depth of fruit and layers of tannins are breathtaking. A blockbuster. Best after 2014. 5,000 cases made. –JS
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| 2006 |
FONTODI Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello |
Italian Reds |
WS99 |
3 L |
1 |
$799.00 |
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Shows excellent color and richness for a Sangiovese, with aromas of sultana, coffee, toasty oak and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit and chewy tannins. The concentration and depth of fruit and layers of tannins are breathtaking. A blockbuster. Best after 2014. 5,000 cases made. –JS
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| 1996 |
Gaja Barbaresco |
Italian Reds |
RP91 |
1.5 L |
1 |
$369.00 |
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The 1996 Barbaresco exhibits a dense ruby color as well as a forward nose of cherry liqueur, earth, truffle, mineral, and spicy scents. Rich, full-bodied, and seductive, with its moderate tannin largely concealed by the wine's wealth of fruit and extract, this gorgeously pure offering gets my nod as the finest Barbaresco produced by Gaja since 1990. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2016.
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| 2001 |
Gaja Costa Russi |
Italian Reds |
RP94 |
750 ml |
2 |
$199.00 |
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The 2001 Costa Russi is a masculine wine, showing a rich color along with a dark nose of cherries in liqueur, tar and minerals. It is round and soft on the palate, offering generous amounts of dark fruit and toasted oak flavors with much persistence. Costa Russi is typically the most accessible of the single-vineyard wines, and the 2001 is true to type. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2021.
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| 1998 |
Gaja Sori San Lorenzo |
Italian Reds |
RP96 |
750 ml |
1 |
$249.00 |
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The multi-faceted 1998 Sori San Lorenzo offers up notes of lead pencil, smoke, tobacco, tar, rose petals, black fruits, and espresso. Already incredibly expressive, soft, sexy, and voluptuous, jammy fruits infused with toasty oak cascade over the palate. This easily understood, seamless, pure, classic 1998 should drink well for 20-25 years.
More of this wine may be available at a higher price.
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| 1998 |
Gaja Sori Tildin |
Italian Reds |
RP95 |
750 ml |
1 |
$259.00 |
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Chocolate, coffee, smoke, licorice, and tobacco characteristics are found in the complex, deep purple-colored 1998 Sori Tildin. Surprisingly seductive for such a young wine, it exhibits abundant aromatic fireworks, fabulous fruit concentration, a layered opulence, more intensity, glycerin, and depth than the Costa Russi, and a spectacularly long finish. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025.
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| 2001 |
Gaja Sori Tildin |
Italian Reds |
RP95 |
750 ml |
2 |
$219.00 |
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With its delicate, aromatic nose of flowers, spices, minerals and menthol, the 2001 Sori Tildin is less overtly lush than Costa Russi, offering much delineation in its elegant macerated cherry fruit and tar flavors, with greater length, fine tannins and exceptional overall balance. It is always the most nuanced and classic of the Gaja single-vineyard wines. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2023.
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| 1996 |
Gaja Sperss |
Italian Reds |
RP(94-96) |
750 ml |
1 |
$225.00 |
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The spectacular 1996 Barolo Sperss boasts an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to enormously ripe black cherries, tar, flowers, and white truffles. Extremely full-bodied, with compelling intensity and purity, this is a large-scaled, massive Barolo with plenty of tannin, and 2-3 decades of ageability. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030.
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| 1998 |
La Spinetta Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina |
Italian Reds |
RP92 |
750 ml |
1 |
$89.00 |
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The complex, elegant 1998 Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina exhibits aromas and flavors of pepper, cedar, black cherries, plums, soy, earth, and new oak. Full-bodied, pure, seamless, and well-balanced, with low acidity, this expressive, beautifully made wine should drink well for 10-12 years.
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| 1999 |
La Spinetta Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina |
Italian Reds |
WS92 |
750 ml |
3 |
$85.00 |
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Fascinating aromas of walnut, plums and crushed berries. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long caressing finish. This is built for aging and is wonderfully harmonious. Best after 2006. 1,000 cases made. –JS
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