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Italy, known as the "Land of Wine," is celebrated for its exquisite range of fine wines. With a winemaking history dating back thousands of years and a diverse array of terroirs, Italy offers a remarkable collection of wines that delight the senses and captivate wine enthusiasts worldwide.

 

In Tuscany, famous vineyards like Antinori, Marchesi di Frescobaldi, and Tenuta San Guido have become synonymous with excellence. Wines such as Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, and Super Tuscans like Sassicaia and Tignanello showcase the region's mastery in crafting complex, age-worthy, and expressive wines. Piedmont is home to legendary vineyards like GajaVietti, and Marchesi di Barolo. The region's iconic wines, Barolo and Barbaresco, crafted from the Nebbiolo grape, epitomize power, elegance, and longevity. These wines boast flavors of red fruit, floral notes, earthy undertones, and firm tannins. Veneto, renowned for its sparkling Prosecco wines, is also famous for Amarone della Valpolicella. Vineyards like Allegrini and Quintarelli produce exceptional Amarone wines with concentrated flavors of dark fruit, spices, and a velvety texture. Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, offers a different yet captivating expression of Italian wines. Vineyards like Planeta, Donnafugata, and Tasca d'Almerita craft remarkable wines from indigenous grape varieties such as Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese. These wines exhibit intense fruit flavors, vibrant acidity, and a unique volcanic minerality.

 

These are just a few examples of the renowned vineyards and wines Italy has to offer. From the northern regions of Piedmont and Veneto to the central regions of Tuscany and Umbria, and down to the southern regions of Sicily and Puglia, Italy's wine regions are a treasure trove of exceptional wines. Experience the allure of Italian wines and immerse yourself in the rich history, diverse terroirs, and passionate winemaking that define the Italian wine scene. Whether you're sipping a prestigious Barolo, a refined Brunello di Montalcino, a refreshing Prosecco, or a bold Nero d'Avola, Italian wines promise a journey of flavors and a celebration of Italy's winemaking heritage.



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From the heart of Italy's renowned winemaking region, the Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1985 is a testament to exceptional viniculture. Produced by the iconic Bertani winery, pioneers of Amarone wines since the mid-19th century, this lustrous vintage is blended from Corvina and Rondinella grapes. They are hand-harvested from Bertani’s highest altitude vineyards in the Classico area, dried for over 120 days in traditional 'fruttai' to concentrate the flavour, then aged meticulously in Slavonian oak barrels for 6 years, resulting in an intense character.

This powerful and elegant wine unfurls a bouquet of dried fruit, cocoa, spices, and tobacco. On the palate, it is full-bodied, warm and smooth, with well-integrated tannins and a persistent finish. A wine of sublime artistry, the Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1985 is a luxurious indulgence for sophisticated palates, rewarding the taste buds with tales of Italian tradition steeped in every drop.

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Tuscany 1 99 (VN)
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£1,023.20
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It’s almost impossible to imagine that the 1985 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva La Storica has just celebrated its thirty-sixth birthday. It displays a brilliant ruby red color and amazing clarity in the glass, with only the slightest bricking around the rim. The bouquet alone is enough to keep you at the edge of your seat, as if opening a cedar treasure box to find dusty rose and sour cherry offset by spiced orange, crushed dried sage and just the slightest hint of animal musk. This is total class, cool-toned and poised, seeming to hover across the palate with an air of red inner florals, as tart woodland berries mix with hints of black tea and lemon oils. There’s a bolt of nervous acidity that keeps the experience remarkably fresh, but also adds a highly attractive sweet and sour note. And finally, while structured and youthful in feel, it finishes completely fresh, vibrant even, with dried currants enlivened by nuances of grapefruit and mint that linger on and on. This is an experience wine in every sense of the word, hailing from a dry and warm harvest yet exemplifying the purity of Sangiovese, as well as its ability to mature for well over three decades. The 1985 La Storica comes directly from the winery’s aging vault, and it was reconditioned with a new cork in 2000.
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Tuscany 3 96 (VN)
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£2,717.09
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(6 g/l total acidity, 3.35 pH, 27.5 g/l dry extract, 14.5% alcohol): Good bright medium red with an amber rim. Deep, refined aromas of red cherry, strawberry jam, licorice and wet underbrush. Supple, suave, creamy and rich, with a suggestion of white chocolate complementing ripe red fruit flavors. Very soft and silky, but also shows well-integrated acidity and very polished tannins. Most impressive today on the long, scented back end, which exudes a delicate but very persistent flavor of candied small red fruits. Aged for 65 months in large oak casks. This wine was made from a very low yield, and a growing season marked by two deep freezes in spring and a very hot September and October. In fact, the 1985 vintage is one of the few hot years in Montalcino that gave truly memorable wines--unlike, for example, 1997 and 2003.
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Piedmont 2 -
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£254.65
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Piedmont 1 96 (VN)
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1985 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano—Medium ruby. The 1985 Santo Stefano is an outrageous, decadent wine. It offers an ethereal, perfumed nose along with layers of dark fruit in soft, seductive style, closing with a blast of tar on the finish. The Santo Stefano is the more open of these 1985 Giacosas. It is an irresistible wine to drink today and I would choose to drink my remaining bottles over the next five or so years while the fruit and vibrancy are still present.
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Piedmont 1 96 (VN)
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£3,148.09
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Vinous (96)

