Italian Wine between $50 and $75

Organic/Bio From its very first release from vintage 1980, Rampolla’s Sammarco has consistently delivered as one of Italy’s most outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon-based “super-Tuscan” reds. And we’ve... Read More

Organic/Bio Since its debut in the 2003 vintage, Ciacci’s Brunello “Normale” has established itself as one of Montalcino’s greatest values – and finest wines! The fruit for this bottling comes from... Read More

More pretty than powerful in 2018, and better for it! Give it an hour or two of air tonight for the perfume to really come up and do hold some for 10 years or so and let it really unfurl.

Federico Graziani comes at Etna wine from the perspective of a taster. At age 15 he took his first wine tasting course and in 1998, at age 23, he was crowned Italy’s top sommelier. He came to Etna in 2008 and now has 6HA... Read More

Organic/Bio Russo’s Calderara Sottana is more red-fruited and open/fleshy than the darker, more intense, San Lorenzo. But there’s still plenty of intensity to the perfume and flavors and grip on the long, minerally,... Read More

Organic/Bio Only from Etna do you get this captivating combination of smoky volcanic rock and crunchy-ripe strawberry/sweet cherry fruit with mouthcoating tannins that give shape and elevate the flavors without drying you out... Read More

Since being purchased by Francesco and Riccardo Illy of Italy’s leading coffee company in 2008, this estate has moved from strength-to-strength. As Vinous says, “Classicism reigns supreme at the Mastrojanni estate.”... Read More

Organic/Bio Mariacristina and Isabella Oddero make outstanding, classical, Barolo. As Vinous says of this, “The 2019 Barolo is a gorgeous. Medium in body, with captivating inner perfume, the 2019 is sensual and inviting... Read More

Organic/Bio What I’ve learned about Passopisciaro’s Etna Chardonnays is you must give yourself three tastes before you understand what’s going on. Chardonnay of these poor volcanic soils is so mineral and intense... Read More

Nicola Argamante was born in Tuscany, grew up in Piemonte, and was a well respected consulting winemaker there for years before he and his wife, Loredana, founded their own winery. Over 30 acres of vines, they make around 7,000... Read More

Organic/Bio Aglianico is Campania’s most important red grape and examples from the Taurasi region show so much power, intensity, and cellar potential they’ve come to be called “the Barolo of the south.”... Read More

Organic/Bio As Wine Advocate wrote a few years ago, “Quintodecimo Irpinia Falanghina Via del Campo is the result of 20 years of research and experimentation, I am told.” Like Greco and Fiano, Falanghina came to Italy... Read More

Organic/Bio This is a terrific example of the heights reached by the very old Fiano grape grow on the hillsides near the little town of Avellino in Campania. It’s an old grape, grown in Campania for hundreds of years and... Read More

Organic/Bio Here’s a beautiful expression of Barolo from the important commune of Serralunga d’Alba that is already deliciously expressive with a bit of air and will keep on improving for 15 years. Even this young,... Read More

Sure, let’s sell a $60 wine from a place most don’t know and a winery NO ONE has ever heard of! But it’s just so very, very, good. The place is Valtellina in the Alpine mountains of northern Lombardy, the grape... Read More

Organic/Bio With San Lorenzo, one of Terre Nere’s three Grande Terroir Ellittico wines, so designated because of their very rare and pure volcanic sand soils from the Ellittico eruptions dating from 15,000 to 60,000 years... Read More

Marc de Grazia has designed San Lorenzo one of his three Grande Terroir Ellittico wines, so designated because of their very rare and pure volcanic sand soils from the Ellittico eruptions dating from 15,000 to 60,000 years ago.... Read More

Organic/Bio Gran Selezione is the top of the Chianti Classico hierarchy and Tolaini’s rendition from a prime slice of the Montebello vineyard is pretty top of the top. As Wine Advocate says in their 95 point review, “Showing... Read More

A relatively new winery (first vintage 2014) from a family with 100+ years on Etna, the Tornetore style runs less extracted and powerful than most, but still very delicious! This is from Contrada Trimarchisa, on the lowest slopes... Read More

We ran across a post on the web asking, “Villa Papiano’s Terra Bitter Bianco: the best Italian bitter?” Seems probable to us! It’s wildly aromatic and flavorful, with plenty of wormwood bite matched by... Read More

When Andrea Cortonesi decided to open a modern Tuscan restaurant in Siena 15 or so years ago, he wanted to serve some of his own wine with the re-imagined Tuscan dishes he planned. But, production at Uccelliera was too small,... Read More

Zenato goes after the richer, deeper, even more full-bodied style of Amarone (made from air-dried grapes) and delivers that with style in 2019. As Suckling says in the 95 point review, Very complex nose of bay leaves, dried prunes... Read More