Tasting Notes: No Nonsense because it doesn’t make sense, because pet nats aren’t something that are made in Calabria (or weren’t at the time when they started). This wine is loaded with notes of tart strawberries,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cataldo Calabretta Ciro Rosso Classico Superiore has the brickish red color in the glass that is a hallmark of Gaglioppo. Rustic, earthy aromas of dried cherry and oregano waft from the glass. The palate has... Read More
Tasting Notes: The De Conciliis Naima is a deeply spiced, darkly fruited expression of Aglianico. Extended bottle aging has mellowed the tannins to create a decadent palate rich in purple fruit, earth, game and wild herbs. This... Read More
Tasting Notes: The De Conciliis Vino Spumante Brut Metodo Classico Maybe is a blend of 10% Fiano and 90% Aglianico made into a sparkling wine. The color is bright straw yellow, with a fine and persistent perlage. The scent is... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fonzone Taurasi Riserva Scorzagalline comes from grapes coming from the highest section of the Aglianico vineyard of Tenuta Fonzone, on the top of a hill located in Contrada Scorzagalline(Paternopoli). Grown... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Luigi Tecce Irpinia Rosato La Cyclope is sourced from 85-year-old vines that look more like tree-vines, with a trunk in the middle, and numerous radiating outward shoots on what looks like bush vines on a pergola.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Poliphemo Viti Vecchie R18 (formally a Taurasi Riserva that Luigi decided to declassify to Campania Aglianico) has a savory quality with dark-fruited and exotic nuances of roasted plum, savory herbs and a tactile... Read More
Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More
Estate History: A visit to Luigi Tecce can get you emotional. Luigi himself is a ball of them, and his Aglianico from Taurasi elicits them. His grandfather’s 'masseria' (farmhouse) and vineyards are located in the... Read More
Tasting Notes: On the nose it is fine and intense, fruity, herbaceous and floral notes accompanied by light spicy nuances that slowly reveal themselves in the glass, hints of red fruit, such as morello cherry, plum, followed by... Read More
Tasting Notes: Pipparello is a punched-up version of San Valentino and a store favorite. Baking spices and black pepper jump from the glass in this incredibly dense and expressive blend of roughly 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano... Read More
Tasting Notes: This rare and very special wine, made exclusively from Sagrantino, is harvested late and left to raisin for four months before pressing. As it air dries, a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cerrete is produced from 100% Sagrantino from some of the highest elevations in Montefalco. 45-days of maceraction along with 43-months in large oak barrel account for the wine's depth and complexity but the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The iconic Pagliaro wine is the wine that put the Paolo Bea estate on the map. It is 100% Sagrantino, the fabled local grape of Montefalco, from Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude. This deeply... Read More
Tasting Notes: San Valentino is a blend of 40% Sagrantino, 40% Sangiovese, and 20% Montepulciano, is the beginning of the journey for Bea lovers. Sourced from a mix of younger vines that don’t make the cut in one of the... Read More
Tasting Notes: Scents of cocoa, bitter chocolate and crushed elderberries govern the bouquet, while on the palate, flavors of blackberries, dark cherries and licorice dominate, enveloped by firm and juicy tannins.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Farmed completely organically and produced using 100% Nuragus. 'Arkìmia' is a term of Latin origin for alchemic practices meant to change 'vile metals' into gold. Schirru chose this name because... Read More
Tasting Notes: Farmed completely organically and produced from a blend of 60% Vermentino, 35% Nuragus, 5% Semidano, Malvasia, and other minor, Sardinian varieties. ‘Biancu' is what the locals all referred to previously... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Sergio Arcuri Aris Ciro Superiore is from Gaglioppo vines that are between 66 and 34 years old. The color is typical of Gaglioppo, ruby red with streaks of orange. Aromas of licorice, anise and prune first come... Read More
