Italy

Querciabella stands head and shoulders above any other estate in Chianti Classico. It’s as simple as that” Antonio Galloni

99 Points - Daniele Cernilli (Doctor Wine Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2017)

Varietal and elegant. Youthful, tense and aristocratic palate; great tense body, subtle tannins, lively and refined with a thin and very long finish. A perfect Chianti Classico!

92 Points - James Suckling

This is only sangiovese from a single vineyard. Full and juicy with loads of fruit and coffee character. Spicy too. Lovely chewy texture. This area did much better than others in Tuscany..

Sour cherry, tar and liquorice on the nose, plus a whiff of game. Quite sweet and expressive but with a firm spine of acidity giving shape to the very ripe flavours of cherry, dark chocolate, leather and menthol. Although this is already stylish and approachable, the wine's bracing acids and very good persistence suggest that it will be even better in years to come.

The 2008 Barbera d’Alba reveals terrific integrity of fruit and a racy personality. The very essence here is incredible purity and a great depth, which delivers from start to finish.

Made from old vines in around Neive this Barbera from Giacosa is intense ruby red in colour with a bouquet of black cherries and dark plums with hints of chocolate and spice. Rich cassis fruits and black cherry notes of the palate balanced with smooth tannins and a long, full finish.

The 2006 Syrah is a big, massive effort loaded with dark fruit, tar, licorice, earthiness and game. This is a decidedly powerful, intense wine that needs some time in the glass for the varietal notes to fully emerge. The wine’s balance is impeccable.

96 Points - Antonio Galloni

Il Marroneto's 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the wines of the vintage. Silky, open-knit and gracious, the 2011 boasts superb elegance and all of the finesse that is typical of Montalcino's northern sector. Rose petal, sweet red berry and lifted, minty notes grace the palate in a sensual, silky Brunello endowed with class and pedigree. The classic sense of tannin and salinity comes through on the finish, but it is the interplay of classic structure and the ripeness of the vintage that is most compelling of all. Il Marroneto's 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is without question one of the wines of the vintage.