Galloni 95-100 Punkte

Der Radici Taurasi 2016 fällt überragend aus. Für diesen Preis sicherlich einer der spannendsten und faszinierendsten Rotwein ganz Italiens. Eine radikale Ertragsreduzierung und eine strenge Selektion der Trauben sind die Grundlage für diesen Preis-Leistungs-Weltklassewein. Der aus 100% Aglianico-Trauben bestehende Taurasi wird für 24 Monate in Barrique-Fässern ausgebaut und ruht danach für 12 Monate in der Flasche. Oft wird der Radici Taurasi als Barolo des Südens bezeichnet. Wir schliessen uns dieser Meinung an, ist der Taurasi doch einer der Rotweine Italiens, die eine sehr lange Lagerfähigkeit besitzen und auch bei den Aromen oft an einen großen Barolo erinnern. Am Anfang wirkt er zunächst leicht verschlossen, vollzieht aber mit einiger Zeit der Lagerung eine unglaubliche Entwicklung. Alte Jahrgänge zeigen dies immer wieder auf eindrucksvolle Art und Weise. Das Aromenspektrum offenbart eine Auswahl dunkler Beeren, etwas Pflaumen und mediterane Gewürznoten. Die zunächst prägnante Säure und die adstringierenden Gerbstoffe wandeln sich mit der Zeit in einen eleganten und schmeichelnden Charakter und faszinieren den profunden Weinkenner immer wieder aufs Neue.    Antonio Galloni vergibt 95 Punkte und schreibt: The 2016 Taurasi Radici is an elegant, feminine beauty that’s geared for many years of development in the cellar, showing an alluring, dark, and earthy expression up front, which blossoms into a display of citrus-tinged blackberries, rosy florals, and a hint of animal musk. It coats the palate in silky richness, ushering in polished black fruits, offset by cooling herbal and mineral tones, as round tannins slowly emerge. The finish is long, youthfully poised, and structured, staining the senses in dark fruits, along with hints of spiced citrus and crushed violets. What a gorgeous Taurasi this is, and it will only improve with cellaring.

Antonio Galloni vergibt 97 Punkte: The 2017 Cepparello is another in a series of stunningly beautiful Cepparellos from Paolo de Marchi. Bright and beautifully focused in the glass, with tremendous depth, the 2017 is positively stellar from the very first taste. Succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, spice, menthol and coffee all open up with a bit of air. Here, too, Paolo De Marchi has done a tremendous job in preserving freshness in the wine. Readers who can muster the patience will be rewarded with a spectacular wine. Robert Parker vergibt 95+ Punkte: The Isole e Olena 2017 Cepparello is one of the great Sangiovese-based wines of the vintage. From a growing season that was challenging for almost everyone in Italy, this wine sails through, pushed by a profound sense of varietal purity. This dark, mid-weight red reveals lifted tones of cherry, wild rose, rosemary essence, toasted almond and potting soil. These components come together with seamless transitions and a polished finish. The tannins are elegant and integrated. The wine defies the expectations of the vintage. Production is 43,000 bottles, 1,800 magnums and more large formats (including six- and 12-liter bottles). James Suckling vergibt 95 Punkte: A beautifully linear and refined sangiovese with polished tannins and super tight fruit. Yet, it shows subtle complexity of blackberries, black cherries and dark chocolate. Some hazelnuts. Intense, vibrant finish with a creamy texture. Extremely well done for this hot, dry vintage. Drink after 2023.

Robert Parker vergibt 96 Punkte: The Fattoria le Pupille 2018 Saffredi borrows quite a bit from all of the grapes that make up the blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot). These balanced results open to a round bouquet of dark fruit, black cherry and plum. As the wine warms in the glass, it shows spice, cured tobacco and campfire embers. This is a full-bodied expression, but not excessively so. It puts forth immediate elegance with carefully measured tannins and a fitting postscript of fresh acidity. This newest vintage of Saffredi should be hitting the market now, but if you buy it, you should plan on cellaring it. James Suckling vergibt 97 Punkte: A fantastic nose to this with currant, sage, rosemary and rose-petal character. Sweet tobacco and spicy chocolate, too. Very complex. The palate shows lovely depth of fruit with blackberries, blackcurrants and fine tannins. It’s racy and refined with a direct, focused palate. Just a baby. A blend of cabernet sauvignon 60%, merlot 32% and petite verdot 8%. This needs at least two or three years to soften. Try in 2023. Antonio Galloni vergibt 96+ Punkte: The 2018 Saffredi is a regal, elegant, supremely polished wine. It may very well be the most refined Saffredi I have ever tasted. Silky in its first impression, with striking aromatic presence and exceptional balance, the 2018 is a total knock-out. Sweet red cherry, plum, mocha, licorice and cinnamon accents develop over time, but it is the wine’s overall balance and poise that are so impressive today. The 2018 is an absolutely gorgeous Saffredi. It spent 20 months in French oak barrels, about 65% new. Don’t miss it. Ab einer Bestellung von 6 Flaschen oder einem Mehrfachen liefern wir in der Original-Holzkiste!