1985 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano—Medium ruby. The 1985 Santo Stefano is an outrageous, decadent wine. It offers an ethereal, perfumed nose along with layers of dark fruit in soft, seductive style, closing with a blast of tar on the finish. The Santo Stefano is the more open of these 1985 Giacosas. It is an irresistible wine to drink today and I would choose to drink my remaining bottles over the next five or so years while the fruit and vibrancy are still present.
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Piedmont 1 97 (WS)
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£4,303.49
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Wine Spectator (97)

A majestic wine, beautifully harmonious, seamless and integrated, with magn ificent fruit, matchless complexity and stunning depth of flavor. Hints of violet, toast and nutmeg enrich the plummy raspberry fruit. Long and tight on the finish. -
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Umbria 3 -
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Unearth a wine that reveals a richness of time: the Lungarotti Umbria San Giorgio 1985. This exquisite expression of Italian craftsmanship hails from the well-known Lungarotti winery located in the heart of Umbria, a blessed region renowned for its viti-viniculture. The dedicative producer, Lungarotti, meticulously cultivates each grape in this stunning blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese.

This vintage reveals a unique twist to Italian tradition – aged in oak casks for over 24 months, the Lungarotti Umbria San Giorgio 1985 balances the subtle warmth of vanilla notes with an enticing complexity of rich fruits.

Appearance communicates elegance with its rich cherry colour, while the nose divulges riveting scents framed by ethereal vegetal nuances, spices, and an ample note of tobacco. On the palate, the wine is balanced, tannic, warm, and structured with a persistent flavour. This legendary 1985 vintage conveys Italian wine history with its embodiment of a true Lungarotti gem.

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Tuscany 1 -
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£921.60
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Experience the allure of Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985, an unparalleled vision of Italian winemaking. This illustrious creation is the offspring of Montevertine, a vineyard nestled in the hills of Radda in Chianti, Tuscany. This distinctive red is a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino varietals, vinified in a traditional Tuscan way to ensure their intrinsic characteristics and complexity shine through.

Brimming with character, the Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985 offers a vivid spectrum of flavours - ripe red berries, plum, and fleeting hints of tobacco underpinned by elegant tannins and precise acidity. Aged in Slavonian oak barrels, its evolution in the bottle further enhances the wine’s harmony and balance.

The Montevertine estate steadfastly adheres to the classic tenets of Chianti winemaking, a philosophy that pays homage to the distinctive terroir. As such, each sip of Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985 is an authentic expression of its provenance. This is an iconic Italian wine truly deserving of a place in any discerning cellar.

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Piedmont 1 89 (VN)
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£1,208.47
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Vinous (89)

It was getting late, but there was still time for one more Nebbiolo, from a vintage that we hadn’t spent any time with. I wasn’t sure how this magnum of the Produttori del Barbaresco’s 1985 Barbaresco would show given that its provenance was iffy, at best, but the wine was simply beautiful, with soft, caressing fruit and expressive aromatics. It was an impressive showing for the regular bottling in a warm, precocious vintage in which many wines are approaching full maturity.
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Tuscany 1 100 (WA)
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£7,138.01
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Wine Advocate (100)

