Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Spanna Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2019

9.4

Wow, this is spectacular! Plenty of life ahead of it, too. The wine is a very pale brick color. It is fresh and vibrant, but beautifully complex. Red sour cherries, juicy and acidic, leather, mint, a little dust on the rose petals. Medium plus on the tannins. I would love to have this with a lot more age. Should be a great wine for a charcuterie spread, and at $19 I feel like a highway robber.
Listening to Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar — 17 days ago

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Doug Powers

@Dave, I knew zippo about this producer until maybe 16-18 years ago. There was an importer/retailer east of California where I purchased bottles of 1996/2000/2003 Vallana wines, I have a few left, but they seem somewhat immortal (I guess Nebbiolo is the key). I also purchased four vintages of the early 2000s Wynns Black Label Cabs from the same source (all sub-US$15), which I thoroughly enjoyed — @Bob McDonald could fill in on what a bargain those wines always are!!!

Dave

@Doug Powers , your stories never disappoint, and I don't know how you can remember so many wines with such clarity. I can barely remember what I've had this year without looking at my notes.

Bob McDonald

@Doug Powers You are right Doug. Wynns Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world’s great wine bargains. Can’t remember exactly but now with a heritage of over 50 vintages.

Mas de Gourgonnier

Organic Les Baux-de-Provence Grenache Blend 2020

Chris Zitzman

9.1

Mostly Grenache, this blend also brings Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan to the glass. Light and bright red fruits on the nose open gracefully onto the palate. Although from Provence, the Les Beaux de Provence comes across more like a Cote du Rhone that’s easy to talk to. It’s a graceful & tasteful little find, south of $20. — 3 months ago

Laura liked this

Division Winemaking Company

Nouveau Nouveau (mas oui!) Columbia Valley Gamay Noir 2015

David Shaw

9.0

Thanksgiving week so time to open this PDX baby up, made in Portland but grapes grown in Columbia Valley (they are an urban winery, fun place to visit). Purple, slightly cloudy, medium pigment extraction. Blackberries, blueberries and black currants in the nose. Soft, moderate alcohol, fruit with length and mild seed tannins in the finish and aftertaste. Graphite as well. I love this stuff in the autumn; get some now. Nothing fancy, just tasty, rustic and evocative — a month ago

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Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Selezione Antonio Castagnedi Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2019

Joe Fischer

9.1

Dark ruby with aromas of blackberry, stewed red fruits, cedar/oak, and a bit of smoke. On the bud, it’s rich and full bodied with nice acidity. It has a slight tanginess with more red fruits. Of course, great with our pasta! — 2 months ago

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Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Ing calderon y ayala — 2 months ago

Jose Antonio Garcia

Unculín Bierzo Mencia 2019

Kristen Grimes

9.5

Ripe blackberry and black cherry, powerful without being heavy on the palate, tart black cherry, a little black pepper bite, and lingering gravelly tannins.
#underthecellar — 4 months ago

Laura liked this

Bodegas Antonio Candela Winery

Parcelica Chica Yecla Monastrell Syrah

Gary Wilson

9.0

Great wine, really enjoyed this one. 85% monastrell and 15% Syrah blend. Very unique — 25 days ago

Anthony and Dave liked this

Mas Coutelou (Jean François Coutelou)

Classe "A Touch of Class in a Glass" Grenache Blend 2022

Tooty Frooty

9.4

Classy indeed! — a month ago

Miguel Torres

Mas La Plana Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Jorge Pazos

9.0

Hungrybros en Maitea — 2 months ago

Mas des Flauzières

Four Danuga Gigondas Grenache Blend

Shayadaram

9.8

Särä loved it — 4 months ago

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