2016 Vintage Italian Wine Tasting A study of 10 Year-Old Italian Wines Saturday, September 5th 7:30pm
"I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very often, but I'm well preserved." - Rose Kennedy, on her 100th birthday
Every year we study wines that are 10, 20,30, 40, 50 and 60 years of age. We want to see just how these wines are drinking at all stages of their life and the only way to do that is to continuously taste them and evaluate their progress every decade. Just like people wines mature with age, they gain nuance and complexity, shedding their baby fat becoming less awkward and more balanced. In great vintages this can take decades but the only way to know for sure is to keep checking on a regular basis. Many collectors want to know what the right time is to drink their collectible wines and that is why we host so many vintage wine tastings, so you get a chance to experience first-hand how these wines are drinking right now.
The 2016 vintage is excellent all over Italy and although the wines are still young at 10 years of age, it is time to see just how these wines are doing after their first decade on this earth. Like I always say we are doing scientific work with wines here at Wine Watch and even though some may say these wines are still a ways away from drinking at their peak, they only way to know for sure is to continuously check on them to see how they are progressing over the decades in the cellar. This 2016 is now a decade old so come out and see how the 2016 vintage from Italy is tasting right now.
Join us as we experience wines that are 10 years old wines from Italy along with a special menu to accompany the tasting wines. This tasting is limited to 14 tasters and the fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $250 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.
2016 Vintage Italian Wine Tasting
A study of 10 Year-Old Italian Wines
Saturday, September 5th
7:30pm
2016 Guastaferro Primum Taurasi
2016 Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Riserva Vigna del Sorbo
2016 San Giusto Rentennano Percarlo IGT Tuscany
2016 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano
2016 Cascina Chicco Barolo Rocche
2016 Chionetti Barolo Bussia Pianpolvere
2016 Pelissero Barbaresco Vanotu
2016 Monte Faustino Amarone della Valpolicella
2016 Brigaldara Amarone della Valpolicella Case Vecie
Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meat Balls
Veal Carpaccio
Pappardelle Bolognese
Tiramisu
The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $250.00 + tax. For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewath.com.
2016 Vintage in Tuscany
The 2016 vintage is a textbook year in Tuscany and most producers have widely celebrated 2016 as an exceptional year, producing wines that have great potential for cellaring. The wines are balanced and elegant featuring vibrant red fruit, with excellent structure and age worthy tannins, along with refreshing natural acidity across Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Super Tuscan.
2016 Fontodi Chianti Classico Vigna del Sorbo Gran Selezione
Price: $183.00 Your Price: $164.70
(98 points) The 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is another benchmark wine from Tuscany that shows the incredible potential of this iconic vintage. This beautiful single-vineyard Sangiovese reveals a graceful side with dark fruit intensity, cherry, plum, fresh violets and tilled earth. Tar, tobacco and licorice appear as delicate background tones, giving more volume and texture to the wine's sensorial impact. Vigna del Sorbo shows its own precise identity that is fiercely faithful to Sangiovese, but that also pushes the boundaries to go beyond our highest expectations of the grape in terms of color, concentration, aromatic complexity and staying power. That's the Panzano magic in a nutshell. (ML) Inner quote mark (7/2019). -Wine Advocate
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Fontodi on SALE!!
