Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

A well off friend did bring this one to our Friday tasting at the wine store ---- and yesterday I first liked it and then was unimpressed??? Just a bunch of acid and little fruit behind it so my bet was this will not make it. Michele I think she is a sommelier agreed. So this morning I am sitting here in the sun and give it a second shot after air for 15 hours (that should do it 😁). AND? I was wrong! Red currant nose very Burgundian 12.8%. In a blind tasting I would think this is a Gevrey Chambertin. Tealeaves, forest floor, dirt, cloves, all spice, dark berries and just a super tiny hint at California fruit very impressive! So the problem is how long do you need to give this air 30 min or 15 hours oh boy 👍🍷🍷🍷. — 9 years ago

with Randal

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

So pretty. Flowers, earth, cherries. Bright and tart. Poured by Francesca Vajra, herself, at Vineyard Road trade tasting in Boston! — 9 years ago

Alberto Castagna

9.4

Pas Dosè; Dosaggio Zero 39€ — 9 years ago

Molly K

9.6

Dry and crisp closer to a champagne than I thought it would be. — 10 years ago

Candace Combs

9.5

The best way to explain this bottle of delicious wine is dirty. It is perfectly dirty. I am in love. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Eric Grasser

8.9

2011 vintage. Serious Barbera — 10 years ago

Rich Reader

8.9

Emmolo Merlot Napa Valley '12 abounds in smooth harmonious balance across the floral, mineral, fruit, nut, wood, & smokesphere, the edges distinct while rounded. Tempted to lay in a stock vertically. Tasting #MerlotMe @ Wine.com with Wilfred Wong, Gwendolyn Wilson Osborn, Monique Soltani, Francesca Cunningham, Arabella Santiago DeLucco, Don J. Huffman, & Rick Bakas — 10 years ago

Kathleen Bradley

9.0

From Francesca Xmas gift 2013
Great Cab 2012 North Coast Ca
Soft rich with black cherry raspberries ripe plums blueberries aged in French and American oak up to 3 years Healdsburg for Fresh&Easy market 13.5% alcohol — 11 years ago

Ilaria Ropolo

9.3

Franciacorta DOCG, 12.5%. Excellent Saten, 8 years old, very fresh and elegant. 89/100 — 11 years ago

Keith M

9.8

成城石井にて2280円にて購入。あまり期待してなかったのだが、クリーミーな泡立ちにふくよかな味わい。ハーブっぽい香りなど複雑味があって、いつまでも飲んでいたくなる味。コスパすごい！！ — 12 years ago

Nancy Croisier, CSW

9.3

Like Christmas in a glass! Clove, cinnamon, and chamomile. Francesca Vajra recommended pairing it with chocolate. — 9 years ago

Julianne Akins

9.9

Drinking with Francesca in NYC, delicious! — 9 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.4

Cherry cola, graphite, tobacco, pine needles, lipstick, tarragon, cedar. Excellent acid/rough velvet tannin balance, medium bodied, long smoky, slightly bitter finish. — 9 years ago

Fabrizio Valeri

9.3

Spettacolare.... — 9 years ago

Tim Herrmann

9.2

Elliott's birthday dinner at Delfina! I'll admit up front that I love the story of carmignano, and this biases me. Folks there have been adding Cabernet Sauvignon (they all it "uva Francesca"--the French grape) to Sangiovese for 100s of years, and it doesn't over power the Sangiovese. I found lots of flavors in this: sour cherry, red plum, figs, red raspberry, leather, toasted fennel seed with sweet Tuscan herbs, licorice, and loads of stony minerals. Especially on the palate there were bright and complex notes of spicy orange zest. If the finish isn't the longest most complex thing you've experienced, the aroma and flavor make up for it. Bright acidity and fine grained tannins supported everything as they should. I'm curious--this is hovering at peek (the tight finish) or about to blossom and develop for another decade or two. Only one way to find out... — 10 years ago

Stacey Williams

9.1

Perfect for a hot day when they're 86 on the Contadi Castaldi! — 10 years ago

Lorenzo Pietroforte

9.0

stappato con fede e francesca, molto buono — 10 years ago

Keith M

9.5

ふくよかな果実味にナッツなど香りもする。泡も超キレイ。コスパ最高フランチャコルタ。 — 11 years ago

Sergey Moliavko

8.9

Light and tasteful chard. Well balanced. Flowers, citrus, honey in the aftertaste. — 11 years ago

Jameson Fink

Host Wine Without Worry podcast

8.9

Can never have too many Croatina/Uva Rara blends. From the Fara region. — 11 years ago

Brian Falbo

9.0

Thoroughly enjoyable. Medium texture. — 9 years ago

Julianne Akins

9.1

Patio drinking with Francesca in Williamsburg — 9 years ago

Doug Ching

9.0

At Piatti's with Ann Adam Tyler Francesca and Inka — 9 years ago

Doug Ching

9.5

With Ann, Adam,and Francesca. — 9 years ago

Julie Pemberton

9.0

Ready to drink now. Very smooth with hints of black currant and cinnamon. — 10 years ago

Tim Herrmann

9.5

Sangiovese with 10-20% of cabernet--called "uva francesca" locally--and both express themselves beautifully. There is plenty of sour cherry, plum, and green tea Sangiovese here, and the cabernet fruit adds a darker blackberry and leather nuance. The heady aroma and intense flavors are nicely supported by felty tannins, bright but integrated acidity, and a silky medium-weight body. — 10 years ago

Jackie Smith

9.0

Oak unfortunately mutes the nose but the palate still shows some blueberry pie and lengthy soft tannins — 10 years ago

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.5

"That color looks good on you Andrew"-Francesca... — 10 years ago

with Andrew and Stephen

George Booth

8.9

Lovely aroma citrus fresh flavor — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

Very pretty bouquet red cherry fresh ground beef and light earthy notes this area is famous for wild boars the family vacationed here in the past and fell in love with the area and the women Francesca wife is rom the maremma. Warmer than the chianti region they have to drop irrigate their big and have spice and a bit of salinity Sangiovese and Alicante Bouchet bright rom Spain in the 1600s normally used to add color to the lighter Sangiovese and has beautiful I aromas this is very good — 11 years ago