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2019 Baracchi O'Lillo Toscana 750 ml

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Cortona’s Big-Shouldered Bruiser is Back

We had to slip past eager importers and sommeliers at Vinitaly to get our first taste of Baracchi’s O’Lillo years ago, and we locked in a deal on the spot. Good thing we did, because weeks later, when James Suckling made it his top-rated bargain of the fair, it sent value-minded Italian collectors into a frenzy. 

We’ve tried to get this dollar-for-dollar champion every vintage since, and every small allocation we’ve scored has sold out almost immediately. So we were ecstatic to get some of the 91-point 2019—one of the most remarkable Super Tuscan values we’ve seen.

Both winemaking pedigree and location are crucial to excellence, and Baracchi’s got both. Winemaker Stefano Chioccioli’s bottles have impressed Robert Parker and Wine Spectator to the tune of 100-point scores and earned more than 70 Tre Bicchieri awards.

The Baracchi family has owned their land in Cortona—the same rolling hills that served as the setting for Under the Tuscan Sun—since 1860. The family took note in the 90s as Piero Antinori set the Italian wine market on fire with his Tignanello blend. But while some Super Tuscan producers rode the wave of popularity, investing primarily in sales and marketing, the Baracchis put their money into their vineyards. 

On each parcel—the sandy soils of San Martino, the clay and chalk of Gabbiano, the mineral-rich Pietraia, and the classic limestone and clay of Montanare—owner Riccardo Baracchi planted varieties that were best suited to the specific terroir, choosing only the warmest south- and southwest-facing hillsides for Bordeaux varieties.

The result is a bottle of generous fruit and deep savoriness and spice, a Super Tuscan bargain we’ve waited years to get back.