Einer der besten Brunello di Montalcino aller Zeiten, ein Wein für die Ewigkeit. Selten sind sich die internationalen Weinkritiker so einig wie hier, sie vergeben Bestnoten am laufenden Band Bewertungen: James Suckling vergibt 99 Punkte: The purity of fruit in this wine really strikes you with black cherries, combined with sage, lavender and rosemary. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied, yet so tight and polished with incredible tannin structure that gives the wine an endless mouth feel of caressing tannins, acidity and fruit. There’s a fabulous saltiness and oyster-shell undertone to the fruit. Unique. Drinkable already, but this year there’s the structure to last decades. Robert Parker vergibt 98+ Punkte: Giacomo Neri and his family have crafted a wine that impresses from the first sip forward (especially when the wine is given ample time to open). The Casanova di Neri 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova must be treated with patience, and that patience is returned with many great rewards. Blackberry, plum and summer cherry are slowly folded into lasting flavors of spice, leather and beautiful balsam or medical herb. These are always a distinctive signature of this estate. The aromas flow with seamless transitions, and that fluid and ever-changing nature of the bouquet is what helps to build intensity and staying power. Fruit is harvested from a south- and southeast-facing slope at 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The soils are mixed loosely with crushed rock, allowing access to air and moisture. Indeed, pretty mineral accents appear as the wine takes on more air in the glass. What stands out most in this Brunello is the quality of the bouquet that is rigid and firm, yet not excessively so. You feel the structural texture of the wine as it sits firmly over the palate, yet there is mobility and softness to its many moving parts. I tasted this wine at various intervals over a 24-hour period. Tenuta Nuova was bottled in June 2018, and some 70,032 bottles were released. Falstaff vergibt 98 Punkte: Funkelndes Rubin mit Granat. Feine, klar gezeichnete Nase nach Himbeere und Rosenblättern, dann viel knackige Kirsche. Am Gaumen zupackendes, herzhaftes Tannin, salzig, sehr tiefgründig und mit viel Spannung, im Finale fester Druck, sehr langer Nachhall mit viel präsenter Frucht. Doctor Wine: 98 Punkte Decanter: 97 Punkte Anotnio Galloni: 96 Punkte Gamberro Rosso: 3 Gläser  

Ohne Zweifel ist der Paleo Rosso 2017 aktuell einer der spannendsten und faszinierendsten Rotweine Italiens, einer der besten Cabernet Francs weltweit und schlichtweg weltklasse. Am Gaumen gut strukturiert, druckvoll mit perfekt eingebundener Säure und betörenden Anklängen von Schokolade und Tabak, fasziniert er in der Nase mit einer Aromenwolke von dunklen Beeren und würzigen Mittelmeer-Kräutern. Die für die Maremma-Böden so typische Mineralität ist in dem unglaublich langem Finale omnipräsent. Der Jahrgang 2017 war in der südlichen Toskana von den klimatischen Verhältnissen her ideal für Cabernet Franc. Und darüber sind sich auch die internationalen Weinkritiker einig und vergeben Höchstbewertungen am laufendem Band. Robert Parker vergibt 97(+) Punkte und schreibt: The Three Graces of Le Macchiole are Messorio, Scrio and Paleo (Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc, respectively). Of these three top-tier releases, my favorite is the 2017 Paleo. This is an upright and direct expression of the grape that carefully sheds some dusty or mineral aromas before opening the way for determined black fruit, charred meat, spice and cured tobacco or cigar. There is quite a bit of oak, but it works beautifully against the natural intensity and rich concentration of the hot vintage. More unexpected are those pretty tones of lilac, blue flower and aniseed that add to the detailed rendering and complexity of the bouquet. This wine won my heart. Antonio Galloni vergibt 96 Punkte und schreibt: The 2017 Paleo Rosso is superb. It is also the wine in this range that seems to have handled the rigors of 2017 best. Then again, that is the magic of Cabernet Franc on the Tuscan Coast. The aromatics alone are so alluring. Sweet pipe tobacco, mocha, dried flowers, mint, sage and cedar give Paleo its aromatic lift. Some varietal character has been baked out because of the heat of the year. In exchange, readers will find a Paleo Rosso that will drink well with just a year or two in bottle. The 2017 was fermented in cement and aged for 14 months in French oak barrels, 90% new with light toast. James Suckling vergibt 95 Punkte und schreibt: Aromas of currants and fresh herbs, such as bay leaf and basil, follow through to a full body with layers of ripe tannins and a chewy finish. This is just a baby now and needs three or four years to come around. Try after 2024. Der Fallstaff vergibt 94 Punkte und schreibt: Glänzendes, sattes Rubin mit leichtem Violettschimmer. Sehr klare Nase, zeigt Noten nach Waldheidelbeeren, Frucht und Würze, viel Tabak, spannend. Am Gaumen dichtes Tannin, stoffig, mit feiner Würze....

Bewertungen: Antonio Galloni 98 Punkte: The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is among the finest Cabernet Sauvignons in Italy. High altitude sites in Barberino yield a distinctly mid-weight, elegant, savory Cabernet that is all about reserve. Dark plum, espresso, licorice, menthol and sage start to emerge with a bit of air, but the 2016 is a wine that demands cellaring. Over the years, I have had the good fortune to taste every vintage of the Isole e Olena Cabernet. It is one of the great under the radar wines of Tuscany. The 2016 takes its place with the very finest editions. Robert Parker 96 Punkte: The Isole e Olena 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata opens nicely to show rich but balanced concentration and generous aromas of dark fruit, plum, exotic spice and fragrant cedar wood. I tasted the wine at two intervals in time, once when the bottle was first opened and a second time the following day from the same bottle. The wine opens generously, showing a fluid and steady evolution of aromas that starts with some tart fruit and forest floor, later to develop into the softer and sensuous flavors I have described above. The tannins are delicately woven into the greater fiber of the wine to offer support without any sharpness. The entire drinking experience is seamless and smooth. Production is 10,000 bottles and 240 magnums. James Suckling 95 Punkte: Yum. A solid, polished cabernet with blackcurrant, cedar and light walnut aromas and flavors that follow through to a medium to full body and fine, polished tannins that are driven and racy. Tight, refined texture to this. Really poised and crafted. Better after 2023.