Giacomo Bologna hatte schon vor über 30 Jahren die Vision, aufzuzeigen, dass man aus Barbera große Weine entstehen lassen kann. Seitdem gibt es viel hervorragende Barbera, nicht nur von Braida. Den...
95/100 PP
"The Mazzei family was one of the first and most enthusiastic advocates of the Gran Selezione movement. Their 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello Fonterutoli is a c...
93+/100 PP
"Barbera loves a warm vintage, and that's exactly what it got in 2017. Roberto Conterno tells me his favorite recent vintages are 2015, 2016 and 2017. Because of low yields...
93/100 vinous
"I have long believed the level of a producer can only be truly understood by looking at the small vintages, and this next set of wines is truly surprising. To be sure, none o...
93/100 vinous.com
"In a similar vein, the 1996 Solaia is tense and vibrant to the core. It will appeal most to readers who prefer wines with bright acidity and lively minerality."
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89/100 vinous
"I have long believed the level of a producer can only be truly understood by looking at the small vintages, and this next set of wines is truly surprising. To be sure, none o...
98/100 PP
"The 1990 Chianti Classico Vigneto Bellavista is one of the greatest wines ever made in Italy. It shows the classicism of the wines of the 1980s, but with a little more depth, pow...
100/100 PP
"I fussed over scoring this wine more than I'd like to admit?tasting through three samples under different conditions at various intervals and testing my impressions blind agains...