A true labor of love, this fabulous Vin Santo opens with beautiful intensity and infinite aromas of roasted chestnut, maple syrup, caramel, butterscotch and candied orange. It’s divine in the mouth, with thick, luscious layers of glycerine and succulent sweetness. This is what Italians call a meditation wine that can easily be consumed alone after dinner.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
This has delicious red-fruit nuances that are backed by espresso, spice and leather tones. There’s a meaty, savory quality that would pair well with breaded veal or lasagna. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
— M.L.
(4/1/2013)
Don Tommaso is a beautiful wine with ripe fruit aromas of blackberry and cherry backed by leather, spice and tobacco. The wine is super fine and silky with power and determination on the close.
— M.L.
(5/1/2013)
Here’s a deeply layered wine with a wide range of spice related aromas. It offers pretty, ruby-colored luminosity and is not too dense or thickly extracted. Instead, it is elegant and delicately nuanced with a natural ability to pair with foods, either roasted meats or homemade pasta.
— M.L.
(6/1/2009)
Don Tommaso is a plump, rich expression of Chianti Classico with cherry and blackberry backed by green aromas of curry leaf or rosemary. The wine’s texture is smooth, consistent and soft.
— M.L.
(4/1/2011)
Le Corti is a bright, slender expression of Chianti Classico compared to Principe Corsini’s more austere Cortevecchia Riserva. This selection shows mild touches of tobacco and chocolate set over rich notes of red fruit and cherry. To maintain its freshness of fruit, this is partially aged in oak barrels, with the rest kept in cement vats.
— M.L.
(4/1/2013)
The beauty of this wine is that it shows seductive power and personality. Nothing is over the top. Cortevecchia Riserva doles out carefully measured aromas of forest fruit, spice, toasted nut and tobacco. It feels linear, bright and tight, but it is also elegant and soft.
— M.L.
(4/1/2013)
This is a thickly extracted red with thumping notes of ripe fruit and black ink that make it feel heavy and weighty in the mouth. It’s almost too much of a good thing with chewy cherry flavor, tight polished tannins and good persistency on the finish.
— M.L.
(9/1/2008)