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2019 Paolo Bea Montefalco Sagrantino Secco Pagliaro
Exotic from the first tilt of the glass, the 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino Pagliaro is youthfully intense, with a blend of rum-soaked cherries and a cascade of sweet spice, mixing dried violets with cloves, ashen stones and blood orange. This is elegant a...
2019 Parco Monaci - Moro di Matera DOC Spaccasassi
(Cabernet, Merlot, and Primitivo)
“When it comes to opulence this wine has it thick and lush it is fermented on the skins 6-7 weeks producing Black Plum, Black Cherry jammy flavors making way for black currant ,chocolate, hints of rasin, with licorice, and lavender for a long persistent finish. Wine is aged 18 months in French oak giving a backbone to absorb the juicy fruit intensity and have a velvety texture. Pair with bold flavors cheese, grilled meats, game, and rich pasta dishes.” Tim Adams Italian Wines Buyer
2021 Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliane Rosso IGT Contrada Guardiola
The prestige of Guardiola shines bright as the 2021 Contrada (G) opens in the glass. This is dark and intense, with a vivid burst of black raspberry complicated by ashen stones, earth tones, sage and mint. It’s elegant, with velvety textures yet a lift...
2022 Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliane Bianco IGT Passobianco
The 2022 Passobianco wafts up with a pretty and lifted air of wildflowers, chalk dust and a gentle tinge of spice. This opens with a lovely inner sweetness and ripe orchard fruits as traces of salty minerals and a bump of brisk acidity add balance. It ...
2022 Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliane Rosso IGT Contrada Chiappemacine
The 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Chiappemacine, tasted from barrel, is rosy and perfumed with hints of exotic spice, giving way to notes of dried strawberry. This is supple and round, quite elegant in feel, with crisp minerality and crunchy wild berry frui...
2022 Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliane Rosso IGT Contrada Guardiola
Smoky and ashy in the glass, the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Guardiola opens with a burst of ashen stones and grilled herbs, evolving into crushed black cherries and lifted by hints of menthol. It sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk as a p...
2022 Passopisciaro - Sicilia Rosso DOC Contrada Porcaria
Spicy and mineral in style, the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Porcaria opens with a whiff of white smoke, blowing off to reveal dried strawberries and rubbed sage. It's soft-textured with medium-bodied weight, offset by zesty acidity, crisp minerality and t...
2021 Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliano Bianco IGT Contrada Passochianche
his is comes from a vineyard of chardonnay planted on volcanic dust in the area of Guardiola. It’s perfumed with a mineral and lightly cooked lemon character. Some apple. Dust, too. Medium to full body. Lemon curd. Light lemon and a crisp finish. Drink or...
2020 Pepe, Emidio - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Branella
Dusty and floral, the 2020 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Vecchie Vigne Branella slowly blossoms with a beguiling mix of crushed ashen stones, incense and dried roses lifted by a mentholated freshness. This is pure class, silky smooth and deeply expressive wi...
