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Batar
Batar 2009
Batar 2009 Archived REVIEWS
Batar 2008
Wine Enthusiast - Monica Larner - March 2012
90 Points "Tuscan dishes celebrate fresh, seasonal ingredients such as fava beans, artichokes, asparagus, zucchini and extra virgin olive oil. This structured white wine offers the richness of texture and aromatic intensity to pair with the best of that culinary tradition."
Batar 2008 Archived REVIEWS
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - October 2010
91 Points "The 2008 Batar is rather pointed and focused in this vintage, which also happens to be one of the most elegant I can remember. There is wonderful purity and energy in the ripe peach fruit with subtle undertones of flowers, minerals and French oak that add complexity. The oak seems dialed down in 2008 and what comes through is the exceptional beauty of fruit planted on these high-altitude hillside vineyards."
Wine Enthusiast - Monica Larner - July 01, 2010
92 Points "Here is an exceptionally fresh and pristine blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco from a biodynamic vineyard in Tuscany with buoyant aromas of honeysuckle, stone fruit, apricot and white mineral. The wine is crisp, sophisticated and lasts many long minutes in the mouth."
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - August 31, 2009
92 points "An intense, minerally nose, with notes of bitter almond, sultana and ripe melon, leads to a full-bodied palate, with rich mineral character and lemony acidity. There's a velvety, almost tannic texture on the long finish. Compact. Powerful and impressive."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - August 2009
91 points "Querciabella's Batar...is quite possibly the most elegant, refined white being made in Tuscany today. Those qualities are on display in the sublime 2007. Ripe, succulent peaches, apricots, smoke, honey, spices and sweet toasted oak all come together with unusual grace. The oak is especially well-balanced in this vintage. Simply put, the 2007 Batar is a gem."
Batar 2006 Archived REVIEWS
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2008
90 points "The 2006 Batar is one of the small handful of truly distinctive whites being made in Tuscany. This lush, full-bodied wine reveals ripe peaches, cantaloupe, jasmine, honey, spices and toasted oak on a soft-textured, medium-bodied frame. Still quite primary today, it will acquire further nuance and put on weight with further bottle age. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016."
Batar 2005 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2007
90 points "Fresh apple, flower and light toffee aromas follow through to a full body, with a round texture and a long, rich finish. There's loads of fruit and character, yet this is refined."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
90 Points "The estate’s barrel-aged 2005 Batar...is consistently one of Italy’s finest whites. The 2005 presents attractive suggestions of jasmine, peaches and sweet tropical fruit on a medium-bodied frame buttressed by a lively note of minerality. While the 2005 is not one of the more opulent Batars, it is nonetheless a very finessed wine that is sure to find many admirers. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017."
Batar 2004 Archived REVIEWS
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
92 Points "During a recent visit to the estate I had the opportunity to taste every Batar back to 1995 and there can be no question that in top vintages it is a wine that is capable of developing further complexity with age. The standout of that tasting was the sublime 2004 Batar...which captures the fullest expression of this wine. Endowed with layers of sweet fruit interwoven with mineral and sweet toasted oak notes, it offers outstanding length on the palate in a more full-bodied style than the slender 2005, with notable finesse and terrific overall balance. Although it can be enjoyed today, this wine has a history of filling out its frame with some bottle age. It is not to be missed. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2019."
Camartina
Camartina 2008 Archived REVIEWS
Camartina
Camartina 2007
Camartina 2007 Archived REVIEWS
Camartina 2006 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Enthusiast - Monica Larner - October 2011
94 Points "This luscious blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese shows bright cherry and blueberry characteristics backed by smooth richness and velvety texture. The wine is soft, dense and delicious overall. It presents a beautiful portrait of Tuscan wine."
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2009
92 points "A stylish combination of currant and cassis on the nose, with a hint of rose petal, turning to licorice. Full-bodied, with chewy yet polished tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Polished and very pretty."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - August 2009
95 points "The estate's 2006 Camartina...is awesome in the way it marries considerable ripeness with a firm, classic sense of structure. Black cherries, minerals, menthol, tar and subtle French oak are some of the nuances that emerge from the 2006 Camartina. This is a decidedly big, powerful Camartina that will require some patience, but all of the ingredients are there for this to be one of the finest versions of this wine ever made."
Camartina 2005 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2008
93 points "Blackberry, blueberry and lavender aromas follow through to a full body, with supersilky tannins and a long, caressing finish. Polished and beautiful."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2008
91 points "The 2005 Camartina...reveals floral aromatics along with red fruits, tar, licorice, smoke and toasted oak. It possesses outstanding balance...This slender Camartina is likely to offer its best drinking relatively early. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020."
Camartina 2004 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2007
94 points "Aromas of black current and flowers follow through to a full body, with a solid core of ripe fruit and silky tannins. Long and beautiful. Chewy right now. Solid and long. Needs time. ... Best after 2010."
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Ian D'Agata - August 2007
94 Points "Dark ruby. Intense, enticing aromas of black cherry, plum, menthol, coffee and chocolate. Very smooth and rich on the palate, with rich, deep flavors of spicy plum, raspberry, mint and coffee. The very long, clean and precise finish features very fine, smooth, palate-coating tannins. A real winner!"
