Tuscan
DVCC
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese (90%) & 10% native Italian and local varieties (Canaiolo and Colorino)
Background: Dievole is located in the heart of Chianti Classico, not far from the historic city of Siena. The 411 hectare estate, 86 hectares of which are under vine, rests among woods, olive groves and crop-filled fields. Traditional classic grape varieties are grown, along with contempory classics and new arrivals. The first grape was harvested on the estate over 900 years ago, and today Dievole, with probably the most privileged location in Chianti Classico, is one of the most respected institutions in Italian winemaking.
Winemaking process: The grapes have been harvested by hand in baskets at the end of September - mid October and is a blend of all of Dievole’s 16 vineyards. Eighty percent of the wine is aged in the wooden vats made of French oak and 20% is aged in French and American barriques for about 12 months before bottle ageing for a further 6 months before release to market.
ORGANIC
DVNC
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese (90%) & 10% native Italian and local varieties (Colorino)
Background: Dievole is located in the heart of Chianti Classico, not far from the historic city of Siena. The 411 hectare estate, 86 hectares of which are under vine, rests among woods, olive groves and crop-filled fields. Traditional classic grape varieties are grown, along with contempory classics and new arrivals. The first grape was harvested on the estate over 900 years ago, and today Dievole, with probably the most privileged location in Chianti Classico, is one of the most respected institutions in Italian winemaking.Tasting notes: Deep ruby with fruity aromas of cherry, blackcurrant and black cherry. The palate is dry, intense and structured, lightly spicy with tobacco, chocolate, coffee and vanilla notes.
DVPBB
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Tasting notes: A ripe, focused red with prune, plum and berry character. Hints of stones and sliced apple. Full body, dense fruit, fine tannins and a bright, lively finish. Amazing acid backbone that just jumps out of the glass. A new benchmark for Tuscany’s icon wine, producing reds with wonderful intensity, structure, and energy. I find the depth of fruit, flavour and savoury, almost mineral undertone of the wines spellbinding. (93 Points James Suckling).
ORGANIC
DVBD
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: 50% Merlot, 30% Petit Verdot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Tastning notes: Dark red with bright and purple reflections in the glass. The nose is pleasant and articulated with sensations of red and black fruit, among which black currant and ripe cherry stand out. Floral and black pepper hints follow. Soft tannins and well blended in the mouth with a strong finish on notes of red fruit.
Awards
Vintage 2020 - Wine Advocate - 92/100
Vintage 2020 - James Suckling - 93/100
Vintage 2019 – Winescritic - 93/100
Vintage 2019 - Wine Spectator - 93/100
Vintage 2019 - James Suckling - 93/100
Vintage 2019 – Falstaff - 91/100
ORGANIC
BIOLOGICAL
DVPLBM
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Tasting notes: Dark-skinned berry, underbrush and tobacco aromas lead the way on this straightforward but savoury red. The medium-bodied palate offers juicy red cherry, cranberry and a hint of white pepper alongside tannins and bright acidity.
DVPLBRES
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Winemaking process: Obtained from naturally fermented 100% Sangiovese hand-harvested grapes, the Brunello Riserva Poggio Landi wine is aged 48 for months in Allier French Oak barrels, a renowned fine grain wood whose superior structure, combined with an exemplary balance of tannins and aromatic components, guarantees prolonged aging and bestows the resulting wine with unique traits and characteristics.
An exceptional wine, very elegant and complex with distinctive minerality. Made from hand-picked grapes and left to ferment naturally for two weeks after soft pressing and stalk removal. The wine is aged in 54 Hl Allier natural French oak casks for 48 months. Bottle refined for 1-year minimum.
Clean, intense aromas with nuances of very ripe fruit and balsamic notes. Outstanding, elegant, mineral and complex: the Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG Poggio Landi embodies all of the best qualities of the Brunello di Montalcino. Its extraordinary natural properties are best-suited for Brunello’s long aging process.
DVVB
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: 100% Vermentino
Winemaking process: Classic white vinification with cold process. Soft and delicate pressing. Fermentation in stainless steel for about 12 days and aging in steel for 3 months.
Tasting notes: Aromas of ripe apple and peach stand out turning towards citrus and herbaceous notes. Fresh, invigorating and delicate, with a clearly perceptible minerality. It smells like fruits, citrus, white flowers and aromatic herbs. On the palate it is easy drinking, refreshing, pleasant and well-balanced.
The sun of the coast also shines in the bright shades of this wine, of a straw yellow colour, with golden hints. Notes of lemon, freshly cut green apple, with some hints of aromatic herbs such as mint and sage outline its aromatic profile. The taste is fresh, sapid, persistent and extremely versatile.
