"Appropriately reticent, Sesti’s Riserva gradually reveals the profusion of Mediterranean flora that will blossom with time. Hints of sage and heather intertwine with tangy sundried cherry. The tannins are the texture of fine sand but there are masses of them. It manages to pull off amplitude and density with an unlikely ethereal weightlessness, before trailing off leisurely with a savoury...

A Tausend Rosen, literally “a thousand roses”, is an Austrian expression signifying the highest form of praise. Sourced from over 50-year-old Grüner Veltliner vines in the famed Rosenberg vineyard of Feuersbrunn, this wine is produced only in exceptional vintages: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2023. Off-dry, powerful, and irresistibly moreish. “Light golden yellow, silver reflections. Fine nuances of yellow fruit,...

"The Fèlsina 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colonia is a special wine. This vintage was a little tight and closed when I tasted it, but Colonia has a solid track record for a long bottle evolution. The bouquet brings dark fruit, rosemary, cherry and an especially sharp or chiseled mineral note that really is this wine's lasting signature. There are...

"This is a young wine with terrific depth and layers of fruit. It’s full-bodied with notes of eucalyptus, lavender and sage and hints of matchsticks and oranges. It’s linear and tight at the end, with an energetic finish. Very Saffredi in nature." 99, James Suckling