Collezione di Lucca
Rare, Fine & Coveted Collectibles for the Wine Connoisseur
ITALY/PIEDMONT
GIOVANNI MANZONE ‘GRAMOLERE’ RISERVA DOCG 2008
$415
Dark and thick with broad shoulders and lots of inner power amplified by dark fruit tones of pressed blackberry, spice, toast
and grilled herb. After breathing in glass, the wine is treated to more intense aromas of barbecue spice and smoky guanciale.
ITALY/PIEDMONT
GAJA BARBARESCO 2014
$980
Woodland berry, iris and baking spice. Vibrant, balanced palate doles out Marasca cherry, dark culinary spice, crushed herb and menthol. Refined tannins and fresh acidity provide the taut framework while a liqorice note wraps around the finish.
ITALY/PIEDMONT
GAJA SORI TILDIN 1996
$1570
Rich body, subtle texture, and fine, ripe tannins; in great vintages this wine will develop for decades. Sour cherries, violets, petrichor, toast and rich, spiced fruit comprise the customary profile for this gorgeously structured wine.
ITALY/PIEDMONT
GAJA SAN LORENZO 1996
$1560
Complex aromatics, consisting of classic Nebbiolo scents of rose petals, dried herbs, spice box, cedar, and abundant jammy black cherry and berry fruit. It is impressively powerful and muscular, with moderate tannin, a sweet, unctuous texture
ITALY/PIEDMONT
LA SPINETTA BARBARESCO GALINNA 2004
$875
Intense aromas of fresh mushroom turn to blackberry and plum, even meadow flowers. Full-bodied, big and soft,
with loads of fruit and character, coffee beans and truffles that flow from the glass. It offers outstanding persistence
and a long caressing finish.
ITALY/BOLGHERI
ANTINORI TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA MASSETO 2014
$2530
Beautiful aromas of violets and blackberry with hints of spice. Some sweet tobacco. Full body, yet refined and polished
with ultra-fine tannins and a long, long finish. The texture and intensity are exceptional.
ITALY/BOLGHERI
TENUTA SAN GUIDO SASSICAIA 2016 (Robert Parker - 100 pts)
$1012
Sharp aromas of blackberry, ripe cherry, grilled herb and barbecue spice. Intense, long finish and powerful crisp
linearity the wine tannic backbone perfectly measured to the volume and depth of the fruit flavours.
ITALY/BOLGHERI
ANTINORI GUADO AL TASSO 2013
$460
Dark chocolate, white-pepper and fresh-rosemary character, dried ripe fruits such as currants and blueberries. Real
mouthful yet remains agile and powerful. Linear and long finish.
ITALY/VENETO
DOMINI VENETI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA
CLASSICO MATER RISERVA 2012
$508
Dark fruit, plum, blackberry, savory spice, tobacco and leather. The results are seamless, harmonious and generous
in intensity. A real mouthful yet remains agile and powerful. Linear and long finish.
ITALY/ TUSCANY (Robert Parker - 94 points)
MARCHESI ANTINORI SOLAIA IGT 2011
$880
Rich, deep dark ruby purple. Opens with notes of mint and walnuts, then lush blackcurrant, dark cherry and
subtle chocolate tones in the background. Shows plenty of ripe, well-defined fruit on the attack as well as supple,
dense tannins that fill the palate powerfully. Very balanced and rounded.
ITALY/ TUSCANY (Robert Parker - 100 points)
FONTODI FLACCIANELLO DELLA PIEVE 2016
$595
Mature Marasca cherry, prune, licorice and tobacco alongside youthfully assertive, fine-grained tannins. Wild berry,
new leather, exotic spice and eucalyptus. Full bodied and enveloping. remarkable finesse and power.
ITALY/ TUSCANY - (LIMITED EDITION)
VILLA CALCINAIA CHIANTI CLASSICO DOC 1969
$650
Tertiary, complex, fine nose. Floral notes of dried wildflowers, coffee, bark, undergrowth and tobacco, spices, licorice,
a slight hint of powder and enamel. Mouth characterized by a lively acidity, delicate and very fine tannins. Very persistent
and full of character. Long and elegant finish with hints of rosemary and ripe cherry.
FRANCE/ BORDEAUX
CHATEAU LATOUR 2003 (95 pts)
$2788
The Chateau Latour 2003 has to be one of the best wines of the vintage. There is a sense of grandeur on the nose,
one of those rare Latour vintages that is so sensual and extraordinarily pure. There are subtle graphite notes, cedar
and brambly black fruit that are supremely well defined.
FRANCE/ PAUILLAC (94 points)
CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2008
$836
Very dark red violet colour, rich, appealing, cassis, currant nose with herbal lift; tight, tart cassis, currant, cedar palate with depth, needs 7-plus years; medium-plus finish (63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc)
FRANCE/ BORDEAUX
CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE 1992
$550
Notes of mint and licorice. Intense fruit, toast, and spicy aromas. Mid-palate, carried by aromas of black fruits and toast.
FRANCE/ RHONE VALLEY
PATRICK LESEC CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 'GALETS BLONDS' 2003
$400
As antique lace, so fragile and refined. Absolutely wonderful, fanning out in the mouth. Beautifully complex and delineated. Long lingering on. Notes of earth, dried prunes, horse-stable and leather, dried raisins. Light in color, bit cloudy.
AMERICA/ NAPA VALLEY (93 points)
OPUS ONE 2014
$1428
Black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish.
AMERICA/ NAPA VALLEY (Robert Parker - 100 pts)
HUNDRED ACRE DEEP TIME 2015
$2600
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Deep Time spent 48 months in French oak barrels. Deep garnet in colour, it offers a profound fragrance of potpourri, star anise, sautéed herbs, rusty nails and cigar box, over a core of blackcurrant preserves and prunes, plus a waft of crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is concentrated and satiny, offering exhilarating layers of exotic spice and incense-spiked black fruit preserves, finishing with amazing length and depth.