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
95 Points "The estate’s 2004 Camartina is another irresistibly sexy wine. A deeply-colored ruby, it displays captivating aromatics along with notes of blackberries, blueberries, violets and graphite that emerge on its medium-bodied frame. The fine tannins make it a highly enjoyable wine even at this early stage, but my experience suggests that another few years of bottle age are needed for the wine to integrate its oak and express its full range of aromas and flavors. It is a terrific effort from Querciabella....Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022."
Camartina 2003 Archived REVIEWS
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Ian D'Agata - August 2007
92 Points "Deep ruby. Floral red cherry, plum and grilled bacon aromas are complicated by a note of black pepper. Rich and suave on the palate, with strong spicy fruit flavors highlighted by mocha and cedar. Almost muscular in its thick, rich fruit, but the tannins are fairly smooth for the vintage. Finishes long and clean."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
93 Points "At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the 2003 Camartina is a drop-dead gorgeous effort. Fat, rich and opulent, it will reward consumers with its generous super-ripe fruit, great length and beautiful overall balance. While it doesn’t look to be one of the more long-lived Camartinas, with some air it is drinking beautifully today. It is a very refined effort in this vintage."
Camartina 2001 Archived REVIEWS
Wine & Spirits - April 2006
90 Points "There's a green peppercorn spice that runs through this wine, lifting the substancial dark fruit, giving it a layered, complex impression. It's a fresh, balanced blend of sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon, with a small percentage of merlot and syrah, well composed for a steak."
Wine Spectator - J.S. - October 2005
91 Points "Attractive coffee, blackberry and tobacco character on the nose. Full-bodied, with loads of velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Beauty. Very well-crafted, especially for the vintage. Best after 2006."
Italian Wines - Gambero Rosso - 2005
3 glasses / excellen "Yet again, fate brings three more glasses to Querciabella, and once again the laurels go to Camartina, this time the '01. This Sangiovese-cabernet sauvignon Super Tuscan is always a wine of great nobility, with an outstanding personality and sensational allure. Stupendous breadth of aromas permeates the nose, with initial fragrances encompassing cinchona and pencil lead. These then yield to very ripe, but never cooked, fruit, and subtle, well-balanced spice. The attach is firm, yet plush, with a majestic structure and unbelievable density on the palate, concluding with a lift of menthol."
Chianti Classico DOCG
Chianti Classico DOCG 2010
JamesSuckling.com - James Suckling - August 22, 2012
91 Points "Delicate and fruity with a blackberry and mineral character. Full body, with firm tannins and a juicy, fruity finish. Made from biodynamic grapes."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2012
89 Points "The 2010 Chianti Classico Querciabella represents a big change in direction from Querciabella, as it is the first vintage to be made entirely from Sangiovese, including fruit from recently acquired vineyards in Radda. Sweet roses, red cherries and licorice are some of the notes that emerge from the glass. The 2010 is really mostly about textural finesse. Floral notes reappear on the refined, understated finish."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2009 Archived REVIEWS
JamesSuckling.com - James Suckling - August 17, 2011
90 Points "A vivid Chianti Classico, with dark cherry, violets and berries on the nose and palate. Fresh finish. Made from Biodynamic grapes."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - August 2011
90 Points "The 2009 Chianti Classico Querciabella floats on the palate with layers of sensual red fruit, flowers and spices. It remains an essentially mid-weight wine graced with exquisite finesse and class, reflecting a stylistic change from some of the bigger vintages of the past. Floral notes reappear on the finish, adding lift and harmony."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2008 Archived REVIEWS
Food & Wine - Ray Isle - March 2011
A Great Organically Farmed Wine - "Querciabella's vineyards in Tuscany have been organic since 1988."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - October 2010
90 Points "The 2008 Chianti Classico Querciabella is a very pretty, attractive wine laced with fragrant red fruit. This is a finely knit, small scaled vintage of the Querciabella with beautiful balance and a long, harmonious finish. A beautifully delineated, crystalline finish rounds out this wine that shows the more delicate, Burgundian side of Sangiovese."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2007 Archived REVIEWS
Wall Street Journal - Lettie Teague - May 29, 2010
"There was the suave 2007 Querciabella Chianti Classico ... from a great modern estate, a wine so rich and so seamless it simply flowed from its beginning to its end."
Wine & Spirits - April 01, 2010
90 Points "There’s no extraneous tannin to get in the way of the rose scents, the strawberry and musky cherry flavors—just a fine structure and clean, fragrant length of flavor."
