Dancing Bear Cellars
Importer and Distributor of Handcrafted, Artisanal Wines

Our emphasis is on quality over quantity.  Browse our wines to discover the rare pleasure of small production, family produced wines.

Dancing Bear Cellars will host a wine dinner at Sfoglia Restaurant in Nantucket in May..  The dinner has a Piedmont theme and participants will enjoy Sfoglia’s wonderful food along with fabulous wines by Gianni Voerzio, Ciabot Berton, and Michele Taliano. read more »

Nantucket Island is renowned for its natural beauty, stunning architecture, cosmopolitan fare, and, of course, its 19th century role as a whaling capital. From May 14-18, 2008, the world's historic whaling capital will become the nation's wine capital during the 12th annual Nantucket Wine Festival. Join Dancing Bear Cellars at what is sure to be a memorable Wine Festival. read more »

 

Gualdo Del Re l'Rennero 2004

Score: 92. Winemaker Barbara Tamburini is a rising star and her l'Rennero Merlot is outstandingly juiicy and succulent. Notes of ripe fruit such as black cherry and blueberry are backed by sweet spice and a rich, plush mouthfeel. The wine is powerful and chewy but also elegant and balanced at the same time.-ML

 

Gualdo Del Re Val di Cornia Suvereto 2003

Score: 90.  This is a modern, powerful wine with dense penetration and generous aromas of clove, spice, vanilla, black cherry and inky blackberry. Those pretty, sweet-tasting, wood-driven flavors last a long time on the palate. - ML

 

 

 

Marchesi Ginori Lisci Campordigno (Montescudaio) 2004

Score: 86. This seems very ripe, and offers notes of cooked cherry, backed by loads of exotic spice, cherry cola, prune, plum, creme de cassis and graphite. It exhibits a velvety mouthfeel and pretty good length on the finish.-ML

Poggio Nardone Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2001

Score: 95.  Editor's Choice. "A liquid lullaby more than a wine, this Brunello caresses and smoothes over your senses with amazing intensity and harmonious aromas of cherry-chocolate fudge, almond paste, ginger, balsamic notes, blueberry pie, firewood and vanilla. There's a shroud of cedar and cherry fruit within the wine's unwavering structure and a seemingly endless finish." -ML   March, 2008

Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 2003

Score: 90.  "Beautiful aromas of cherry, raspberry and lavendar follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish. Shows lovely balance for the vintage. Best after 2010." (JS)  February 2, 2008

TOP 100 WINES of 2007
Gianni Brunelli
2003 Amor Costante
80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
RANKED # 98

TOP 100 BEST BUYS of 2007
Barnard Griffin
2005 Fume Blanc
RANKED # 14

December 2007 Ratings

Gualdo del Rel Fredrico Primo 2004    95 points.
"Ruby colored; dense. Beautifully expressive nose of fruit and earth. On palate, sweet sensation from the ripe fruit; good/rich earth and minerality; bracing acidity and good tannic bite. Very young, but all the structural components are nicely balanced. Medium+ body, elegant, long, complex, superb. Thought it was Sassicaia. My first experience with this wine. Blown away!..." - Barbara B.




Gualdo del Rel I'Rennero 2001    96 points.
"Dark, dense, ruby, youthful. Hugely complex nose and palate, entire spectrum from primary to tertiary; ripe fruit, oak, soy, minerals, earth, spices. Rich, smooth and chewy tannins (grape and oak), good acidity with some MLF butter notes, full bodied and nicely balanced structurally, long and complex. Evolves beautifully in glass. Outstanding. Near unanimous WOTN. Would easily rival the best of Italian Merlots, including Masseto." - Barbara B.

Lis Neris Tal Luc 2004    94 points.
"The estate's 2004 Tal Luc is made from 95% Verduzzo and 5% Riesling that is left to air dry for several months after the harvest prior to being fermented and then aged in small French oak barrels. It is an awesome, richly-flavored effort with never-ending notes of apricots, licorice, minerals, flowers and baking spices that emerge from the glass in a stunning display of purity and elegance. Not surprisingly, it is considered by many observers to be one of Italy’s finest dessert wines. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2014." – Robert Parker

Lis Neris Confini 2005    90 points.
"As its name implies, the estate's 2005 Confini is meant to be a wine that pushes the envelope, even if the 2005 is less sumptuous than other recent vintages. Full-bodied and intense on the palate, it offers an exotic array of mango, passion fruit, ginger, flowers and minerals with terrific persistence on the palate, and a sweetly lingering finish. This blend of 60% Gewurztraminer, 30% Pinot Grigio and 10% Riesling was aged in 500-liter French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2010." – Robert Parker

Ciabot Berton 2003 Barolo Roggeri
received a 92 point score from
"This shows ripe fruit, with plum and dried flower aromas that follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a chewy finish. Big and juicy. Best after 2010. 500 cases made." (JS)

Ciabot Berton 2003 Barolo
received a 90 point score from
"This is layered and very pretty, with plum and toasty oak character. Full-bodied with velvety tannins and a long finish. Best after 2010.
1200 cases made." (JS)