1995 Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Price: $230.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
1998 Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo, Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Italy
Price: $240.00 Your Price: $216.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2004 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany Magnum
Price: $680.00 Your Price: $612.00 Quantity in Stock: 3
2004 Fontodi Syrah Case Vie Tuscany
Price: $94.00 Your Price: $84.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
2006 Fontodi Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello 6 Liter
Price: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2006 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Del Sorbo Magnum
Price: $470.00 Your Price: $423.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2007 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $278.00 Your Price: $250.20 Quantity in Stock: 7
2008 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $255.00 Your Price: $229.50 Quantity in Stock: 6
2010 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $270.00 Your Price: $243.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2012 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany Magnum
Price: $510.00 Your Price: $459.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2015 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $270.00 Sale Price: $243.00 Quantity in Stock: 18
2015 Fontodi Pinot Nero Tuscany
Price: $84.00 Your Price: $75.60 Quantity in Stock: 10
2016 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Tuscany 3 Liter
Price: $1475.00 Your Price: $1327.50 Quantity in Stock: 1
2016 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Tuscany MAGNUM
Price: $725.00 Your Price: $652.50 Quantity in Stock: 5
2016 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $300.00 Your Price: $270.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2017 Fontodi Chianti Classico
Price: $53.00 Sale Price: $45.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 Fontodi Chianti Classico
Price: $53.00 Sale Price: $45.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 Fontodi Syrah Case Vie Tuscany
Price: $81.90 Your Price: $73.71 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany 3 Liter
Price: $1980.00 Your Price: $1782.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 Fontodi Chianti Classico Dino Amphora
Price: $86.00 Your Price: $77.40 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $412.50 Your Price: $371.25 Quantity in Stock: 12
2019 FONTODI FLACCIANELLO Della Pieve TUSCANY
Price: $216.00 Your Price: $194.40 Quantity in Stock: 11
2020 FONTODI CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA VIGNA DEL SORBO
Price: $147.00 Your Price: $132.30 Quantity in Stock: 1
2020 Fontodi Terrazze San Leonlino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, Italy
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2020 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $200.00 Your Price: $180.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
2021 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $220.00 Your Price: $198.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2021 FONTODI CHIANTI CLASSICO VIGNA DEL SORBO GRAND SELEZIONE DOCG
Price: $145.00 Your Price: $130.50 Quantity in Stock: 2
2021 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany MAGNUM
Price: $460.00 Your Price: $414.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2021 FONTODI FILETTA DI LAMOLE CHIANTI CLASSICO
Price: $55.00 Your Price: $49.50 Quantity in Stock: 1
2022 Fontodi Chianti Classico
Price: $55.00 Your Price: $49.50 Quantity in Stock: 19
2022 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Del Sorbo Gran Selezione
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
2022 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Tuscany
Price: $235.00 Your Price: $211.50 Quantity in Stock: 10
2023 Fontodi Meriggio Colli Toscana Centrale IGT
Price: $56.00 Your Price: $50.40 Quantity in Stock: 26
2012 Fontodi Vin Santo 375ml
Price: $142.00 Your Price: $127.80 Quantity in Stock: 6
Fontodi Olive Oil Tuscany 500ml
Price: $46.25 Quantity in Stock: 2
Fontodi Olive Oil Corregiolo Tuscany 250mL
Price: $31.25 Quantity in Stock: 16
2016 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo IGT Tuscany
Price: $280.00 Your Price: $252.00
(99 Points) The 2016 Percarlo captures all of the beauty it has always shown in the cellar. Pliant, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2016 simply has it all. Freshly cut flowers, rose petal, mint, spice and blood orange add striking aromatic nuance to a core of brilliant Sangiovese fruit. Powerful and ample, with superb aromatic lift, the 2016 Percarlo is exceptionally beautiful and moving from the very first taste. A whole range of floral and mineral notes extend the finish effortless. The tannins need time to soften, so readers should plan on at least a few years of cellaring. In a word: compelling. Vinous
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Tenuta San Giusto on SALE!!
