Red Wines
Tastings, reviews and insights on the best Italian and international red wines.
Tasting a Montepulciano Over Two Decades Old
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Inferi Riserva 1993 I return to talk about Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Inferi Riserva. This time I will tell you about the first edition of this wine, the 1993 vintage. A wine I had the privilege of tasting during a dinner orga...
Barbera d'Alba Elena 2012, the Beauty of Barbera d'Alba
I had met Roberto Sarotto in Rome, shortly before embarking on my study journey through the Langhe of Barolo. Going to visit him at his home in Neviglie was the natural consequence. It happened, of course, because I had appreciated his wines during a Roman tasting, and had come to understand the spirit with which they were made...
Freisa d'Asti 2013 – Antonio Bellicoso
We return to talk about Antonio Bellicoso, a producer from Montegrosso d'Asti whom we interviewed in the past and whose wines from previous vintages we have reviewed. I went to visit him at the winery to taste the new vintages. We now present the F...
La Poja, the beauty of pure Corvina.
As happens every year at Vinitaly, we did not want to miss a visit to the Allegrini stand, where, as usual, we tasted the new vintages of a selection of wines produced by the estate in Valpolicella and at their two Tuscan properties.
Etna Rosso Cavanera Firriato, Sicily and Excellence
Firriato is a winery of excellence, an emblem of a modern Sicily showing its best face. Since the early 1980s, the Di Gaetano family has improved the quality of their wines and their presence on the national and international market, represent...
Jungano, the Aglianico of the buffalo farm
A Sunday lunch is often a highly anticipated moment during the week, but this time it was even more so. The reason? The prized meat from our friend Filiberto, raised in the Benevento area the old-fashioned way, butchered nearby and enjoyed just a few kilometers away...
Bellicoso: the wine tasting
We have already met Antonio Bellicoso, who told us about his work, introducing us to his winery, his passion, and the great expertise he demonstrates in every single operation carried out in the vineyard and cellar. Let us now move on to...
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Inferi Riserva 1994
We have already written about the Abruzzo winery Marramiero. We did so by recounting an extraordinary 18-year-old Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Altare, an incredible wine for its aromas and vibrancy, with a still surprising acidity and remarkable gustolfactory persistence...
A Niche Wine: the Barbaresco of Cascina Saria
BARBARESCO CASCINA SARIA ANNATA 2001 ALCOHOL CONTENT 14% – For about 15 years this wine has been produced from one of the historic vineyards of Cascina Saria, a vineyard planted about 40 years ago in one of the most interesting terroirs among the Langhe hills...
Lamole di Lamole, Vigneto di Campolungo: how high-altitude Chianti Classico transcends time
At A Life of Wine we met the Chianti winery Lamole di Lamole, having the privilege of tasting a vertical of four vintages of Chianti Classico produced from the grapes of the Vigneto di Campolungo. Il Chianti Classico is a w...
Il Pareto 1999, More Than Just a Supertuscan
A few days ago I tasted a wine over 25 years old, Il Pareto 1999. An incredible wine, produced at the Tenuta di Nozzole in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, from clonally selected Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. A Supertuscan, one...
Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2006, the taste of history
I tasted a magnificent Barbaresco 2006, a wine that despite its age was in excellent shape, an expression of a great terroir and a great man I was fortunate enough to meet and whom I run into from time to time, less often than I would like...