
CIACCI PICCOLOMINI D'ARAGONA - Brunello di Montalcino - 2011
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Antonio Galloni, February 2016The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is fabulous. In 2011, proprietor Paolo Bianchini bottled just one...
Detailed press reviewThe 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is fabulous. In 2011, proprietor Paolo Bianchini bottled just one...
Detailed press reviewCandied lemon, crushed rocks, sage, dried flowers and a host of mineral-inflected notes open up....
Detailed press reviewIn 2009, Adrianna Catena, the youngest daughter of Nicolas Catena, joined forces with winemaker...
Detailed press reviewOne of the highlights in this range, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard is utterly...
Detailed press reviewThe 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Clajeux Vineyard is a superb example of the Chalk Hill appellation....
Detailed press reviewThe 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fellom Ranch, from a site in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is rich, deep...
Detailed press reviewVivid straw-green. Extremely deep, complex aromas of green apple, green papaya, gooseberry, jasmine...
Detailed press reviewGold-tinged straw. Ginger, quince and white stone fruits on the nose and in the mouth, along with...
Detailed press reviewStraw-yellow with a golden tinge. Anise and green apple with a hint of pear on the enticing,...
Detailed press reviewVery dark crimson. Elegant, dark-red fruit. Attractively dusty sensation. Dry and a little more...
Detailed press reviewThe Syrah Clary Ranch is, as it often is, one of the truly great, iconic Syrahs of California....
Detailed press reviewThe best-value sparkling wine of any kind that I have tasted in the past five years. In all its...
Detailed press reviewIn this range, the 2014 Pinot Noir The North Slope Vineyard comes across as quite reticent and...
Detailed press reviewWhite peach and mint aromas are complicated by delicate herbs and chlorophyll on the enticing nose....
Detailed press reviewThis wine could also be in my 12 greatest Riberas. Delicious, complex, finely sewn, open. Top...
Detailed press reviewThe 2014 Syrah North Coast is quite possibly the single best wine in the Arnot-Roberts range this...
Detailed press reviewThe 2014 Chardonnay Watson Ranch is deep and intense, with distinctive floral and savory notes that...
Detailed press reviewVibrant and crisp, this offers delicate aromas of acacia flower and citrus. The bright, linear...
Detailed press reviewFrom a sunny, south and south-east facing spot in the Montmains lieu-dit of this left bank Premier...
Detailed press reviewFermented with 40% whole bunches but no pigeage, so as not to extract too much tannin, this is made...
Detailed press reviewShowing the adaptability of his winemaking, Thibault Liger-Belair used no whole bunches on his...
Detailed press reviewPlanted in 1944, Thibault Liger-Belair's south-facing parcel covers 0.72 hectares. It's a serious,...
Detailed press reviewMore than a third of the crop was lost to hail, but the end result is still impressive, partly...
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