Oddly enough, the 1985 Sassicaia was the wine least commented during the conversations that followed this retrospective. Our panel consisted of some two dozen professional wine tasters from around the world, and virtually not a word was uttered with regards to this wine. That's how truly outstanding it is. The soaring beauty of this landmark Sassicaia literally transcends the rather mundane realm of wine critique with its string of adjectives and wearisome descriptors. It hardly deserves to be treated like any of the other gorgeous wines we tasted on this glorious day. In truth, the 1985 Sassicaia does reveal a new perspective onto its perfection each time you have the fortune to taste it. I noticed a layer of bright almond-like sweetness that I don't recall tasting before. The wine seems to be getting younger, not older. Even its appearance is remarkable. Of the various samples presented from the 1980s, this wine exhibited the brightest garnet color and the most youthful personality. It shows stunning volume. The integration is seamless and the wine's many complicated pieces fit together with utmost precision like a jigsaw puzzle that renders a most beautiful Italian masterpiece when admired at completion.
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Veneto 3 -
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£723.00
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From the heart of Italy's renowned winemaking region, the Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1985 is a testament to exceptional viniculture. Produced by the iconic Bertani winery, pioneers of Amarone wines since the mid-19th century, this lustrous vintage is blended from Corvina and Rondinella grapes. They are hand-harvested from Bertani’s highest altitude vineyards in the Classico area, dried for over 120 days in traditional 'fruttai' to concentrate the flavour, then aged meticulously in Slavonian oak barrels for 6 years, resulting in an intense character.

This powerful and elegant wine unfurls a bouquet of dried fruit, cocoa, spices, and tobacco. On the palate, it is full-bodied, warm and smooth, with well-integrated tannins and a persistent finish. A wine of sublime artistry, the Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1985 is a luxurious indulgence for sophisticated palates, rewarding the taste buds with tales of Italian tradition steeped in every drop.

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Tuscany 1 99 (VN)
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£850.00
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Vinous (99)

It’s almost impossible to imagine that the 1985 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva La Storica has just celebrated its thirty-sixth birthday. It displays a brilliant ruby red color and amazing clarity in the glass, with only the slightest bricking around the rim. The bouquet alone is enough to keep you at the edge of your seat, as if opening a cedar treasure box to find dusty rose and sour cherry offset by spiced orange, crushed dried sage and just the slightest hint of animal musk. This is total class, cool-toned and poised, seeming to hover across the palate with an air of red inner florals, as tart woodland berries mix with hints of black tea and lemon oils. There’s a bolt of nervous acidity that keeps the experience remarkably fresh, but also adds a highly attractive sweet and sour note. And finally, while structured and youthful in feel, it finishes completely fresh, vibrant even, with dried currants enlivened by nuances of grapefruit and mint that linger on and on. This is an experience wine in every sense of the word, hailing from a dry and warm harvest yet exemplifying the purity of Sangiovese, as well as its ability to mature for well over three decades. The 1985 La Storica comes directly from the winery’s aging vault, and it was reconditioned with a new cork in 2000.
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Tuscany 3 96 (VN)
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£2,245.00
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Vinous (96)

(6 g/l total acidity, 3.35 pH, 27.5 g/l dry extract, 14.5% alcohol): Good bright medium red with an amber rim. Deep, refined aromas of red cherry, strawberry jam, licorice and wet underbrush. Supple, suave, creamy and rich, with a suggestion of white chocolate complementing ripe red fruit flavors. Very soft and silky, but also shows well-integrated acidity and very polished tannins. Most impressive today on the long, scented back end, which exudes a delicate but very persistent flavor of candied small red fruits. Aged for 65 months in large oak casks. This wine was made from a very low yield, and a growing season marked by two deep freezes in spring and a very hot September and October. In fact, the 1985 vintage is one of the few hot years in Montalcino that gave truly memorable wines--unlike, for example, 1997 and 2003.
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Piedmont 2 -
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£209.00
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Piedmont 1 96 (VN)
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£19,064.00
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Vinous (96)

1985 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano—Medium ruby. The 1985 Santo Stefano is an outrageous, decadent wine. It offers an ethereal, perfumed nose along with layers of dark fruit in soft, seductive style, closing with a blast of tar on the finish. The Santo Stefano is the more open of these 1985 Giacosas. It is an irresistible wine to drink today and I would choose to drink my remaining bottles over the next five or so years while the fruit and vibrancy are still present.
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Piedmont 1 96 (VN)
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£2,617.00
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Vinous (96)

