"More open, slightly darker and more foresty initially, this is a more muscular wine and also a blunter weapon to be unsheathed for meatier dishes and colder nights. Smoky, sylvan and fertile, this is a more traditional style with a shorter, but broader attack, and I like its hearty attack and sense of gusto." 18.5/20 Points, Matthew Jukes

"The Madonna delle Grazie further ups the game. At this stage it’s showing a brooding nose with tightly wound texture, a magnified version of its peer Brunello. Layers of dark, juicy berries lifted by blood orange, wild undergrowth and its mineral character. Long and intense, it fully showcases how the 2021 combines both 2019’s succulence with 2020’s power. Spellbinding. Tasted...

"Only one barrel was made of this, the second Riserva release of this wine (2013 was the first). Only the best bunches with the smallest berries make the cut, and no stems are utilised. This is, in effect, a pre-selected-grape wine, not a wine selection. Interestingly, this wine seems to have taken masses of charm, breeding and nobility from the...

"All about radiance and finesse, this iconic Tuscan red has beguiling aromas of cedar, wild red berry, menthol and pipe tobacco that mingle with fragrant blue flowers. Made with 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, the focused, elegantly structured palate is vibrant and savory, delivering cassis, orange zest, licorice and a hint of coffee framed in taut, polished tannins....

"The bright ruby 2021 Piandorino boasts lovely aromas of licorice and fresh raspberries that lift from the glass of this medium-bodied red. It’s spectacular, and I highly encourage readers to snap up these wines, as they are just full of pure joy, great energy, outstanding purity, and great length. This is so pure, fresh, and crystalline in nature, I wish...

" Elisa Sesti recalls that when temperatures started to rise after the abundant rains of June, the vines burst into growth. That generosity and exuberance is echoed in the scents brimming in her Brunello. Heather, lavender, mint – even a trace of helichrysum – all swell from the glass. Less forthcoming on the palate for now, it is nonetheless replete...