"The 2020 Barolo Villero offers up scents of pipe tobacco, spice, new leather, menthol and licorice. This is a pretty elegant, translucent style for the Villero, but one that works quite well. Despite some youthful tannin, the 2020 is already pretty open. I don't see it as a long-term ager, but it is quite attractive today."94 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous

"Claudio’s 40 year old vines have yielded a fragrant, pretty Cannubi with precise notes of dried red berry fruit, wild raspberry, cherry, balsamico, and a hint of sweet spice and mint. Lovely." Armit Wines

The Tua Rita 2018 Syrah Per Sempre is another monumental achievement from this iconic Tuscan estate. Stefano Frascolla and his team have slouched into a very cozy and comfortable relationship with the Syrah grape, and this wine registers marked exuberance, generosity and quality with each vintage that I taste. I had previewed a sample of this 3,500-bottle release earlier in...