2020 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico
Price: $59.00 Your Price: $53.10 Quantity in Stock: 6
2019 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico
Price: $62.00 Your Price: $55.80 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Merlot Toscana La Ricolma
Price: $375.00 Your Price: $337.50 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 San Giusto a Rentennano Le Baroncole Chianti Classico Riserva
Price: $126.00 Your Price: $113.40 Quantity in Stock: 7
2018 Tenuta San Giusto A Rentennano Percarlo
Price: $239.00 Your Price: $215.10 Quantity in Stock: 13
2017 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo IGT Tuscany
Price: $250.00 Your Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 7
2017 Tenuta San Giusto A Rentennano Percarlo (Magnum)
Price: $516.00 Your Price: $464.40 Quantity in Stock: 6
2016 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT
Price: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2015 San Giusto A Rentennano Percarlo Toscana Magnum
Price: $560.00 Your Price: $504.00 Quantity in Stock: 3
2014 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Merlot Toscana La Ricolma
Price: $247.50 Your Price: $222.75 Quantity in Stock: 1
2014 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo IGT Tuscany
Price: $255.00 Your Price: $229.50 Quantity in Stock: 1
2012 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo IGT Tuscany
Price: $298.00 Your Price: $268.20 Quantity in Stock: 5
2012 Tenuta San Giusto A Rentennano Percarlo (Magnum)
Price: $395.00 Your Price: $355.50 Quantity in Stock: 1
2008 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy
Price: $125.00 Sale Price: $100.00 Quantity in Stock: 3
2015 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Vin Santo (375ml)
Price: $180.00 Your Price: $162.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2013 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Vin Santo (375ml)
Price: $178.50 Your Price: $160.65 Quantity in Stock: 6
2008 Tenuta San Giusto a Rentennano Vin Santo (375ml)
Price: $168.00 Your Price: $151.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2016 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $180.00 Your Price: $162.00
(95 points) The Canalicchio di Sopra 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows balance and symmetry with that difficult twofold delivery of power and elegance. This terrific new release shows dark fruit and tart cherry, but then unwinds slowly to reveal light spice, toasted nut, blue flower and crushed limestone. The wine affords a genuine sense of place with roots in the northern half of the appellation where the light is whiter and the nights are cooler. That brilliant luminosity appears in the pure quality of fruit and the sharp focus of the mouthfeel, driven by balanced tannins and acidity. The sensation it gives is compact and long, without too much extra volume or padding. This wine is like a contoured, chiseled and carefully polished marble statue that you would see in a Renaissance church. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Canalicchio Di Sopra on SALE!!
1995 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $250.25 Your Price: $225.23 Quantity in Stock: 13
2001 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $250.25 Your Price: $225.23 Quantity in Stock: 6
2004 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva
Price: $245.25 Your Price: $220.73 Quantity in Stock: 4
2011 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $210.00 Your Price: $189.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2012 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $205.25 Your Price: $184.73 Quantity in Stock: 3
2012 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Price: $283.50 Your Price: $255.15 Quantity in Stock: 4
2013 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva
Price: $280.00 Your Price: $252.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2015 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $218.00 Your Price: $196.20 Quantity in Stock: 13
2015 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Magnum
Price: $305.00 Your Price: $274.50 Quantity in Stock: 2
2015 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia
Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $198.00 Quantity in Stock: 3
2016 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia
Price: $280.00 Your Price: $252.00 Quantity in Stock: 18
2016 Canalicchio di Sopra Riserva Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $254.00 Your Price: $228.60 Quantity in Stock: 3
2017 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $153.00 Your Price: $137.70 Quantity in Stock: 15
2017 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia
Price: $280.00 Your Price: $252.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
2019 CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
Price: $158.00 Your Price: $142.20 Quantity in Stock: 26
2019 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli
Price: $255.00 Your Price: $229.50 Quantity in Stock: 10
2019 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia
Price: $254.00 Your Price: $228.60 Quantity in Stock: 5
2019 CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO MAGNUM
Price: $330.00 Your Price: $297.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2020 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $128.00 Your Price: $115.20 Quantity in Stock: 11
2021 Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $142.50 Your Price: $128.25 Quantity in Stock: 11
2022 Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso Di Montalcino
Price: $48.00 Sale Price: $42.24 Quantity in Stock: 12
2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $260.00 Your Price: $234.00
(95 Points) The Valdicava 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows a subtle bouquet that needs extra time to open. In fact, I suggest you open your bottle about four hours before serving. This Brunello takes its time, but it inches over the senses with carefully increasing intensity. Wild cherry, toasted almond and even a touch of sweet apple or orange peel distinguish the bouquet. The tannins are firm and young, but all they need is extra time to evolve. This wine is like being introduced to a stranger who takes his time to reveal his personality, but who then turns into a true friend and confidant. Patience is required when approaching this 40,000-bottle release. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2016 Valdicava Madonna Del Piano Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva
Price: $436.00 Sale Price: $392.40
(96+ Points) The Valdicava 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano impresses for its intensity, its balance and its freshness. The wine is medium to full-bodied with a good amount of fruit weight and power that is offset by acidity and the lifted, vibrant quality of the bouquet. If balance is the objective, this wine meets it goals, although like with many of its peers, you certainly won't miss the deep inner power of this determined Brunello.