Award: Falstaff 2021 - 89/100 - Vintage 2020
ORGANIC
BIOLOGICAL
FANPCC
Region: Italy, Tuscany, Greve in Chianti
Grape variety: Sangiovese, Canaiolo & Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting notes: Deep, ruby red in colour, this Chianti Classico offers aromas of ripe cherries and red plums, with subtle notes of toasted vanilla beans and purple flowers. On the palate, the wine displays a superbly structured character with bright acidity and a pleasantly savoury finish.
Awards
Luca Maroni 2023 - 92 points
Mundus Vini 2020 - Gold Medal
FANRC
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: 90% Sangiovese & 10% Canaiolo
Tasting notes
Food pairing: When young it is excellent with rich flavoured dishes, especially the traditional specialities of Tuscan cuisine.
Awards
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal "Best of Show Chianti"
Korea Wine Challange 2022 - Bronze Medal
FANTR
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: 90% Sangiovese & 10% Merlot
Tasting notes: Tuscanny meets Australia. Sangiovese is usually similar to Cabernet - firm tannins and medium plus acidity. This is deliberately crafted towards the Australian wine drinkers, with soft acidity and tannins. Fine, with scents of wild berry fruits and red flowers. Dry and fresh, with medium body, smooth tannins and well-balanced acidity.
Awards
Luca Maroni 2023 - 95 points
Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal
DVPLM
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Winemaking process: A fruity, refreshing and elegant wine. Traditionally made with a spontaneous fermentation using native yeast for 15 days at a controlled temperature. It is then aged for 12 months in 54 HL untoasted French oak barrels. Refined in bottle for 3 months minimum.
Tasting notes: The cask-aged Rosso di Montalcino from the Tuscan viticultural region presents itself in the glass in bright ruby red. This red wine from the Old World offers wonderfully expressive aromas of blueberry, blackberry, mulberry and blackcurrant, rounded off by other fruity nuances that contribute to the barrel development. Intense aromas with distinct notes of red fruits. Soft and elegant on the palate. Boasts excellent drinkability and a long finish.
ORGANIC
DVSSC
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Background: The Chianti Classico Vigna di Sessina di Dievole comes from the best selection of grapes from the vineyard of the same name, located at 420 meters above sea level.
Winemaking process: It is produced exclusively with Sangiovese grapes harvested in early October, which are subsequently fermented for 14-15 days in 75 hl concrete vats at a maximum temperature of 26 ° C. Aging takes place in 41 hl non-toasted French oak barrels for about 17 months and ends with a stay in the bottle for at least 12 months.
DVVSC14
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Malvasia Bianca & Trebbiano Toscano
Background: An authentic tribute to the ancient peasant customs, our Vin Santo is never in a hurry and is never idle. Made of Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia Bianca with withering on the vine and aged in caratelli for more than three years.
Winemaking process: The grapes are dried on reed mats placed in a well ventilated, dry room. The juice is put in chestnut kegs (50 lt small sealed barrels) containing the “mother” (old wine obtained from the previous vintages of Vin Santo), where it ferments spontaneously. The must ages inside the casks for 4 years during which undergoes a long and slow oxidation giving the wine its uniqueness. Final aging in bottle for 6 months.
Tasting notes: Sweet and warm, with elegant almond aftertaste, biscuit and walnut. The finish is very complex and persistent.
FARVDC
Region: Italy, Cerreto Guidi (Florence)
Grape variety: Malvasia Bianca, Trebbiano Toscano & San Colombano
Winemaking process: Grapes are dried for two months before pressing. The must is fermented and aged for at least 3 years in typical wood barrels called "caratelli". Fermentation is extremely long and slow and allow the wine to get its characteristic notes.
Tasting notes: Creamy, rich, sweet and fresh, with citrus and dried fruits notes. Honey dried fruit, figs with a spicy finish.
TDAA
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Cabernet Franc
Background: Arcanum is sourced primarily from the Apparita and Belvedere blocks of Cabernet Franc. With superb exposure and sandy clay soils, each year these blocks shine to produce the finest expression of the variety, and the leading wine of the estate.
Awards
Wine advocate - 97 Points: 'Impossible to exaggerate the grandeur and majesty...'
Robert Parker Wine Advocate 2019 - 97 Points: 'It would be impossible to exaggerate the grandeur and majesty of the overachieving 2015 Arcanum... The wine achieves beautiful balance, yet it remains intense and powerful all the while.'