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2009
90 points "Sweet berry and raspberry aromas follow through to a full body, with soft, silky tannins and a clean, caressing finish. Harmonious, with pretty fruit."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - August 2009
90 points "The 2007 Chianti Classico Querciabella is a fragrant, perfumed red. Silky tannins frame a core of cherries, sweet spices and tobacco as this elegant wine opens up in the glass and puts on weight with air. In recent years the Querciabella has established itself as one of Tuscany's top Chianti Classicos, as it is again in 2007."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2006 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Spectator - James Suckling - October 31, 2008
91 points #81 of Top 100 Wines of 2008, "A rich, round wine, with plum and berry character and soft tannins. Full-bodied, with berry and dark chocolate character and a long finish. Juicy. Outstanding value. Drink now through 2012."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2008
91 points "Gorgeous aromatics waft from the glass as the 2006 Chianti Classico Querciabella ... opens to reveal a super-elegant expression of fresh berries, flowers and tobacco. The plumpness of the fruit makes the wine very appealing today, but there is sufficient tannic clout to suggest at least medium-term aging potential. In recent years Quericabella’s Chianti Classico has established a new benchmark for finessed Chianti made in a contemporary style that nevertheless remains faithful to Sangiovese and the unique qualities of these sites. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2021."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2005 Archived REVIEWS
New York Times - Eric Asimov - February 20, 2008
3 Stars "...[S]peaks with a clear Chianti Classico voice...Lively and spicy, with lingering flavors of cherries and violets."
Washington Post - Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg - January 16, 2008
Recommended "You can generally expect to pay from $15 to $30 for a very good to excellent Chianti Classico or Chianti Rufina. Keep an eye out for the...elegant 2005 Querciabella Chianti Classico."
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
91 Points "What a joy it is to taste the 2005 Chianti Classico Querciabella. A model of elegance, it presents a beautiful, lively color along with generous amounts of fruit on a supple frame, with superb length, fine tannins and stunning overall balance. ...It is a superb effort in this difficult vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2004 Archived REVIEWS
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - June 2007
91 Points "The 2004 Chianti Classico Querciabella is a beautifully layered, expressive wine bursting with sweet dark fruit intermingled with subtle licorice, earth and toasted oak notes. Medium in body, it offers outstanding overall balance, an inviting, open personality and sweet, silky tannins to round of the finish, setting a new benchmark for elegance in Chianti Classico. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2017."
Chianti Classico DOCG 2003 Archived REVIEWS
Food & Wine - Ray Isle - August 2006
Color: Deep ruby red; Aroma: Red cherry, woodsy herbs, tobacco; Taste: Juicy black cherry, French oak spice.
Decanter - May 2006
5 Stars "A Chianti that packs a punch, full-bodied yet juicy, with excellent fruit and robust tannins to give it grip and complexity."
The Los Angeles Times - S. Irene Virbila - March 01, 2006
Wine of the Week "Aged in a combination of new and older French barriques, Querciabella's Chianti Classico is every bit the aristocrat. It has both power and grace, a heady scent of cherries and herbs from the Tuscan hillsides along with soft ripe tannins and a bright acidity that makes it sing with food. Pour it for pasta e fagioli, for pastas with meat ragù, for roast pork loin or chops grilled with rosemary."
Mongrana in Maremma
Mongrana in Maremma 2009
Wine Enthusiast - Monica Larner - May 2012
90 Points Editors' Choice "This is a terrific super Tuscan blend (of 50% Sangiovese with equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) that drinks beautifully. Bright red fruit and cherry give the wine a lively, cheerful personality and the wine’s structure is perfectly balanced and smooth. It’s a one-size-fits-all wine for our favorite Italian foods."
Mongrana in Maremma 2009 Archived REVIEWS
Mongrana in Maremma 2007 Archived REVIEWS
Wine Review Online - Michael Franz - February 23, 2010
90 Points "It shows admirable concentration and depth of flavor, but also a lot of finesse, as the fruit is fully ripe but still very fresh and pure. Red and black fruit notes are very nicely intertwined with the wine’s acidity and tannin, and oak notes are virtually undetectable, emphasizing the sense of purity that is the wine’s most prominent characteristic."
Mongrana in Maremma 2005 Archived REVIEWS
Dallas Morning News - Rebecca Murphy - January 16, 2008
Wine of the Week "This is Querciabella's first release from its Maremma estate, and a fine effort it is...a beautiful expression of the carefully tended fruit. Enjoy the spicy black cherry, cassis fruit bolstered with trademark Tuscan sangiovese acidity and dusty tannins with a meaty lasagna."
San Francisco Chronicle - Jon Bonné - December 21, 2007
Recommended "Half Sangiovese, with the rest comprising Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, produced by one of the best names in Chianti Classico from its new property in the Maremma near the southern Tuscan coast. A bit rustic at first, with some lingering barnyard hints, but a bit of time - better yet, a brief decanting while you peek under the Christmas tree - smooths it out. Dusty, ribboned cherry, gripping berry and plum, plus licorice and balsam highlights, emerge from the earthy base. Drying tannins give it gusto."
Palafreno
Palafreno 2008 Archived REVIEWS
The Wine Advocate - Antonio Galloni - October 2010
95 Points "The estate’s 2007 Palafreno offers layers of rich, dark fruit in a dramatic, opulent voice of Merlot from these pristine hillside vineyards in Greve. Stuningly pure, the 2007 Palafreno reveals quite a bit more depth and richness... The finish is long, polished and beyond impeccable, with lingering notes of graphite, crushed rocks and all things mineral that invite a second taste. The hardest decision readers will face is when to drink the Palafreno, as it is insanely beautiful now, but also promises to improve in bottle."