GAMBERO ROSSO 2012 - Tre Bicchieri Winners!

Congratulations to our six winners:

MARISA CUOMO Furore Bianco 2010

LA TOGATA Brunello di Montalcino 2006

PALARI  Faro 2009

PIETRACUPA Greco di Tufo 2010

RONCO del GELSO Friuli Isonzo Malvasia 2010

GIROLAMO RUSSO San Lorenzo 2009

  *Giuseppe Russo - Producer of the Year!*

La Togata Brunello di Montalcino 2004

GREAT SCORES!

95 points - WINE SPECTATOR

"Dark ruby in color, showing beautiful aromas of crushed berries, with hints of sultana, raisin and spices.  Full-bodied, with a superrich, powerful palate.  This has layers of fruit and a fabulous finish.  Decadent and delicious."  JS Sept. 2009

91 points - WINE ENTHUSIAST

"You'll love the bouyant freshness and immediate intensity of this lively Brunello.  The wine's aromas include blackberries, leather, root beer and wild berries.  It's lean and tonic in the mouth, suggesting a pairing with cheese-topped pasta or lasagna."  ML June 2009

Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso

San Lorenzo 2008

94 points - WINE ENTHUSIAST

"One of the ultimate expressions of Etna, San Lorenzo is an elegant, determined, and sophisticated wine with a steady stream of delicate aromas - wild berry, crushed granite, smoke and cola - that build in momentim and evolve beautifully over time.  The mouthfeel is firm and structured with plashed tannins and a bright berry endnote."  ML April 2012

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International Wine Cellar - 93      Aug/Sept 2008

Luigi Maffini Fiano "Kratos" 2007

Intensely perfumed nose redolent of Golden Delicious apple, pear and white pepper, nicely lifted by a strong mineral presence. This is routinely one of Italy’s very best white wines and this vintage is no exception.

Wine Enthusiast - 89             December 2007

Ronco del Gelso Rive Alte Tocai 2006 (Isonzo del Friuli) Deep, golden saturation is backed by big power and structure and bountiful shadings of creamy vanilla, peach, apricot and honeysuckle. This is a naturally creamy wine, visibly thick and viscous, with tangy fruit flavors through and through.

Wine Enthusiast -92             December 2007

Venturini Campomasua 2001

(Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)

Here is a lively buoyant wine that affords room for a wide array of aromatic nuances. Apple, almond, cherry cobbler and penetrating black tar are foreground notes with red fruit and sweet vanilla as soft background shadings. The intensity is as remarkable as its persistency

Wine Spectector - 96             October 15, 2007
La Togata, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2001
Black as night, with aromas of blackberry, violet, flowers and Indian spices. Full-bodied, with loads of tannins, but ultrarefined. Very long and beautiful, with great texture. This is 1997 again. Best after 2010. 500 cases made.