The Valdicava 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano impresses for its intensity, its balance and its freshness. The wine is medium to full-bodied with a good amount of fruit weight and power that is offset by acidity and the lifted, vibrant quality of the bouquet. If balance is the objective, this wine meets it goals, although like with many of its peers, you certainly won't miss the deep inner power of this determined Brunello. Wine Advocate
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Valdicava on SALE!!
2003 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $275.00 Your Price: $247.50 Quantity in Stock: 6
2003 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Madonna Del Piano Riserva
Price: $430.00 Sale Price: $359.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2004 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva
Price: $430.00 Sale Price: $295.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2004 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $282.00 Sale Price: $219.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2006 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $270.00 Your Price: $243.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2009 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Price: $295.00 Sale Price: $250.75 Quantity in Stock: 5
2009 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Madonna Del Piano Riserva
Price: $387.00 Sale Price: $275.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2010 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $250.00 Sale Price: $199.00 Quantity in Stock: 12
2012 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Price: $165.00 Sale Price: $125.00 Quantity in Stock: 13
2012 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva
Price: $436.00 Your Price: $392.40 Quantity in Stock: 13
2013 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva
Price: $439.00 Sale Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2013 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany, Italy
Price: $260.00 Sale Price: $175.00 Quantity in Stock: 10
2015 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $280.00 Sale Price: $175.00 Quantity in Stock: 7
2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $260.00 Your Price: $234.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2016 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 1.5L Magnum
Price: $480.00 Your Price: $432.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2017 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $230.00 Your Price: $207.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2019 Valdicava Vigna Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino
Price: $460.00 Your Price: $414.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2019 VALDICAVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
Price: $220.00 Your Price: $198.00 Quantity in Stock: 25
2019 VALDICAVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO MAGNUM
Price: $460.00 Your Price: $414.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2021 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino
Price: $242.00 Your Price: $217.80 Quantity in Stock: 12
2023 Valdicava Rosso Di Montalcino
Price: $52.00 Your Price: $46.80 Quantity in Stock: 8
2016 Vintage in Piedmont
The 2016 vintage in Piedmont is an extraordinary, benchmark year. It produced classic, highly structured, and age-worthy Barolo and Barbaresco with deep vibrant fruit, firm and refined tannins, and high natural acidity. This is a vintage for the cellar so the only reason to open these wines today is for scientific research like we are doing tonight.
2016 Cascina Chicco Barolo Rocche Castelletto
Price: $120.00 Your Price: $108.00
(95 Points) "An attractive mix of rose, cherry, menthol and spice aromas and flavors are the hallmarks of this balanced red, which features a solid foundation of vibrant acidity and dense tannins, plus a lingering aftertaste of cherry, iron, tar and spice." (BS) Wine Spectator, Reviewed December 2020
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Cascina Chicco on SALE!!
