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ITALY - WHITE |
PIEMONTE |
| SEE-526. 08 GAVI DI GAVI LA MEIRANA, BROGLIA Wonderful. Full of apple, pear, lime, sage, and blossom. Rich and deep, ample. Full, round, forthcoming aromatic profile. A measuring rod Gavi. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SEE-527. 07 GAVI DI GAVI FOSSILI, SAN SILVESTRO Mmm! Plump textured and full of fine herbs. Bergamot, sage, yellow fruit. Nice./ Melon, stone fruits, anise. Good acidity, good texture. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-528. 08 GAVI DI GAVI, OLIM BAUDA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SEE-529. 08 GAVI LA LUCIANA, ARALDICA Penetrating, vigorous. 08 framing. Apple, sage, flowers, and another herb I can’t conjure up the name of./ Smoke, calcaire, minerals. Less flavor than aroma intensity. Less grip. Good power though. The modesty of the acidity at this stage keeps the finish down. Unwrapped, it will make its presence felt in the future. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-530. 09 GAVI, BENI DI BATASIOLO Lovely lemon aromas. Curd, custard, peel. Both lushness and precision. Very bright./ Plenty of fruit. Pear, plum, Juicy Fruit gum. Great body, depth, acidity, persistence. Nice minerality. Fully forthcoming already. Remarkable price. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SEE-531. 08 MOSCATO D’ASTI LA SERRA, DI GRESY Very floral, talc like. Cool and bright. Lifted./ Orange, pear, peach, and cologne. Rich and seductive. Stylish, sweet, light bodied (5.5%), and easy to down. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-532. 09 MOSCATO D’ASTI, BOSIO As fine and accomplished as the 08. Peach-apricot emphasis./ Sweet and fragrant. Brisk, tingly, and lively. Apple and pear. Stone fruits and flowers. Fine. Early vintage brings early fulfillment. Good value in its genre. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SEE-533. 09 MOSCATO D’ASTI, BRICCO RIELLA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SEE-534. 09 MOSCATO D’ASTI, LODALI Fresh, light, upbeat. Peach, apple, pear, rose, and cedar./ Sweet and cedary. Nice balance of sweetness and bubbly lift. Fresh and vibrant, silky smooth. Long lasting flavors. Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-535. 08 MOSCATO D’ASTI CASCINETTA, S SERGIO Lots of perfume. Talc, citrus peel, melon, botanicals. Special, as always./ Firm, youthful fruit with good acid brightness. Long, flavorful finish. Will improve through the rest of the year. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-536. 09 MOSCATO D’ASTI, TINTERO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SEE-537. 09 ROERO ARNEIS, VIETTI Fragrant, full, fine. Progressing nicely since last month’s encounter. Swelling up. Peach, pear, apple./ Plump and succulent fruit with good acid brace. Good as it gets. So good right now. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SEE-538. 08 LANGHE FAVORITA, VALDINERA Taut yellow fruits. Lemon peel. Touches of nuts and chalk./ Fleshier feel or ripe stone fruits and sweet lemon. Hint of almond. Mineral zest too. Zesty acidity. Good length. Pretty posture. A good and enjoyable example of favorita. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
TRENTINO - ALTO ADIGE |
| SEE-540. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, A LAGEDER Rich, vanilla frosted fruit cremes. The vanilla is not from oak. Lemon, melon, almond, minerals. Fabulously rich for the region and vintage./ Racy too. Lively acidity. Good grip and strength. Solid, stony foundation. Plus the lush grigio creaminess and body. Very flavorful, silk textured, and lingering aftertaste. Tremendous desire to please. An overachiever. The group thought so too. No surprise from this source. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SEE-541. 09 PINOT GRIGIO TRENTINO, MEZZA CORONA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SEE-542. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, SANTA MARGHERITA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| SEE-543. 08 PINOT GRIGIO ANDRIAN, TERLANO Lots of red delicious, rich, glossy apple. Very forceful and aromatic for 08. Some nut and wax too. This is a big one, especially for Alto Adige./ More refined and fragrant on the palate. Graceful, with high altitude stylishness and good mineral verve. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SEE-544. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, TRAMIN More richness and body even though it’s from higher altitude vineyards. Apple, pear, nut, white plum, potpourri./ Again, good richness and varietal character. Full and forward. Vivacious 08 and high altitude fruit acidity. More finesse and character than the Kris. Preferred by the group in this pairing.. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SEE-545. 07 PINOT BIANCO, A LAGEDER Wow! This is one intense pinot blanc! Fully concentrated, hard driving, bright and fresh. Says it all./ Lots of pinot blanc green fruit and peels. Full and classic. Vigor, intensity, textural richness. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-546. 08 SAUVIGNON, TRAMIN |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SEE-547. 08 GEWURZTRAMINER, DE TARCZAL (Limited Stock) Wonderful rose, citrus, and spices aroma unique from any other gewurz I’ve smelled. It’s Old Spice all right. Decidedly./ Flecks of ginger, hints of dried flowers. Nice tonic astringency to foil its light glycerol coating. Gorgeous. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
VENETO |
| SEE-549. 07 SOAVE SAN VINCENZO, ANSELMI Full, with apple, pear, cream, fruit rind, almond, hazelnut, sage, and modeling clay aromas. One complex Soave! A sweet, creamy richness of texture./ Crisp and alert, as well as nicely padded. Well balanced. Dense, solid, sturdy foundation. Plenty of depth. And full bodied indeed. This is loaded. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-550. 07 SOAVE CLASSICO, INAMA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SEE-551. 08 SOAVE, PIEROPAN Wine Spectator’s Matt Kramer - MY WINES OF THE YEAR: ‘A benchmark bottling, Pieropan’s flagship Soave is arguably its best achievement because it upholds a standard that so many other producers in the zone fail to fulfill. Worth noting is that with this 2008 bottling Pieropan also chose for the first time to use a screw-cap closure. That, in turn explains why the designation is now ‘Soave’, rather than, as in previous vintages, ‘ Soave Classico’, a more prestigious appellation. Local wine regulations forbid any closure other tan cork for Soave Classico. But–welcome to Italian flexibility–the law allows a non-cork closure for ‘mere’ Soave. This is superb dry white wine, ballerina-light in weight and delivery yet with a tensile flavor strength and mineral dimension that takes you by surprise.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SEE-552. 08 SOAVE, TAMELLINI Rich apple, citrus, nut, mineral set. A smell you can feel./ Good and full in body and richness. Lemon custard. Fills all corners of the mouth. Lingers long. Great flavor and texture appeal. Worth aging a year or two also. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-553. 09 LUGANA, TENUTA ROVEGLIA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SEE-554. 08 GARGANEGA & SAUVIGNON, MONTEFORTE D’ALPONE From Monteforte d’Alpone. Good nose. This works. Sauvignon grass and garganega quince, mineral, hay./ Rich melange of both grapes’ flavors in harmony. Texture-wise, garganega gives a burnished richness and sauvignon a grassy edge. Yes, this works. Good smoothness of garganega. Very flavorful right through the long finish. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
COLLIO |
| SEE-556. 07 PINOT GRIGIO MONGRIS, M FELLUGA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SEE-557. 08 MOLAMATTA, M FELUGA 40% each tocai and pinot bianco, 20% ribolla gialla. Wow! Lift and cut like a sauvignon blanc. One of the best ones in this series./ Very racy. Lots of gooseberry. That’s got it! 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA |
| SEE-559. 07 PINOT GRIGIO, FONTANA CANDIDA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SEE-560. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, KRIS Crisp and bright white wine. Very pretty. And full. Lots of white peach. Something cedary./ Good acidity of 08. Up front and attractive. A nice quaffer. One of the best Kris vintages from the standpoint of early appeal. Liked by the group. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SEE-561. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, PIGHIN |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-562. 09 PINOT GRIGIO, VILLA PUCCINI |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SEE-563. 08 PINOT GRIGIO, ZENATO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| SEE-564. 07 TOCAI FRIULANO GRAVE TOH, DI LENARDO ‘Tocai’ is no longer allowed starting with the 07 vintage. The real deal. Apple, nut, melon. Grave del Friuli fullness of varietal expression./ Ripe, creamy, honeyed. Plump, soft, luscious. Good delivery. Very, very nice. