Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Dark ruby/purple color with a slight garnet rim. Aromas of ripe black berry/currant fruit, ash, smoke and leather. Sour red and black cherry fruit on the palate with additional notes of figs, black olives, woody herbs and black pepper spice. Nice hint of charred oak on the medium-plus finish. Well balanced and powerful. Better as it opened up so give this wine a decant. Solid QPR. — 7 months ago

Ryan Whalen

8.9

Baking spice apple earthy — 3 years ago

Valeri Shima

9.4

Great Italy. Black pepper and plums exclosure — 4 years ago

Sharon B

9.1

100% Aglianico. I’ve never had this grape from Italy. I’ve had a very nice white from this producer so this is my first red. It’s delicious. Medium body, dark fruit, a little smoky. — 4 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.4

It took a while to open up, but now in a perfect spot. — 5 years ago

Madeline Schimmels

9.2

So funky and sooo good. Light and refreshing. Want to lay in the sun and drink this bubbly juice all day long. Juicy a$$ raspberry, yeasty, delicious. Want agaiiiin. $44 — 5 years ago

with Zechariah

Ana Laura Gonzalez Coria

8.9

You can definitely get drunk with this and not notice so be careful. Very easy to drink.

Bevibile; Ti lascia la bocca pulita, piacevole. — 8 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

8.9

Very nice. Reductive. Taste like aged Riesling. — a year ago

Kamall

9.2

High acid for. an Aglianco. Green pepper and earth. Beautiful. — 3 years ago

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9.1

Dark and smoky, the 2013 Cretarossa shows ashen stone, blackberries, sage, underbrush and a spritz of tangerine. It’s silky in texture yet lifted and elegant, with a wave of black fruits coasting along a saline core of acids and minerals. Energy remains high throughout the grippy tannins. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, November 2021) — 4 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

Pizza-friendly Aglianico is underrated — 4 years ago

with Sarah

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Backyard heaven: Crescentina fritta e un buon vino rosato! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

A nice round mouthful with a chamois dry on the finish. Sorry for the brief notes tonight.

91+ points — 6 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Pale pink color with orange highlights. Aromas and flavors of unripe peach, wild strawberries, raspberries, red flowers, rhubarb, blood orange, honey and red currants. Pleasant earthy/mineral component on the long finish. Fresh acidity and round mouthfeel. Best when chilled. — 10 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

100% Aglianico. Dark ruby/purple color. Aromas and flavors of plum, black cherry, tobacco, dark chocolate, graphite and freshly turned soil. Touch of pepper spice on the finish. Bright acidity and very firm tannins. Bone dry. Best with food. Give this one a decant. — 2 years ago

Adam Wright

9.2

Clean, dry, apple, honey, hint of smoke — 4 years ago

with Catherine

Joel Roskind

9.2

White crisp — 4 years ago

with Susan

Riccardo L.

9.0

Great wine, surely better than expected. But then I think I’d rather a proper taurasi. Trying a touch too hard to approach new age palate. — 5 years ago

Nishith Jobanputra

8.9

Gift from Nancy M. — 5 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.7

One of my top wines of the year, this is the Aglianico I’ve been looking for - 12 years old but full of energy, red fruit, minerality, refreshing acidity, and tannins in the right place. At least 5-10 more years left. Wow. — 6 years ago