2013 Cascina Chicco Barolo Rocche del Castelletto
Price: $100.50 Your Price: $90.45 Quantity in Stock: 9
2013 Cascina Chicco Barolo Riserva Ginestra
Price: $178.00 Your Price: $160.20 Quantity in Stock: 10
2005 Cascina Chicco Barbera D'Alba Bric Loira Magnum
Price: $98.00 Your Price: $88.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2016 Chionetti Barolo Bussia Pianpolvere
Price: $180.00 Your Price: $162.00
(95 Points) A powerful style, this Barolo evokes cherry, incense, licorice, tar and tree bark aromas and flavors, with a solid structure behind it. The firm tannins dominate the finish for now, yet this shows fine potential and length. Best from 2023 through 2045. Wine Spectator
2016 Pelissero Barbaresco Vanotu
Price: $219.00 Your Price: $197.10
Winery Notes: Intense wide ruby colour, it expresses fruity notes of raspberry and cherry matched and well harmonized with persuasive woody notes of vanilla. The aromatic framework besides the typical notes of rose is completed by of sage, mint, thyme, camomile constant over the years: a real trademark for this soil. In the mouth it is velvety ample and fi lls up with sweet and lasting tannins. The great polyphenolic structure of Nebbiolo and the right acid tannic balance of this wine are synonyms of long lasting wine.
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Pelissero on SALE!!
2022 Pelissero Barbera d'Alba Piani
Price: $35.00 Your Price: $31.50 Quantity in Stock: 9
2021 Pelissero Dolcetto Munfrina
Price: $30.00 Your Price: $27.00 Quantity in Stock: 8
2020 Pelissero Barbaresco Nubiola
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $54.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2020 Pelissero Langhe Nebbiolo Piedmont, Italy
Price: $33.00 Your Price: $29.70 Quantity in Stock: 13
2019 PELISSERO BARBARESCO TULIN
Price: $155.00 Your Price: $139.50 Quantity in Stock: 9
2019 Pelissero Barbaresco "Nubiola"
Price: $55.00 Your Price: $49.50 Quantity in Stock: 2
2018 Pelissero Long Now LANGHE
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 PELISSERO BARBARESCO TULIN
Price: $165.00 Your Price: $148.50 Quantity in Stock: 3
2017 PELISSERO BARBARESCO TULIN
Price: $185.00 Your Price: $166.50 Quantity in Stock: 8
2016 Pelissero Barbaresco "Nubiola" MAGNUM
Price: $120.00 Your Price: $108.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2011 Pelissero Barbera D'alba Tulin
Price: $68.00 Your Price: $61.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2010 Pelissero Barbaresco Tulin
Price: $260.00 Your Price: $234.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2004 Pelissero Long Now LANGHE Magnum
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2003 Pelissero Barbaresco Tulin
Price: $192.00 Your Price: $172.80 Quantity in Stock: 8
1999 Pelissero Barbaresco Annata
Price: $159.75 Your Price: $143.78 Quantity in Stock: 6
1998 Pelissero Barbaresco Annata
Price: $155.00 Your Price: $139.50 Quantity in Stock: 10
1997 Pelissero Barbaresco Annata
Price: $197.50 Your Price: $177.75 Quantity in Stock: 9
2016 Vintage in Valpolicella
The 2016 vintage in Valpolicella is widely hailed as an exceptional, classic year. Benefiting from a warm growing season without extreme heatwaves and dry, windy autumn conditions, the wines offer vibrant fruit, great aromatic depth, balanced structural acidity, and fine tannins, showing stellar 20- to 30-year aging potential.
2016 Monte Faustino Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Price: $84.00 Your Price: $75.60
(92 points) Savory wafts of tar, cured tobacco and leather wind through flavors of dehydrated cherry, plum sauce, red licorice and paprika in this refreshing red. Structured by well-meshed, chalky tannins, showing a satiny texture, good integration and length. A bit compact today but opens nicely in the glass, suggesting good cellar potential. Best from 2028 through 2040. 300 cases made, 175 cases imported. Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Feb 2026)
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Monte Faustino on SALE!!
