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• Score: 91 Vintage 2019 James Suckling Wild berries, dried flowers, pine cones and forest scents here. It’s medium-bodied with spices, dried flowers and fruit on the palate, too. Sleek tannins. Drink or hold. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 93 Vintage 2018 James Suckling This is showing notes of currants, licorice, cloves and walnuts. It’s spicy and flavorful, medium- to full-bodied, with firm and polished tannins. Long, rich and tasty. Drink or hold. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 92 Vintage 2017 Vinous Media The 2017 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Selezione Antica Chiusina wafts up with a darkly floral mix of dusty black currants, lavender and smoke. This is an elegant expression of polished black fruits with mineral underpinnings, as silky textures soothe and fine tannins slowly saturate. Youthfully structured yet long, the 2017 finishes perfumed with blue and purple inner florals that seem to last for up to a minute. This is an excellent rendition of the vintage, but it will need time to show its best. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 92 Vintage 2017 James Suckling A rich and layered Vino Nobile with lots of berry, walnut, light hazelnut and mushroom aromas and flavors. Full-bodied with creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Drink or hold. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 92 Vintage 2017 James Suckling A medium-bodied red with plenty of sour and dried cherries on the nose, as well as cloves, musk and potpourri. Perfumed on the palate, too, with dried pine and spice. Ultra fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink from 2021. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 94 Vintage 2016 Vinous Media Sweet exotic spices come together with dried and candied citrus peels, black cherries, currants and leather to form a beguiling bouquet on the 2016 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Antica Chiusina. Here I’m finding sensual, round textures, velvety yet not weighty, with polished dark fruits and minerals offset by a twang of citrus, as fine-grained tannins saturate toward the close. It’s long and staining, almost chewy with structure, yet it also possesses all of the primary components for a long and steady evolution. This needs time to come together, yet it’s packed full of potential. I’m looking forward to retasting in five to ten years. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 90 Vintage 2016 Wine Enthusiast Wild berry, blue-flower and coconut aromas come together on this medium-bodied red along with a whiff of eucalyptus. The linear palate features black cherry, cassis and oak-driven spice alongside agile tannins. Drink through 2024. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 93 Vintage 2015 James Suckling A rich red with terracotta and dark-berry aromas and flavors and a hint of chocolate. Full body, velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows density and tension. Drink now or hold. Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 88 Vintage 2015 Wine Enthusiast This has rather subdued aromas of leather, mocha, wild berry and a whiff of baking spice. The palate is on the lean side, offering dried cherry and star anise alongside lithe tannins. A coffee-bean note marks the close. Drink through 2022. KERIN O’KEEFE Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 89 Vintage 2014 Wine Enthusiast Packaged in an exceedingly heavy bottle, this has delicate aromas evoking prune, exotic spice and moist soil. The linear palate is rather lean and ethereal, offering dried cherry, licorice and espresso. Close-grained tannins leave a somewhat drying finish. KERIN O’KEEFE Shelf Talker Full Page Review
• Score: 90 Vintage 2013 Wine Spectator This has reached a sweet spot, mellowing to a combination of fading cherry, plum, autumn woods, smoke, leather and tobacco aromas and flavors. Still shows a firm grip of tannins, but should stand up to winter stews and braised meats. Drink now through 2027. 2,500 cases made, 25 cases imported. Shelf Talker Full Page Review