Wine & Spirits

COUNTRY :ITALY PRODUCER :TENUTA DI TRINORO SIZE :750 ML VARIETAL: SANGIOVESE VINTAGE :2012 Blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petite Verdot. Give it some time in the glass to reveal its immense compexity - dark cherry, blackcurrant, violets, forest floor, layered with chocolate and coffee. The wine is full bodied with considerable alcohol that is well balanced by its bright, refreshing acidity and rich fruit. The finish is long and mouthcoating with dark fruits and earthiness. This is a collectible wine - promising to age for another two decades.

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96 points Decanter. With this wine, Canalicchio di Sopra marks its 50th vintage of Brunello. It is a superb tip of the hat to founder Primo Pacenti by his highly capable grandchildren Francesco, Marco and Simonetta Ripaccioli, who now run the property. It expresses gradually and graciously both on the nose and the palate with wild flowers, forest berries and fresh earth emerging out of a sapid and minerally core. Brilliantly mid-weight but not lacking depth, this demonstrates brightness of fruit, delectable acidity, plenty of fine-grained tannins and a lingering finish.

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Country: Italy Region: Veneto Subregion/Appellation: Valpolicella Dal Forno produces some of the most extraordinary Valpolicella Superiores of the Veneto. In fact, they are much like buying an Amarone--at half the price! Dal Forno produces the wine according to the same exacting standards as the Amarone, but the vines are younger (less than ten years of age) and the drying time is shorter (one month for the Valpolicella versus three months for the Amarone).  The result is simply spectacular—a full-bodied wine whose ineffable combination of raisiny fruit, streaks of tar and acidity, pine-floor aromatics and pipe tobacco. It’s hard to say which is more enchanting, this Valpolicella’s hedonistic texture, its impeccable balance or its ever-changing symphony of flavor notes. Fortunately you don’t have to choose; you just have to sip and sigh happily.

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This opaque purple wine exhibits voluptuous yet precise aromas of crushed black fruits and prunes, framed by cedar and spice. Firmly structured, rich, polished with ripe and supple-tannin backbone.

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Vineyard Profile Unlike “Les Champeaux” on its terrace, here the vines are on a steep slope. The name indicates a fortified location, being not far from the château of Gevrey-Chambertin. Situated high on the slope within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin. The soil composition varies greatly heading down the slope, with whitish marl at the top, rock outcrops in the middle and more alluvial soils near the bottom. The soil also features small stones that aid drainage and reflect the heat generated by the eastern exposure. Vineyards: Les Cazetiers Cultivation: Lutte raisonnée (“reasoned protection”) Viticulture: Two green harvests during the summer; sustainably farmed Size: 10.07 ha (24.88 acres) Vine Age: 80 years Elevation: 300-360 meters (984-1180 feet) Exposure: East Density: 10,000 vines/ha Vintage Report As early as spring, the 2014 vintage appeared to be precocious. A particularly sunny and dry month of April favored the vines (the budding and flowering were ahead of schedule). These magnificent climatic conditions gave hope for a beautiful harvest. We already knew that a green harvest would be necessary to “lighten” the vines. The head start acquired during the beginning of the cycle was slightly lost with a typical Burgundy summer: wet and chilly without much sunshine. The ripening of our parcels began with a good rhythm during the end of August. Ideal maturing conditions returned in September with a promising harvest starting on the 13th. We began with the Mazis-Chambertin where we found a very nice balance and an agreeable freshness. Our grapes, already sorted several times directly on the vines over the summer, were once again rigorously sorted by our team of harvesters. The grapes were ripe, healthy, and aromatic. We decided to keep 30% of the stocks for all the batches (50% for the Bonnes-Mares). The result is a very beautiful and classical Burgundy vintage!

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North of the Medoc, on the hill of Saint-Estèphe. At the bend of the road are the majestic pagodas of Cos d'Estournel. The residence of the Maharajah of Saint – Estèphe is a real palace, entirely dedicated to wine.

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Winemaker Notes Deep ruby in color with intense dark fruit aromas of ripe black cherry, black currant and plum interlaced with complex notes of sweet herbs, clove, vanilla, dark chocolate, and toasty oak. Blackberry, cocoa, and black peppercorn unite on the layered palate with complex notes dark berry and cassis with highlights of bay, anise and mocha. Full yet elegant on the palate, with vibrant fruit and very approachable tannins with hints of nutmeg and vanilla bean add to the long persistent finish.

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This wine comes loaded with cassis, boysenberry, and tobacco leaf aromas, and notes of thyme and clove. The Wine Advocate says "Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley features vibrant notions of crushed wild blueberries, black cherries and cassis with touches of cigar box, black tea and wild sage. Medium to full-bodied with a full frame of ripe, grainy tannins, it has seamless freshness laced through the energetic fruit, finishing long and juicy. " A true bargain in Cabernet Sauvignon if ever we saw one!

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Winemaker Notes The 2016 Arise offers a rich attack with sweet, plush tannins and notes of cherry, plum, and smoked duck in a long finish of coffee, plum, and blueberry. An ideal 2016 harvest season resulted in rich fruit of uncompromised character. The 2016 Arise is Blackbird at its core of supple winemaking. Blend: 55% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot.

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2017 PharaohMoans Syrah, Paso Robles – Huge Score From Wine Critic Jeb Dunnuck, “All Syrah brought up in 60% new barrels, the 2017 Syrah Westside offers a thrilling bouquet of black (and some blue) fruits, bay leaf, bacon fat, chocolate, and spring flowers. With a Côte-Rôtie like meatiness and gamey, floral character, medium to full body, no hard edges, and fine tannins, it’s another remarkable effort from this estate. Drink it any time over the coming decade or more.”  JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS

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Details Very fresh and expressive. Grippy with raspberry and cherry fruit. Nice density but still bright with a bit of structure. 94/100

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