Bravium Winery
Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2023
Body
7.4/10
Astringency
0/10
Dryness *
7.9/10
Acidity
8/10
Aroma
7.9/10
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
J. Suckling
Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2023
93/100
J. Suckling
Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2023
92/100
"A quite nice, flavorful and rich-tasting wine that offers indulgent ripe fruit flavors and handsome oak spices. Plenty of ripe green apples, pears, vanilla bean and nutmeg on the palate, with a full body and rather soft acidity."
VinePair
Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2022
Top 27 USA Chardonnay
VinePair
Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2021
Top 27 Chardonnay
"Bravium boasts four words on its homepage: Sun, soil, wind, and fog. They make wine in the unique northern AVA of Mendocino, specifically Anderson Valley. And this wine is a good example of the kind of balance wines here can attain. The wine is drying on the nose with some pear fruit but mostly that clean river rock-like minerality. The drying sensation carries to the mouthfeel along with a welcome alcoholic depth. There is oak here but it’s almost imperceptible giving the wine its needed depth."
Producer
California - USA
As a winemaker, I am a minimalist in every sense of the word, especially when it comes to Pinot Noir,” said Derek.
Derek founded Bravium―a Latin word meaning “gift” or “prize”―in 2007. His widely acclaimed small-lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are characterized by excellent structure and aging potential, along with invigorating acidity, which allows for seamless pairing with a variety of foods.
Of all the influences that have shaped Derek’s path, his family’s Cherokee heritage has been the steady drumbeat that led him to the right places at the right times. His parents gifted him the name “Winter Hawk” as a child. To this day, the sight of a hawk feather in his vineyard reminds Derek that he is fulfilling his destiny. That rich heritage gently guides his hand in the cellar. For Derek, terroir is a gift.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
Wine Enthusiast USA
Sauvignon - Napa USA
2023
91/100
90 Points - James Suckling: "Delicate aromas of green apples, fresh herbs and a hint of apricot with flavors of finger lime zest and lime juice. A clean, simple, straightforward sauvignon blanc that is gently aromatic, easy to enjoy and refreshing."
Wine Enthusiast
Sauvignon - Napa USA
2022
92/100
“Brilliant and vibrant, this nicelynervy wine is packed with limes, lemonsand grassy nuances. A touch of salinitygives it mouthwatering freshness plusa bit of food-friendly restraint.” —Jim Gordon
Wine Enthusiast USA
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2022
92/100
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast: "Bursting with flavor and intensity, this wine celebrates succulent dark plums and berries with fruit-forward pleasure and a generous finish." —Elaine Chukan Brown
Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
93/100
“Potent, pure blackberries and blackcurrants fill this full-bodied wine withluscious fruitiness from the first sniffthrough the palate impression and lingeringfinish. Dark chocolate, spearmint and lightoak char blend nicely into the fruit flavors.” —Jim Gordon
J. Suckling
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
91/100
“Nicely jammy blackberries and sweet blue fruit with black olives, dark chocolate and violet extract. Plush and juicy on the palate with some gritty tannins and a lush, smooth finish. Drink now but can hold, too.” —Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor
Producer
California - USA
Quattro Theory Wine would like to bring back to the original "Napa wine style" where you can't tell if it's French or American when you open the bottle. This is the original Napa style. It changed in the 90s and has continued to this day.
Quattro Theory wines capture the true expression of Napa Valley and combine four distinctive elements: winemaker Landon Donley's purposeful vision, high-quality vineyards, precision winemaking, and experiences with food and friends. Made with care to be enjoyed casually.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
Decanter
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2018
95/100
Gold Medal
Gambero Rosso
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2018
3/3/
Tre Bicchieri
Wine Hunter Merano
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2017
Gold
Decanter
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2017
95
Gambero Rosso
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2017
3/3
TRE BICCHIRI
International Wine Challange
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2016
95/100
Gambero Rosso
Vernaccia S. Gimignano Riserva
2016
3/3
Tre Bicchieri
Producer
Toscana
1979
Giovanni Panizzi purchases the Santa Margherita estate just outside the ancient walls of San Gimignano. There is also a vineyard of a few hectares, with which Gianni, almost for fun, starts producing wine, with passion and his own style.
1989
With the advice of the oenologist Salvatore Maule, the technique is refined. In 1989 there was the first real harvest and, the following year, the first Vernaccia di San Gimignano was sold, characterized by the unmistakable label.
1995
Panizzi quality and style are affirmed by critics and wine lovers. The vineyard surface grows, as does the number of bottles produced. As early as 1990, other wines were born, including Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva and Chianti Colli Senesi Vertunno.
2001
Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva '98 Panizzi is awarded, by the Gambero Rosso Italian Wine Guide, with the assignment of 3 glasses: it is the first time that a Vernaccia di San Gimignano has obtained this coveted recognition.
2005
Giovanni Panizzi, while remaining at the helm of the company, passes the baton of the property to Luano Niccolai, who will be succeeded by his son Simone who, in the following years, transforms the company into an Srl, increases the vineyard area and expands the cellar.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
Falstaff Germany
Schietto Chardonnay
2016
92/100
Producer
Sicilia
Spadafora is a noble Sicilian family, whose first certified traces date back to 1230. Over the centuries, the Casato had the predominance over five principalities, a duchy, two marquisates, a county and twenty-five baronies. Some of the family members have occupied leading positions in the Kingdom of Sicily and in some European States.
The founder of the farm is Don Pietro dei Principi di Spadafora, who inherits the estate from his uncle Michele De Stefani, a talented farmer and breeder of race horses. The estate suffered a lot of damage during the 1968 earthquake but don Pietro undertook both the reconstruction and the redevelopment of the company, reevaluating the native vineyards and bringing to Sicily allochthonous vineyards destined for the birth of quality wines.
The current owner is Francesco Spadafora, son of Don Pietro, married to his wife Claudia, flanked by his daughter Enrica.
The history of Spadafora bottled wine begins more than thirty years ago, in the summer of 1988, when Don Pietro Dei Principi di Spadafora decided to explore another world; so from the countryside of Mussomeli, family property in the Sicilian hinterland where wheat was cultivated, his son Francesco moved to Virzì to take care of the vineyards, transforming the grapes into wine.
Spadafora wines are made only with our grapes, located in the Virzì district, (Municipality of Monreale, map sheet 142), in the area adjacent to the cellar, so much so that it is defined as the garden that surrounds our houses.
チェリー, Ciliegia, Cherry - ベリー, Frutto di bosco, Berries -
Radar
Bars
Talenti
Oops Rosato Toscano
2024
Body
6.6/10
Astringency
6.5/10
Dryness *
6.6/10
Acidity
6.6/10
Aroma
6.7/10
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Producer
Toscana
In the 1950s Pierluigi Talenti purchased the property and the lands that he had fallen in love with and decided to move from Romagna to the gently rolling, sunny hills of Montalcino.
Over the years, he devoted his time to clonal research into the locally grown Sangiovese, taking his wines to the highest levels of quality.
Today, Riccardo Talenti continues that research, with the utmost respect for tradition, working with the very same passion and determination.
The estate has been developed around an old farm called “Pian di Conte”, not far from Sant’Angelo in Colle, on the southern slope of the municipality of Montalcino, which has been restructured and expanded over the years.
The property occupies an area of 40 hectares, among vineyards, olive groves, orchards and seed crops, surrounded by age-old holm-oak woods, characteristic of the Montalcino area.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
Decanter UK
Rosé Pinot Noir Wiley Vineyard - Mendocino USA
2023
93/100
J. Suckling
Rosé Pinot Noir Wiley Vineyard - Mendocino USA
2022
90/100
“Fruity Rosé with aromas of strawberries, watermelon, vanilla beans and cream. Medium bodied, clean and elegant, with some stony undertones to the red berry fruit.”
Producer
California - USA
As a winemaker, I am a minimalist in every sense of the word, especially when it comes to Pinot Noir,” said Derek.
Derek founded Bravium―a Latin word meaning “gift” or “prize”―in 2007. His widely acclaimed small-lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are characterized by excellent structure and aging potential, along with invigorating acidity, which allows for seamless pairing with a variety of foods.