2015 Monte Faustino Amarone della Valpolicella
Price: $78.00 Your Price: $70.20 Quantity in Stock: 9
2013 Monte Faustino L'Amarone del Maestro Fornaser Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
Price: $192.00 Your Price: $172.80 Quantity in Stock: 1
2012 Monte Faustino L'amarone Del Maestro Fornaser Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
Price: $192.00 Your Price: $172.80 Quantity in Stock: 9
2010 Monte Faustino L'amarone Del Maestro Fornaser Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
Price: $260.00 Your Price: $234.00 Quantity in Stock: 7
2008 Monte Faustino L'Amarone del Maestro Fornaser Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG
Price: $210.00 Your Price: $189.00 Quantity in Stock: 7
2016 Brigaldara Case Vecie Amarone Della Valpolicella
Price: $140.00 Your Price: $126.00
(96 points) The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Case Vecie seduces with a beguiling and lifted mix of crushed stone, dusty rose and bright cherry. This is dark and velvety, moody in feel yet seductive and pliant, simply harmonious, mixing salty minerals and ripe rich red fruits and spices, hints of mocha and inner violet florals. There’s simply so much going on here. The 2016 tapers off incredibly long and structured. It’s still easy to like today with floral rose and violet tones, along with a bitter twang of balsamic spice. A simply stunning Case Vecie. -Vinous.
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Brigaldara on SALE!!
2023 Brigaldara Valpolicella Classico
Price: $19.00 Your Price: $17.10 Quantity in Stock: 3
2023 Brigaldara Soave Classico
Price: $18.00 Your Price: $16.20 Quantity in Stock: 3
2022 Brigaldara Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore
Price: $35.00 Your Price: $31.50 Quantity in Stock: 1
2022 Brigaldara Valpolicella Classico
Price: $18.00 Your Price: $16.20 Quantity in Stock: 3
2019 Brigaldara Case Vecie Valpolicella Superiore
Price: $35.00 Your Price: $31.50 Quantity in Stock: 7
2019 Brigaldara Amarone della Valpolicella Cavolo
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $67.50 Quantity in Stock: 9
2019 Brigaldara Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto
Price: $76.00 Your Price: $68.40 Quantity in Stock: 8
2011 Brigaldara Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva San Floriano
Price: $265.00 Your Price: $238.50 Quantity in Stock: 5
2016 Vintage in Campania
The 2016 vintage in Campania is an exceptional, well-balanced year characterized by concentrated fruit, vibrant natural acidity, and stellar aging potential of 15 to 20 years. Favorable late-season weather brought late-ripening varieties like Aglianico to optimal maturity, while white grapes like Greco and Fiano achieved remarkable aromatic depth.
2016 Guastaferro Primum Taurasi DOCG
Price: $94.25 Your Price: $84.83 Quantity in Stock: 9
(95 Points) Tobacco, dusty earth and moist fall leaves give way to citrus-tinged wild berries as the 2016 Taurasi Primum comes to life in the glass. This displays silky textures and a core of brisk acidity that guides its savory red berry fruits across a tactile core of minerals and spice. Its tannins are silty and fine. The 2016 tapers off with fantastic length, leaving hints of tangerine and black licorice that linger on and on. This is simply glorious and maturing beautifully. I firmly believe that, with time, the 2016 will one day warrant an even higher score. (EG) Vinous, Reviewed May 2024
The rest of the wines available at Wine Watch from Guastaferro on SALE!!
2017 Guastaferro 'Primum' Riserva, Taurasi DOCG, Italy
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 11
2015 Guastaferro 'Primum' Riserva, Taurasi DOCG, Italy
Price: $183.00 Your Price: $164.70 Quantity in Stock: 11
2013 GUASTAFERRO PRIMUM TAURASI DOCG
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00 Quantity in Stock: 11
2012 Guastaferro Primum Taurasi DOCG
Price: $89.25 Your Price: $80.33 Quantity in Stock: 11
2010 Guastaferro Primum Taurasi DOCG
Price: $103.25 Your Price: $92.93 Quantity in Stock: 10
2007 Guastaferro Primum Riserva Taurasi DOCG
Price: $185.25 Your Price: $166.73 Quantity in Stock: 10
2004 Guastaferro Primum Taurasi DOCG
Price: $173.25 Your Price: $155.93 Quantity in Stock: 3
back