The legacy of Sassicaia began in 1944, when Mario Incisa acquired Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vine cuttings from France and planted them on a sloping hillside of the San Guido estate. Years later, Sassicaia was officially born. Since the late 1960s, the Sassicaia name has represented a standard of ... more

This Top 100 Wine of the Year Wine Spectator #47 is a classic Chianti at an unbelievable price. The medieval Castello d'Albola is located on a hilltop in the Chianti zone of Tuscany. The property includes one of the most beautiful wineries in the region, and includes 850 hectares of ... more

Wonderful high red fruit, licorice and cherry vanilla aromas lead to bright acid and ripe fruit balance in the mouth. This is traditionally made with exceptional quality from a small estate in Piedmont. Winemaker Mariuccia Borio is a Barbera specialist and farms her vineyards organically. This is elegant and complex. ... more

L’Oca Ciuca is made by ‘flying winemaker’ Alberto Antonini. The Tuscan-born Antonini worked at Frescobaldi and then as chief winemaker for Antinori, producing world-class wines such as Tignanello and Solaia. After that he went on to do postgraduate research at the University of Bordeaux and UC Davis in California. During ... more

The 2000 vintage was the first vintage release of Guidalberto. It was a wine created by the producer of Sassicaia, Nicoló Incisa della Rocchetta, and his winemaker/stepson Sebastiano Rosa. They planted new vineyards dedicated exclusively to the production of Guidalberto. Named after Guidalberto della Gherardesca, a maternal ancestor of Incisa ... more

The La Colombina estate borders both the Ciacci and Uccelliera estates in the famous township of Castelnuovo dell'Abate. The vineyards have been in the Caselli family for generations, but the family, proprietors of a winemaking-equipment shop in Montalcino, had chosen to sell the grapes rather than bottle their own wines ... more

Situated to the southwest of Montalcino at an altitude of 300-350 meters above sea-level on the slopes facing Castiglione del Bosco, the Mocali estate is comprised of 32 hectares, 5 of which are Sangiovese grosso vineyards, and 4 dedicated to olive groves. The soil is rendered highly mineral; salt owing ... more

The Mocali estate, acquired by the Ciacci family in the 1950s, is a setting of natural Tuscan beauty where vineyards and olive groves alternate with oak and pine forests. This harmony of man and nature comes through in the delicious, ripe and balanced wines produced here, available at prices that ... more

The 2005 Redigaffi (Merlot) is the most finessed, elegant Redigaffi I can recall. This is a Redigaffi that emphasizes clarity and precision over sheer power. Suggestions of new leather, spices, plums, currants, minerals, blueberry jam and toasted oak emerge from this medium-bodied effort. Although the 2005 might not have the ... more

The term 'conteisa' is the Piedmontese word for 'quarrel' and refers to the historic dispute between the communes of La Morra and Barolo for possession of the Cerequio land. By Italian law, this wine is certified to be a Nebbiolo Langhe D.O.C., and the final blend was 92% Nebbiolo and ... more

This top Barolo is from the legendary Cannubi vineyard, whose fame stretches as far back as 1752. There are multiple owners in the vineyard who make small quantities of this often ethereal juice. Chiara Boschis makes less than 1000 cases per year of her Cannubi, which has a persistent nose, ... more