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-565. 08 TOCAI FRIULANO COLLI ORIENTALI, VILLA RUBINI Fresh and bold, with clear, forthcoming friulano aroma in a refined presentation. Peach and flowers, delicately stated./ Seductive and fine Honey Crisp apple, pear, melon. Complex flavor range. Good varietal viscosity. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SEE-566. 06 VERDUZZO, MERK |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SEE-567. 09 PINOT GRIGIO/GARGANEGA, PASQUA There’s a nostril etching here like it has some SO2, but that’s not it. It’s acidity and extract, I’m sure. Stimulating. Full and round too./ Brisk, bright apple an d melon. Well, you have two class varietals here playing in harmony. Flows nicely in the 09 style. Whoa! Is this a good value, or what?! Liked by the group. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
EMILIA ROMAGNA |
| SEE-569. 09 ORTRUGO VIVACE COLLI PIACENTINI, SANTA GIUSTINA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SEE-570. 07 MALVASIA COLLI PIACENTINI, SANTA GIUSTINA Well, this is indeed malvasia, and a very cool, breezy, uplifting, perfumed northern style. Rose, carnation, bath powder, sachet, mango./ And as pretty and candid on the palate. Lush, exotic fruits and flowers. Vermouth-like botanicals. Piquant acidity. Unique and fine. Just lovely. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SEE-571. 08 ALBANA DI ROMAGNA, BACIAMI Spicy, with nuts and cold cream aromas. The nuts are typical, but where did the rose-bergamot come from this vintage? Markedly different from the 07. Likely all vintage-accountable though./ Good juiciness and extract. Flavorful. Mild acidity. Low alcohol (9%). 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
TOSCANA |
| SEE-573. 07 VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO, FALCHINI |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SEE-574. 07 VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO, LA LASTRA Yes! Fresh, lithe, vital, earthy, zesty, tightly knit. Yellow fruits, apple, floral and mineral accents./ Hints of toasted almond, straw, dried fruits. Nice and dry. Stony base. Piquant edge. The complete Vernaccia picture. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SEE-575. 08 VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNAN0 RONDOLINO, TERUZZI & PUTHOD Full. Expressive. The right stuff. Good richness and vitality. Apple, quince, stone. Brisk as well as full./ Yes, the 08 yin-yang of body and vigor. Flavorful. Dense and silky, with finely tuned acid and lacings of mineral and almond. One of the best vernaccias I’ve had in some time. Of course, this is one of the best sources. Well liked by the group. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SEE-576. 00 VIN SANTO PODERE CASALE, FALCHINI half liter (HL) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
| SEE-577. 00 VIN SANTO BERARDENGA, FELSINA half bottle (H) Oh my goodness! Just had this at a potluck dinner where it moved easily among two apple pies, a pumpkin pie, and an upside-down cake. Pretty versatile autumn dessert wine, I’d venture. Full, inviting golden color introduces unctuous aromas and flavors of honey and nuts. Huge concentration and complexity. More to come. 95+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 39.99 each |
| SEE-578. 02 VIN SANTO, GEOGRAFICO Roasted nuts and baked apricot bouquet. Both mature and fresh aromatic elements./ Vibrant, tangy, citric taste of tangerine. Plus honey, dried apricots, dates, nuts. Both sweet and vibrant. Fine depth. Good value in vin santo. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
UMBRIA |
| SEE-580. 06 ORVIETO CLASSICO CAMPOGRANDE, ANTINORI |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SEE-581. 09 ORVIETO CLASSICO, BIGI |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SEE-582. 07 ORVIETO CLASSICO AMABILE, BIGI Fresh and brisk nose with a lot of lift. And a rich background./ Sweet up front, with a creamy texture and good acid foil at the end. Lots of savor. Eminently well balanced already. Cleanest and best ever. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SEE-583. 07 ORVIETO CLASSICO SECCO, RUFFINO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SEE-584. 08 ORVIETO CLASSICO ABBOCCATO, RUFFINO Very toasty and nutty. Apple tones, and stone fruits. Very expressive./ Dry for an abboccato. Rich though. A nice surprise. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
