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WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS-The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is simply beautiful. Now that the wine is in bottle it is even better than when I tasted it from barrel. Read More...
Firm but silky tannins frame a core of ripe dark fruit as this powerful yet elegant Brunello opens up in the glass. Smoke, cured meats, earthiness and graphite develop in the glass, adding further complexity. Sweet roses and spices linger on the long, refined finish. This is a big, structured Brunello, and like all of Abbruzzese's wines, it needs at least a few years of bottle age before it offers its finest drinking. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024.
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WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS - “The 2007 Sagrantino di Montefalco is a huge hulking wine bursting with masses of dark fruit that manage to mostly cover the Read More...
Sagrantino tannins. It shows marvelous balance in a full-throttle, opulent style. There is marvelous intensity in the glass as the wine builds towards the imposing yet beautifully balanced, utterly radiant finish, where varietal notes become more prominent. The 2007 Sagrantino is a great introduction for readers who are new to the grape, although this is one of the more exuberant expressions on the market. Colpetrone gave the Sagrantino 18 months in mid-size French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027.”
About 6 months ago we were looking for a Sagrantino that didn’t break the bank when we heard the good news—Colpetrone lowered their prices in the US by almost half. Sagrantino di Montefalco, from Italy’s Umbria region, remains fairly rare, but these wines will easily rival Brunello for ageability and complexity, depth and power. Just last week we tasted the Colpetrone again at the annual Gamberro Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” event in San Francisco. Only the top award winners are allowed to pour at the event—about 400 wines out of 40,000+ the Gamberro Rosso tastes each year. Needless to say, The “Tre Bicchieri” is a peerless event for top tier Italian wines. But even in this select company of great (and often expensive) wines, the Colpetrone Sagrantino stayed with us and stood out as one of the best of the best. What started as a tasty find to fill a need in our Italian section has grown to a true staff favorite.
About 6 months ago we were looking for a Sagrantino that didn’t break the bank when we heard the good news—Colpetrone lowered their prices in the US by almost half. Sagrantino di Montefalco, from Italy’s Umbria region, remains fairly rare, but these wines will easily rival Brunello for ageability and complexity, depth and power. Just last week we tasted the Colpetrone again at the annual Gamberro Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” event in San Francisco. Only the top award winners are allowed to pour at the event—about 400 wines out of 40,000+ the Gamberro Rosso tastes each year. Needless to say, The “Tre Bicchieri” is a peerless event for top tier Italian wines. But even in this select company of great (and often expensive) wines, the Colpetrone Sagrantino stayed with us and stood out as one of the best of the best. What started as a tasty find to fill a need in our Italian section has grown to a true staff favorite.
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We sell a lot of this wine year in and year out and it continues to impress staff and customers alike. Even older vintages surprise as the Barberanis make serious white wine at very Read More...
affordable prices that will age when cellared. As Orvieto goes, they produce one of the best and we couldn’t omit it from our top wines listing this year.
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
