Deep, shimmering ruby. Aromas of fresh dark berries, potpourri, exotic spices and a suggestion of smoky minerals on the intensely perfumed nose. Shows impressive depth as well as energy to its juicy, penetrating and appealingly sweet blackberry, cherry...
Dark violet color. Displays incisive aromas of black raspberry, cherry, candied flowers and incense, plus a suggestion of Asian spices. Stains the palate with sweet, mineral-inflected red and dark berry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors that shows...
Saturated ruby. Deeply perfumed aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and violet gain olive, fruitcake and incense accents with air. Juicy and deeply concentrated, offering palate-staining black and blue fruit, olive paste, floral pastille and exotic sp...
This elegant red shows lovely length and integration and feels fresh and focused despite its 10 years of aging on release. Mineral-driven, with an underpinning of iron and loamy earth to the mix of dried cherry and red currant fruit, bitter herb, cocoa po...
This wine stands out and is one of my favorites in this historic retrospective. The Bertani 1967 Amarone della Valpolicella has evolved elegantly to show cola, licorice, dried prune and maraschino cherries. The bouquet remains bright, vertical and intense...
The star of the show is the 2022 Ontogeny, a broad, layered, richly textured 2022 that has gorgeous cassis and blue fruits as well as integrated oak, some classic Cabernet graphite, iron, and smoked tobacco. It’s rich, full-bodied, and wonderfully complex...