MARCHE |
| SEE-586. 08 ESINO BIANCO TERRAZO, MONCARO Verdicchio/Trebbiano. 80/20 ratio. Fresh and frisky. More so than the 07. Deep-penetrating pear aroma. Taut and bright, with spicy fragrances. Great beauty./ Flavorful. Dried lemon and straw. Perky, fresh acid cut. Bracing astringency and even a light bitter streak at the finale. I like that. My mouth waters for food. Well liked by the group. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SEE-587. 08 VERDICCHIO DI MATELICA, ACCATTOLI Very crisp, dry, lightly lemony, minerally. Good example of Matelica. Bay-laurel overtone./ Ripe, fragrant, and assertive. Floral and straw-like accents. Dry, with good acidity balancing a textured richness. Nice bitterness at the end. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
LATIUM |
| SEE-589. 08 EST! EST! EST!, FALESCO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SEE-590. 08 FRASCATI, FONTANA CANDIDA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.49 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
ABRUZZI |
| SEE-592. 07 TREBBIANO, CALDORA Boy, this is a really pungent, intense, and rich apple aroma. Trebbiano on steroids./ Oh, boy! The richness and spiciness of apple crumb cake. Plus lemon drop flavor and tang and some grassy and botanical extras. This is really succulent stuff. Best yet in this good series. Well liked by the group. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
CAMPANIA |
| SEE-594. 06 FALANGHINA, DEI FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO Wine & Spirits 90: ‘Vibrant acidity supports this wine’s rich flavors of melon and white peach. With a little air, an exotic spice character (white pepper? dried sage?) Emerges to balance the juicy plumpness of falanghina. It finishes savory. Ready to serve with prosciutto.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SEE-595. 08 FALANGHINA, TERREDORA DI PAOLO What a wonderful, deep, rich aroma of sage and dried lemon peel. Nectar too./ Ripe and forward, intense and elegant. Explosive fruit moves to guava-like richness. Oh, this is thorough, concentrated, classic. Textbook! 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SEE-596. 08 GRECO DI TUFO, TERREDORA DI PAOLO Highest vineyard in Campania. Seems more concentrated still. With an even more nectarous disposition. Also some dried lemon peel./ It’s still rather austere, enigmatic. Needs more time to open up. Lots of minerals. It’s flirting with my palate, giving hints of richness but not yet willing to reveal all. I like its future. With aeration, it would already make good food matches. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| SEE-597. 07 GRECO DI TUFO, DEI FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| SEE-598. 07 FIANO DI AVELLINO, SAN GREGORIO Oh, boy! Honey, nectar, shortbread, butter cookie. So clear and fresh and bright too. Ideal example. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SEE-599. 07 LACRYMA CHRISTI DEL VESUVIO, SORRENTINO Fresh and uplifting. Nutty as well as fruity./ Has the texture too. Talks the talk. Less powerful than Mastroberardino’s but spot on for the DOC. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
SICILIA |
| SEE-602. 08 GRILLO GURGO, PAOLINI My goodness! The aroma just surges forth! The most intense grillo I’ve had. Tingles the nostrils./ Goodness! Suggestions of passion fruit, loquat, and Asian melon–unheard of from these parts before. Big time vinosity, minerality. The power and boldness is alleviated by racy acidity. Writes the book on grillo. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SEE-603. 07 GRILLO, FEUDO ARANCIO Wine Spectator 86 - BEST VALUE: ‘Fresh apple and pear aromas follow through to a medium body, with good fruit and a clean finish in this appealing Italian white.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.49 each |
| SEE-604. 07 FIANO, MANDRA ROSSA Strong, warm, and honeyed Sicilian take on fiano. Potpourri, botanicals, flowers, minerals./ Rich texture of fiano. Certainly a fulfilled example of the varietal. Bold and broad-flavored mouthful. Lacks the finesse of the best Campanian fianos, but, hey, at less than half the price, who’s complaining? Certainly not the group; many favorable comments on quality and value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
ITALY - WHITE |
SARDINIA |
| SEE-606. 08 VERMENTINO COSTAMOLINO, ARGIOLAS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
