2014 Italy

This single-vineyard wine, from a site just below Graci's cantina, sees Nerello Mascalese blended with a small proportion of the darker, more brooding, Nerello Cappuccio. Structurally, this wine is bolder than their entry-level Rosso or intensely decadent Barbabecchi, but it seduces with ripe, smoky berry fruit and complex finish. Drink now to 2020.

Mario decided not to make a Barolo del Comune di Castiglione Falletto in the 2014 vintage, so this is very much a “super-Barolo”, with a higher percentage of Castiglione Falletto (75 percent) than in 2013 when it made up 60 percent. The remaining 25 percent comes from their La Morra Giachino vineyard. Cassis, rose petals and rosemary dance on the nose. The palate leads with these flavours but also shows more La Morra characters, earthiness and orange peel. The quality of Castiglione Falletto is perhaps more evident on the tight, more chiselled palate, with a gleam of coiled cassis. It’s taut, exciting, sapid and long. Drink 2022-2035.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

The Gattera vineyard was planted in the early 1950s between La Morra and Castiglione Falletto on a mix of soils, producing complex and mature wines. Generous in style, this is filled with supple fruit and immediate enjoyment. The nose is floral and fruity; it’s so inviting. The palate is all plum, kirsch cherry, coffee, leather and spice rack characters, woven with dark chocolate. Drink now to 2030.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Like the Vigna del Sorbo, the 2014 Flaccianello della Pieve spends a few additional months in botte grande than usual. The wine still breathes in large oak cask, but the environment is slightly more reductive (oxygen-free) compared to smaller barrique, thus allowing for a more complete and slower integration that is necessary in a cool vintage like this. The result is a beautifully complete wine that takes a few minutes to spread its wings. The bouquet starts off with a timid personality, but soon reaches a full regime of red fruit and spice that is so specific to this celebrated selection of Sangiovese from Panzano in Chianti. The September heat (following a gray, soggy summer) helped to eventually achieve fully ripened tannins. There is no greenness or astringency to disturb the soft and velvety mouthfeel. Thanks to severe fruit selection, production of the 2014 Flaccianello della Pieve is one-third less than average. Giovanni Manetti calls 2014 a vintage of opportunity. Although Panzano saw less average rainfall in 2014 compared to neighboring villages, Fontodi vineyards required double the work that year. This is an impressive achievement.
Monica Larner - 28/04/2017

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Pure notes of red and black fruit on the nose, reminiscent of cherries, raspberries and damsons, with hints of medicinal herbs in the background. Lovely depth on the palate, with juicy red and black fruit flowing in waves and filling the mouth, tempered by bright acidity and microscopically fine tannins. The finish is very long, velvety and elegant. A fabulous wine with amazing concentration, energy and balance. Quite forward for Vigna Rionda, this will give very pleasurable drinking while we wait for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages to come round. 
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager

Vigna Rionda is sited on a slope at elevations ranging from 820 to 1180 feet above sea level; the beneficial siting of this hill insures a great deal of sun throughout the day. The soils are a combination of marl, calcaire and a touch of sand; the vineyard is sheltered from excessive winds by the nearby Castelleto hill.

These vintages have been offered to our customers to allow them to take part in the regeneration of this outstanding vineyard and the latest 2014 offering proves once again that this perfectly situated and incredibly special vineyard will always capture the very best of vintage conditions.


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An attractive, luminous, mid-straw colour, with a bright attack, the body is fresh and the crisp acidity brings definition to the mid-palate. There are nuances of ripe yellow fruit as well as hints of nutty and floral complexity on the nose and palate. Excellent concentration leads to a lingering finish.
Drink 2016-2022.

2014 Guidalberto possesses real freshness and elegance. The nose has a striking spicy characteristic with anise, pepper and a hint of tobacco. The palate is very fresh and cool with a smooth texture that instils a real sense of balance. Blackcurrant and plum fruits dominate with hints of chocolate and sweet spice on the finish. Drink 2017-2025

By “Old Vine”, we’re talking 75-year-old, free-standing vines – knotted, gnarled and twisted together. Thanks to the biodynamic approach in the vineyard, this richly flavoured wine has freshness and precision. The nose is beautifully concentrated with notes of cherry and cinnamon, leading on to a full-bodied, rich, powerful and unctuous palate with bramble fruit, tobacco and chocolate notes. Drink now to 2025.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

There is an elegance to this Primitivo, which is made from fruit grown on gnarled 70-year-old vines. Stunning kirsch fruit, plummy and generous, layers with floral notes reminiscent of purple iris, while the tannins are supple and round. This wine is richly textured but the overall feeling is one of refinement. Drink now to 2022.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

The Sangiovese dominates on the nose with notes of grilled meats and Morello cherries. These are echoed on the palate, reminiscent of great Chianti Classico, before the blackcurrant comes in towards to the finish to remind you that the Cabernets are there. Great acidity and full, but soft tannins indicate that this will drink relatively early, but has at least a decade of life ahead of it. Another delicious Tig’ from the team at Antinori.
Chris Pollington, Private Account Manager