The '08 Solaia is indeed an impressive wine, chock full of aromas of plums, vanilla, violets, herbs, graphite and balsamic reduction. In the mouth, nuances of cocoa and spice add more complexity. It is full bodied with a ripe palate, substantial tannins and great length. Drink until 2030.
L’Apparita is one of Tuscany’s top two Merlots (the other is Masseto). Full bodied; the plums, dark cherries, raspberries, flowers and milk chocolate are built on an elegant, yet structured frame. The long aftertaste just keeps on pumping out the fruit. Hold it until 2015, as it is still not showing its full potential, and then drink it until 2030.
This wine possesses a left bank nose of pencil shavings, smoke, tobacco/herbs, cassis, vanilla, roasted morello cherry and plums. It is full bodied, ripe, concentrated and elegant with superb length and tannins to allow for 15 years of graceful aging. It is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
This is an old-style red with a nose of roasted meats, leather, dried flowers and tobacco all built around a core of blackberry and currant fruit. It's soft and earthy on the palate with concentration of fruit, mingling spice, firm tannins and length through the palate. A superstar. Pair with pheasant and anything that includes truffles.
Vigorello is the original Super Tuscan and has always been made with Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. But for the first time, the 2006 is just Cab (60%) and Merlot. It is a stunning change. Such depth of blackberry and currant fruit on the nose with smoke, sweet spices and wood/vanilla notes. The rich fruits are revealed in layers on the palate with spice, earth and ripe tannins chiming in. It has length through the finish and lingering notes of fruit and oak-inspired spices. Simply gorgeous. Serve with grilled steaks and roasts or with savoury meals.
This is only the second release of this Brunello, and it is a beauty (and the best label of all Brunellos!). A wild berry and blackcurrant nose that brings in earth, tobacco, elegant oak and grilled meat notes. The palate reveals concentrated black fruits, mouth-coating, grippy tannins, lavish spice and layers of pleasure through the long finish. Can cellar for 15 years or more.
A sweetly perfumed nose of tar, currants, anise, concentrated blackberries, elegant oak stylings, minerals and layers of spice. This is the epitome of the Italian Bordeaux-style reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It is simply magnificent in the mouth with earthy dark fruits, toasty oak-inspired spices, crushed currants, lush texture, touches of liquorice, mocha, vanilla and a finish that lasts minutes. One to dream about.