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Country: Italy, TuscanyGrape: Cabernet SauvignonABV: 14.5%95 Points - Faltstaff. Solengo was the brainchild of the legendary winemaker and father of Super Tuscan wines, Giacomo Tachis. The first vintage was 1995 and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Sangiovese. The wines are aged in French barriques for twelve months and are blended just before the bottling. A long period in bottle follows before the finished Solengo is released. Solengo, by the way, means solitary wild boar in Tuscan, and describes perfectly the regal, powerful, -
Country: Italy, SicilyGrape: Nero DavolaABV: 13%93 Points - Falstaff. Santa Cecilia is Planeta's top-of-the-range wine, from the most important Sicilian variety; Nero d’Avola. The extensive research into finding the ideal place for making a great wine from this variety brought Planeta to Noto, the original territory of this variety. With its white lands and its antique vines, it has always been the epicentre of Nero d’Avola cultivation. Santa Cecilia is an expression of elegance, power, balance and exaltation of the unique aromas of Sicily; t -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrape: NebbioloABV: 14%92 Points - WinesCritic.com. Fontanafredda, a renowned Italian winery nestled in Piedmont's Langhe region with a heritage dating back to 1858, is celebrated for its traditional and highly acclaimed wines, including Barolo, Barbaresco, and Moscato d'Asti. Their Barolo, a deep red with ruby highlights, boasts an intense nose revealing vanilla, spice, withered roses, and underbrush. The palate, dry yet soft, unfolds as full-bodied, velvety, and well-balanced, culminating in a complex and lengthy fi -
Country: Italy, TuscanyGrape: SangioveseABV: 14.5%95 Points - Wine Enthusiast. Produced exclusively with hand-picked Sangiovese grapes from the company's oldest vineyards, after careful fermentation at a controlled temperature, the wine matures in French oak barrels. Subsequently the wine spends a period of refinement in the bottle, essential to guarantee the pleasantness and complexity that have made Brunello di Montalcino famous throughout the world. 6 * Tenuta Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2017 Wine Press Ratings 95 Points - Wine Enthus -
Country: Italy, TuscanyGrape: SangioveseABV: 14%Brunello di Montalcino is surely one of the most well-known and treasured wines in the world. It is a red wine of extraordinary elegance and concentration obtained from a long ageing process. Extremely shiny and captivating showing mixed floral and fruit notes of lavender, wild violets, plums, wild strawberries and mandarin juice. Full bodied, solid and compact in the sip showing elegance and length and a very pleasurable finale. "Just beautiful ..." 6 * Martoccia di Brunelli Brunello di Montalc -
Country: Italy, SicilyGrape: ChardonnayABV: 13.5%Explore the excellence of Sicilian winemaking with our award-winning Planeta Chardonnay, distinguished by the prestigious Gold Medal from Merano Wine Hunter. Born from a vision in 1985, Planeta Chardonnay signifies Sicily's global winemaking prowess. Its radiant light gold hue offers a glimpse into a nuanced interplay of creaminess and crunchiness. Planeta Chardonnay is not merely a wine; it's an icon symbolising Sicilian mastery. Each sip encapsulates the region's essence and generations of ded -
Country: Italy, PiedmontGrape: NebbioloABV: 14.5%94 Points - Gilbert & Gaillard. A great Barolo from the cru Ravera, close to the villages of Barolo and Novello, from the fantastic 2018 vintage. This Barolo from Cagliero is pure and authentic, beautiful structure with a bouquet of violets, ripe fruit (plums) and spices. Layered and round in the mouth and beautifully balanced, young but pleasant tannins on the tongue, resulting in an endless finish. Already very good today, this wine will age beautifully for years to come! 6 * Cagliero Rave -
Country: Italy, SicilyGrape: FianoABV: 13%Made in the 16th Century old property, the Planeta Cometa is made from some of the most beautiful southern Italian grapes, comparable with the great white wines of the world and the initial project of Planeta. Cometa is the very best expression in a unique and original way of the characteristics of this extraordinary vine. Intense and fruity aromas, its great structure and minerality today make it one of the most important white wines of southern Italy. Delicate aromas of camomile, hay, mango an
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