Darren Dittrich

9.0

Lovely bright floral red made from the Ruché grape from a DOCG around Monferrato, northeast of Asti. This Scarpa bottling has a DOC badge. High end producer, low production at 3880 bottles. Reminds me of some high-end Dolcetto’s (Giacosa etc) but without some of the blue fruit notes. Perfect with dark chocolate, but enough acid to pair with anything rich. Will buy again. — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

Nice! Super smooth with a hint of pine. Clean. Lot 218 — 6 years ago

Doggfather

9.0

Well balanced field blend that goes with just about everything. — 7 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

Cupreata (sub species of Papalote) from Chilapa publeo November 2016. Right up my alley with citrus a hint of sweetness and a smooth finish. — 7 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.7

How else to warm up for a trade tasting of invigorating Champagne this afternoon? Penetrating Sercial Madeira from the year that brought us the Boy Scouts of America. If wine were merit badges perhaps I'd nearly be an Eagle by now... After this evening's tasting I'll have quite a heavy merit badge sash for Champagne -an obsession that can reach no surfeit -it becomes more fascinating and evermore nuanced. For the moment however I'm awash in crushed kumquats in honey, marmalade, hazelnuts and roast peanuts -all layered among so much more in one of the richest Sercial Madeiras I've tried to date. — 9 years ago

Emily & Alessio Valle

8.9

Morgante makes some of my favorite Nero d''Avola. It's just their thing. Rich and bold, abundant tannins and ripe fruit, leather and earthy hints. Barely out of the distinction badge. — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.1

Blanco. Flavorful and crisp. Zippy with some citrus notes and a hint of spice at the end. Very light with almost no alcohol presence on the palate. — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.4

Spearmint. — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.4

My go to pre-dinner sipping Mezcal. Love the balance and smoothness. Perfect pairing is sliced chorizo with gorgonzola. Agave Americana Coyote Lot 818. Nom-0472X — 6 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.0

Tasted single blind - Rich and spicy. Baking spices think nutmeg. Stewed strawberry. Lifted rose pedal aromas. Darker fruit, black cherry, with linear acidity and coating tannin. Firm, needs air and likely more time in the cellar. — 6 years ago

Paul T HB

9.2

Great for margaritas,
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Christa Nivens

9.4

A new favorite. — 8 years ago

with Scott

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.0

This is a very small badge 350 bottles and Pinot Meunier, soft , fantastic and overwhelming delicious — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Reposado. Floral and perfumey both on nose and palate. — 9 years ago

Parker Campanella

9.4

Very jammy with vanilla finish — 5 years ago

Willie Carter

9.1

Dark purple with light violet accents and a wide brim. An exciting and slightly exotic nose of wild blueberries, lavender, beautifully subtle herbs, and moist soil. No, this isn’t Cahors, nor is it Argentina. This is pure Napa and it wears that as a badge of honor. So silky smooth, with softer tannins and medium acidity, this isn’t nearly as big as it could be. Showing really nice balance, this isn’t hedonistic at all. Restrained and refined are the words that come to mind. Despite that restraint, there is power here. On the palate, black cherries and fresh blueberries are dominant with garden herbs and smoked meat are secondary. Spice and vanilla on the medium long finish. All these guys do is make great stuff. — 6 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

It wants to be so much better than it actually is. The bottle is heavy and beautiful, it bears a sticker that says 99 points and wears it like a badge of honour... but it's just a glorified primitivo. Like what you would imagine a primitivo to taste like if you could reduce two bottles into one and make it way more intense. It's an intensive primitivo. Basically. — 7 years ago

Doggfather

9.4

Delivered on Friday. Gone by Sunday. Next great thing from Kris and Bruno. — 8 years ago

Desiree Charron

9.5

So good.... — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Anejo. Fruit flavors and slight oak. Very smooth palate texture. — 9 years ago