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White Wine
Jasci & Marchesani Pecorino 2024, Terre Di Chieti, Abruzzo I.G.T., Italy: Jasci and Marchesani Pecorino from Terre di Chieti, Abruzzo I.G.T. is a fresh, medium-bodied organic white with a sunny, inviting character, offering aromas of ripe nectarine, beeswax, and poached pear on the nose, with a palate that is juicy and generous, layered with white fig and a beautiful streak of saline, coastal minerality that carries through to a clean, lively finish. It is bone dry and light on its feet at just 12.5% alcohol, making it wonderfully easy to sip well chilled on its own or alongside a meal, and best enjoyed in its vibrant youth. Winemaker Nicola Jasci tends 33 hectares of certified organic vines on the sun-drenched hills above Vasto, overlooking the Adriatic Sea, continuing a bold family legacy that began in 1978 when his predecessors converted the estate to organic farming, making Jasci and Marchesani one of the very first certified organic wineries in all of Italy. Fascinatingly, the founder Sebastiano Jasci was originally known in town not as a winemaker but as the local milkman, and it was his passion for the land that eventually transformed the family from farmers into one of Abruzzo's most celebrated wine producers. Pecorino food pairings: grilled branzino with lemon and capers, linguine with clams and a light white wine sauce, burrata with roasted cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. 49217 12.5% XD 750 mL $15.95 Score: 90/100. April 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Il Borro Polissena Valdarno Di Sopra Sangiovese 2019, Tuscany D.O.C., Italy: Il Borro's Polissena Valdarno di Sopra is a pure, elegant expression of certified organic Sangiovese, drawing from the estate's highest-elevation vineyard planted on well-drained schistose soils at over 350 metres above sea level in the Upper Arno Valley. The wine opens with alluring aromas of dried rose petals, dark plum, tobacco leaf, and warm spice, gliding into a medium-to-full-bodied palate with gossamer tannins and a lively backbone of natural acidity that gives the wine wonderful tension and length. It is bone dry, with a seamlessly integrated 12 months in French oak barriques lending subtle structure without overshadowing the fruit's purity. Serve at slightly below room temperature and cellar with confidence for another 5 to 8 years. Winemaker Stefano Chioccioli, whose experience spans virtually every Italian wine region as well as France and Hungary, crafts this wine with the care of a true artisan. Fascinatingly, the Valdarno di Sopra appellation was one of only four wine zones formally recognized by Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici in 1716, making it one of the earliest legislated wine regions anywhere in the world. Sangiovese food pairings: herb-crusted pork tenderloin with roasted root vegetables, slow-braised short ribs with tomato and olives, wild mushroom and pecorino risotto. Drink: 2026 - 2029 47674 14.5% XD 750 mL $69.95 Score: 96/100. April 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart