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Piedmont | 4 | - | HK$1,775.00 | |||||
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Piedmont | 1 | 98 (JS) | HK$6,915.00 | |||||
James Suckling (98)Amazing aromas of flowers from lilacs and violets to raspberries and blackberries. Full-bodied, yet ultra-elegant. So much fruit that lasts for minutes on the palate. Tangy acidity. Truly a great wine. Better in 2019 but a joy to taste now. |
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Piedmont | 1 | 95 (WA) | HK$11,480.00 | |||||
Wine Advocate (95)The 2014 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata is slightly (just a hair) more accessible at this very premature stage in its drinking life. The wine opens to broad and wide fruit flavors that include cassis, wild cherry and dried blueberry with savory tones of tar, licorice and tobacco. These elements are carefully stitched together within a tight and elaborate embroidery. The mouthfeel is silky and long, but there is also a very subtle element of softness that makes this wine taste smooth and rich on the palate. |
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Piedmont | 5 | 97 (JD) | HK$8,370.00 | |||||
Jeb Dunnuck (97)Similar notes of mulled black cherries, menthol, toasted spices, tobacco, and licorice emerge from the 2015 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata. It has the ripe, sexy style of the vintage, medium to full-bodied richness, an elegant, seamless texture, and a great finish. There are plenty of tannins here, yet they're sweet and polished, and this beauty already offers pleasure. Nevertheless, it's going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and should have three decades of overall longevity. |
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Piedmont | 11 | 95 (JS) | HK$7,080.00 | |||||
James Suckling (95)Enticing aromas of orange peel, mushrooms and plums with hints of stone and dark chocolate. This is a very tight wine with chewy, focused tannins that hit you just at the end. It’s tight and reserved now. Give it two or three years to start to open up. Try after 2023 and onwards. |
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Piedmont | 11 | 90 (VN) | HK$8,655.00 | |||||
Vinous (90)The 2017 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata is a pleasant, easygoing Barolo from Roberto Voerzio. Lifted, perfumed Rocche aromatics meld into a core of crushed red berry fruit, rose petal, blood orange and spice. The 2017 is a bit more nervy than most vintages, but the brisk tannins help convey a measure of freshness that is quite welcome in this vintage. The 2017 is a solid wine, but far from inspiring. |
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Piedmont | 1 | - | HK$7,325.00 | |||||
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Piedmont | 1 | 97 (VN) | HK$15,720.00 | |||||
Vinous (97)A striking wine, the 2004 Barolo Sarmassa, one of two Barolos Voerzio bottles only in magnums, provides a fascinating contrast to the much more virile, imposing Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate. Here the textures are silky, while the flavor profile is distinctly more floral. The Sarmassa is also typically a bit brighter, but the 2004 plays on darker tonalities of red fruit, with exotic spiced overtones and a bit more power than is the norm. |
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Piedmont | 6 | - | HK$3,915.00 | |||||
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Piedmont | 3 | - | HK$2,260.00 | |||||
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Tuscany | 3 | 93 (VN) | HK$4,035.00 | |||||
Vinous (93)The 2016 Baffonero (100% Merlot) is a polished, elegant wine that also avoids some of the excesses of previous years. In 2016, Baffonero is perfumed and light on its feet. All it needs is a bit more persistence through to the finish. Perhaps that will develop with time in bottle. Today, the 2016 impresses for its balance and sense of poise. This is a very pretty Baffonero. |
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Tuscany | 6 | 93 (VN) | HK$8,845.00 | |||||
Vinous (93)The 2016 Baffonero (100% Merlot) is a polished, elegant wine that also avoids some of the excesses of previous years. In 2016, Baffonero is perfumed and light on its feet. All it needs is a bit more persistence through to the finish. Perhaps that will develop with time in bottle. Today, the 2016 impresses for its balance and sense of poise. This is a very pretty Baffonero. |
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Tuscany | 2 | 97 (VN) | HK$4,580.00 | |||||
Vinous (97)The 2018 Baffonero is a worthy follow up to the 2017. Whereas so many 2018s lean towards the more gracious end of the spectrum, Baffonero packs quite a punch, albeit in the slightly more restrained style of the year. Inky, exotically ripe dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate, spice, new leather and lavender all build as this exuberant, Maremma red shows off its undeniable allure. Baffonero, 100% Merlot, emerges from a 3.5 hectares planted in 1999, which have recently been supplanted by another hectare or so of vineyards. In 2018, a cool growing season without excessive heat, rare in this part of Tuscany, resulted in a long growing cycle. There was some rain early on, especially during flowering, but that, along with moderate temperatures, helped the vines from going into heat stress, which is always the risk on the Tuscan coast. Harvest for the Merlot was about ten days later than normal. The 2018 was vinified in cement, followed by malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aging was 18-20 months in French oak, about 80% new. |
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Tuscany | 1 | - | HK$3,210.00 | |||||
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Tuscany | 1 | - | HK$3,105.00 | |||||
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Tuscany | 1 | 93 (DC) | HK$975.00 | |||||
Decanter (93)As high temperatures in mid-August shut down the ripening of Sangiovese, Marco Ricasoli reports picking approximately a week later than usual. He also introduced a sorting table to remove dried or green berries as well any pieces of stems. His resulting annata is pristine and sophisticated. Deep violet in colour and equally youthful on the nose, it exudes wild berries, black plum, and hints of wood spice. Tangy dark red cherry fills the mouth, buoyed by rambunctious acidity and framed by suede-textured tannins. Winter mint and liquorice root linger on the finish. With admirable complexity, this outperforms its category. |
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Tuscany | 1 | 98 (VN (AG)) | HK$4,855.00 | |||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (98)The 2015 Ridolfo is still a very young wine, even from a standard 750ml bottle (the commercial release is only in magnum). Blood orange, spice, star anise, dried herbs and pomegranate lend notable freshness and complexity. This vivid red is so beautiful, so expressive. With a bit of air, the 2015 can be enjoyed now, although I would prefer to wait. |
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Tuscany | 1 | 98 (VN (AG)) | HK$1,395.00 | |||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (98)A total stunner, the 2016 Ridolfo is potent and intensely vertical right out of the gate. Beams of tannin immediately announce an important, structured young red. Blood orange, plum, spice, new leather, menthol and dried rose petal scream out of the glass. What a vivid and dynamic wine this is. |
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Tuscany | 1 | 98 (VN (AG)) | HK$4,010.00 | |||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (98)A total stunner, the 2016 Ridolfo is potent and intensely vertical right out of the gate. Beams of tannin immediately announce an important, structured young red. Blood orange, plum, spice, new leather, menthol and dried rose petal scream out of the glass. What a vivid and dynamic wine this is. |
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Tuscany | 1 | 96 (VN (AG)) | HK$1,205.00 | |||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96)The 2017 Ridolfo is quite dense and powerful in the glass, with all the natural richness of the warm, dry season very much on display. A burst of dark red/purplish fruit, pomegranate, cinnamon, cedar and new leather saturates the palate. The 2017 is gorgeous. It is also nowhere near ready to drink. Patience required. |
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