TDAV
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot
Tasting notes: Dark plum aromas and flavours which are displayed in a ripe and juicy profile. Notes of morello cherries, fleshy mission figs and hints of brown sugar are framed with earthy impressions of iron and graphite.
Expressive aromas of ripe black cherry, vanilla bean and toasted nuts are prominent on the nose. At first taste, the supple and approachable tannins from the Merlot provide a full mouthfeel. The core is warm and smooth, balanced by notes of ripe plums and chocolate-covered cherries. Cabernet Franc in the blend uplifts the palate with cedar and fresh mint. This well-rounded, dynamic wine can be enjoyed for years to come.
FANTRW
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Vermentino, Malvasia & Trebbiano
Tasting notes: Exquisite white wine made from Vermentino, Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes. Dry, fresh and floral with a hint of banana and pineapple.
A medium bodied wine with straw yellow colour. It has a well balanced acidity with hints of flowers, bananas and pineapple notes. Dry and fresh, with nice body and clean finish.
Food pairing: It matches well with Risottos, herbed chicken, savoury pies and fish.
Awards
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal
Luca Maroni 2023 - 90 points
TDACR
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese (90%) & Cabernet Sauvignon (10%)
Tasting notes: Impenetrable in colour, emerging from the purplish reflexes are scents of black plums, blackberries, wild myrtle, cinnamon, juniper berries and green peppers. In the background the light opalescence given by resting on both large and fine lees makes it more attractive and will protect it over time. Full bodied, velvety tannins and an incredibly radiant, essential finale, definitive and progressive.
Awards
Gambero Rosso 2022 - Tre Bicchieri
James Suckling 2021 - 93 points - 'Lots of blueberry and black-cherry aromas. Medium-bodied with round, ripe tannins that have a tight texture. Firm and intense. Drink or hold.'
TDACC
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese (85%) & Merlot (15%)
Tasting notes: Black cherry, orange peel, and subtle notes of cedar, are supported with spice notes of white pepper with hints of mint and liquorice.
TDASS
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Tasting notes: This wine has aromas of mushrooms, hints of truffle, Boysenberry fruit and honeysuckle floral tones. The Palate is dominated by minerality and bright acidity, with flavours of cherry and white chocolate. The long spicy finish is dominated by cloves, toast and a lingering cinnamon orange peel nuance.
FANTROS
Region: Italy, Cerreto Guidi (Florence)
Grape variety: Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging: Aged 18 months in French barriques and aged in bottle for at least 6 months.
Tasting notes:
Intense and brilliant ruby red color. On the nose a bouquet of great complexity characterized by evident fruity notes well combined with balsamic notes of great finesse and wood. On the palate a wine of great character and structure that gives volume and gustative persistence. Soft and well balanced tannins with the acid components in a complex of softness and gustatory balance.Food pairing: Ideal with aged cheeses, roasted game and red meats.
Awards
Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold Medal
Korea Wine Challange 2021 - Bronze Medal
DVPBR
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: Sangiovese
Background: Podere Brizio is a top small producer, making beautifully elegant wines in Montalcino, Tuscany. This 9 hectare estate is located in Sant’Angelo in Colle, an area of Montalcino, known for producing long-lived wines of great elegance and finesse. Chief winemaker Vittorio Fiore is considered one of Italy’s leading oenologists and his touch is evident in this beautiful wine. The excellent south-west exposure of the vineyards enjoys the ideal type of soil and climate for growing the Sangiovese Grosso grapes of Montalcino. No chemicals are used and the vines are sprayed with only small quantities of organic fertilizers.
Podere Brizio is considered one of the finest estates in Montalcino. Rosso di Montalcino is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes, carefully grown in our vineyards located in the south-west part of the town of Montalcino.
Tasting notes: A fruity, refreshing and elegant wine. Intense aromas with notes of ripe red fruit. Fresh on the palate, with elegant notes of currant and red fruits.
ORGANIC
sicmass
Background: The vineyard of the Masseto estate is located in Tuscany, in Bolgheri. This wine-growing area enjoys a Mediterranean climate strongly influenced by the presence of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Grape variety: Merlot (97%) & Cabernet franc (3%)
Vinification and ageing: Harvested manually, the grapes are destemmed and then gently pressed before vatting by gravity. Plot vinification. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, accompanied by two to three pump-overs per day. Maceration from 21 to 25 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrels (50% new oak). After 12 months of ageing, assembly then additional aging of 3 months before bottling and a rest period until its marketing.
Tasting notes: The dress reveals an intense purple hue. The nose exhales with a beautiful freshness fragrances of ripe cherry and undergrowth. The palate harmoniously combines power and aromatic intensity.