Reviews and Scores

Reviews and Scores (wine score) is the section dedicated to evaluations of wines tasted by the Winemag editorial team. Tasting notes, wine scores out of 100 (/100), technical details, and territorial context to read and interpret the performance of Italian and international labels. An informative tool for navigating denominations, producers, vintages, and wine styles through intuitive wine scores.

Migliori Marsala punteggi a Vergine, Superiore, Semisecco e Dolce winemag davide bortone scores

Best Marsala DOC: Scores for Vergine, Superiore, Semisecco, and Dolce

Marsala DOC remains one of the most complex great Italian wines to explain. It is often reduced to a stereotyped image: a sweet, “cooking” wine. Linked to the past rather than the present. In reality, production regulated in the province of Trapani—excluding the municipalities of Alcamo, Favignana, and Pantelleria—creates an intricate universe. Here, style, color, […]

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Migliori Roero Arneis 2024 il Nebbiolo bianco è la sorpresa di Grandi Langhe 2026 punteggi scores davide bortone winemag

Best Roero Arneis 2024: the “white Nebbiolo” is the surprise of Grandi Langhe 2026

Best Roero Arneis 2024: the “white Nebbiolo” is the surprise of Grandi Langhe 2026. The Roero Arneis 2024 arrived at Grandi Langhe 2026 with a technical profile that, on paper, did not suggest any particular brilliance. Yet, in the glass, the so-called “white Nebbiolo” showed an ability to interpret the vintage beyond expectations, becoming one

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Migliori vini della Slovacchia 100+ punteggi Winemag tra Riesling, Grüner Veltliner e Frankovka score winemag davide bortone

Best wines of Slovakia: 100+ Winemag scores across Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and Frankovka

The best wines of Slovakia are much more than a simple curiosity for Central and Eastern European enthusiasts. The tasting of over 100 labels, with more than 100 Winemag scores and a peak reaching 96/100, reveals a country capable of producing international-level Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, and Frankovka modrá. BEST WINES OF SLOVAKIA: 100+ WINEMAG SCORES

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Amarone 2021, punteggi e considerazioni su Opera Prima 2026 scores winemag davide bortone

Best Amarone 2021, scores and considerations on Opera Prima 2026

Best Amarone 2021. A strong desire to talk about “Valpolicella” tout-court, at Amarone Opera Prima 2026. As a unified territory. Despite its many facets. Beyond the Amarone 2021 scores, what emerges in Verona from the preview tastings of the latest vintage available for release is an extremely fragmented picture. A tug-of-war of stylistic interpretations by

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Migliori Rosso di Montalcino 2024 2023 2022 Benvenuto Brunello 2025 punteggi score

Best Rosso di Montalcino 2024, 2023, 2022 | Benvenuto Brunello 2025

Best Rosso di Montalcino 2024, 2023, 2022 at Benvenuto Brunello 2025: here is the Winemag ranking and all the scores. Rosso di Montalcino increasingly confirms itself as an immediate reading of the territory and the vintages. A Tuscan denomination capable of clearly conveying climatic differences and agronomic choices. The tasting of the 2024, 2023, and

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Best Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Scores at Benvenuto Brunello 2025

Brunello di Montalcino 2021 is a late summer afternoon, with the sun trying to break through the clouds before setting. A T-shirt might no longer be enough: better bring a sweatshirt. The new vintage presented at Benvenuto Brunello 2025, overall more than convincing from a quality standpoint, is a rollercoaster of contrasting sensations, which often

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Aquila Reale Riserva 2015: elegance and balance according to Cesarini Sforza

Cesarini Sforza, a pioneering TrentoDoc winery, presents Aquila Reale Riserva 2015, a wine featured in the Winemag 2026 “Authenticity” Guide. A classic method wine born from the authentic combination of altitude, terroir, time, and winemaking expertise. A pure Chardonnay that is powerful, refined, balanced, and age-worthy. MASO SETTE FONTANE The grapes come from Maso Sette

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