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From Il Bel Paese’s two most prestigious, most celebrated regions, here are four corners of Italian winemaking excellence.

The excellence of Enzo Boglietti’s 2013 Barolo ‘Brunate,’ in which one of the appellation’s most significant vineyards is so exquisitely expressed. And with over a decade of graceful ageing now behind it, it’s in an ever more significant place.

Savour it from the denominazione next door in Sorì Paitin’s 2019 ‘Searboella’ Barbaresco. Another masterpiece in fragrant, sensuous nebbiolo, one in which Monica Larner at robertparker.com admires both what is ‘delicate and fresh’ and has ‘inner power and consistency.’

Over in a Tuscan corner, it is Argiano’s 2015 Brunello di Montalcino, which had a vinous.com critic swooning over “…dusty black cherry, complemented by sweet spices and herbs, as hints of dried orange, leather and dusty earth...” Now with almost ten years of cellaring, it’s where a supreme Brunello is meant to be.

Find it in the sumptuous, juicy sangiovese indulgence that is 2018 ‘Mocenni 89’ Chianti Classico Gran Selezioni from our long-standing friends at Bindi Sergardi. “Incense, red berries, citrus marmalade vivacity to the taste that is full, sapid and elegant.” Chianti unmistakably, Classico absolutely.