1985 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano—Medium ruby. The 1985 Santo Stefano is an outrageous, decadent wine. It offers an ethereal, perfumed nose along with layers of dark fruit in soft, seductive style, closing with a blast of tar on the finish. The Santo Stefano is the more open of these 1985 Giacosas. It is an irresistible wine to drink today and I would choose to drink my remaining bottles over the next five or so years while the fruit and vibrancy are still present.
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Piedmont 1 97 (WS)
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£3,567.00
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Wine Spectator (97)

A majestic wine, beautifully harmonious, seamless and integrated, with magn ificent fruit, matchless complexity and stunning depth of flavor. Hints of violet, toast and nutmeg enrich the plummy raspberry fruit. Long and tight on the finish. -
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Umbria 3 -
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£174.00
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Unearth a wine that reveals a richness of time: the Lungarotti Umbria San Giorgio 1985. This exquisite expression of Italian craftsmanship hails from the well-known Lungarotti winery located in the heart of Umbria, a blessed region renowned for its viti-viniculture. The dedicative producer, Lungarotti, meticulously cultivates each grape in this stunning blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese.

This vintage reveals a unique twist to Italian tradition – aged in oak casks for over 24 months, the Lungarotti Umbria San Giorgio 1985 balances the subtle warmth of vanilla notes with an enticing complexity of rich fruits.

Appearance communicates elegance with its rich cherry colour, while the nose divulges riveting scents framed by ethereal vegetal nuances, spices, and an ample note of tobacco. On the palate, the wine is balanced, tannic, warm, and structured with a persistent flavour. This legendary 1985 vintage conveys Italian wine history with its embodiment of a true Lungarotti gem.

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Tuscany 1 -
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£921.60
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Experience the allure of Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985, an unparalleled vision of Italian winemaking. This illustrious creation is the offspring of Montevertine, a vineyard nestled in the hills of Radda in Chianti, Tuscany. This distinctive red is a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino varietals, vinified in a traditional Tuscan way to ensure their intrinsic characteristics and complexity shine through.

Brimming with character, the Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985 offers a vivid spectrum of flavours - ripe red berries, plum, and fleeting hints of tobacco underpinned by elegant tannins and precise acidity. Aged in Slavonian oak barrels, its evolution in the bottle further enhances the wine’s harmony and balance.

The Montevertine estate steadfastly adheres to the classic tenets of Chianti winemaking, a philosophy that pays homage to the distinctive terroir. As such, each sip of Montevertine Toscana Rosso 1985 is an authentic expression of its provenance. This is an iconic Italian wine truly deserving of a place in any discerning cellar.

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Piedmont 1 89 (VN)
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£975.00
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Vinous (89)

It was getting late, but there was still time for one more Nebbiolo, from a vintage that we hadn’t spent any time with. I wasn’t sure how this magnum of the Produttori del Barbaresco’s 1985 Barbaresco would show given that its provenance was iffy, at best, but the wine was simply beautiful, with soft, caressing fruit and expressive aromatics. It was an impressive showing for the regular bottling in a warm, precocious vintage in which many wines are approaching full maturity.
More Info
Tuscany 1 100 (WA)
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£5,943.00
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Wine Advocate (100)

Oddly enough, the 1985 Sassicaia was the wine least commented during the conversations that followed this retrospective. Our panel consisted of some two dozen professional wine tasters from around the world, and virtually not a word was uttered with regards to this wine. That's how truly outstanding it is. The soaring beauty of this landmark Sassicaia literally transcends the rather mundane realm of wine critique with its string of adjectives and wearisome descriptors. It hardly deserves to be treated like any of the other gorgeous wines we tasted on this glorious day. In truth, the 1985 Sassicaia does reveal a new perspective onto its perfection each time you have the fortune to taste it. I noticed a layer of bright almond-like sweetness that I don't recall tasting before. The wine seems to be getting younger, not older. Even its appearance is remarkable. Of the various samples presented from the 1980s, this wine exhibited the brightest garnet color and the most youthful personality. It shows stunning volume. The integration is seamless and the wine's many complicated pieces fit together with utmost precision like a jigsaw puzzle that renders a most beautiful Italian masterpiece when admired at completion.
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