Of all the influences that have shaped Derek’s path, his family’s Cherokee heritage has been the steady drumbeat that led him to the right places at the right times. His parents gifted him the name “Winter Hawk” as a child. To this day, the sight of a hawk feather in his vineyard reminds Derek that he is fulfilling his destiny. That rich heritage gently guides his hand in the cellar. For Derek, terroir is a gift.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Producer
Puglia
Tempo al Vino is an offshoot of Schola Sarmenti in Salento, Puglia, whose wines are crafted by young winemaker Sylvia Formigli. Their young vineyards are just a short distance from the sea, farmed organically and maintained under the old Apullian training system called Albarello, which has been used since ancient times. The native varieties of the region such as Negroamaro and Primitivo are promoted and made to a very high standard under organic farming principles.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Producer
Sicilia
Spadafora is a noble Sicilian family, whose first certified traces date back to 1230. Over the centuries, the Casato had the predominance over five principalities, a duchy, two marquisates, a county and twenty-five baronies. Some of the family members have occupied leading positions in the Kingdom of Sicily and in some European States.
The founder of the farm is Don Pietro dei Principi di Spadafora, who inherits the estate from his uncle Michele De Stefani, a talented farmer and breeder of race horses. The estate suffered a lot of damage during the 1968 earthquake but don Pietro undertook both the reconstruction and the redevelopment of the company, reevaluating the native vineyards and bringing to Sicily allochthonous vineyards destined for the birth of quality wines.
The current owner is Francesco Spadafora, son of Don Pietro, married to his wife Claudia, flanked by his daughter Enrica.
The history of Spadafora bottled wine begins more than thirty years ago, in the summer of 1988, when Don Pietro Dei Principi di Spadafora decided to explore another world; so from the countryside of Mussomeli, family property in the Sicilian hinterland where wheat was cultivated, his son Francesco moved to Virzì to take care of the vineyards, transforming the grapes into wine.
Spadafora wines are made only with our grapes, located in the Virzì district, (Municipality of Monreale, map sheet 142), in the area adjacent to the cellar, so much so that it is defined as the garden that surrounds our houses.
Intense ruby red colour. Intense aroma on the nose, highly vinous. On the palate it is balanced, dry persistent, slightly tannic.
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Bars
Tenuta Fontenuova
Rosso di Montepulciano
2022
Body
7/10
Astringency
7/10
Dryness *
7.2/10
Acidity
7.1/10
Aroma
7.3/10
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Awards
Magazine
Item
Vintage
Points
Wine Cristics USA
Rosso di Montepulciano
2022
91/100
Producer
Toscana
Tenuta Fontenuova was founded in 2012 by Giuseppe Raspanti but the first vintage released was 2020.
Tenuta Fontenuova initially, with its 8 hectares, was dedicated to the cultivation of vineyards and the production of grapes. In recent years it has grown to the current 20 hectares, a growth focused on quality, modern viticulture, in full respect of the environment and tradition. All this has been possible thanks to the precious help of my sisters, Maria Pia and Elisa, and my wife Serena who play the role of fundamental consultants in facing current and future challenges.
Potential production is 47,500, while current one is 6,600 bottles.
*Tasting data from producer *Dryness *: lower value = sweeter
Producer
Toscana
The Franca Buzzegoli Winery was founded in 1998 in Cupi - Municipality of Magliano in Tuscany - in the heart of the Morellino di Scansano DOCG, denomination with Sangiovese-based wines.
The name is inspired by the original aspect of the hill on which the vineyards are located today, in fact, before the vines were planted, this hill was bristling with blackberry brambles and myrtle bushes, plants rich in red berries.
The road chosen by Col di Bacche is that of creating high quality products with environmentally friendly processes, where power and freshness of wines are the predominant feature.
The vineyards are located on the hills overlooking the Maremma Natural Park, with an altitude ranging between 150 and 250m s.l.m. and exposed to S / SW; the wines are bottled at the origin.
Each phase of processing in the vineyards is performed manually trying to give maximum enhancement to the characteristics of the vines and the terroir of this part of the Maremma.