Smell is raspberry hibiscus, some alcohol, taste is jammy and clear, straight forward there with ending tannins and grass that have a final burst of raspberry malt with a red magenta color — 4 years ago
Vanilla and olive notes. — 5 years ago
Really nice fragrant medium bodied white, hints of pear. At Muret la Barba in Berlin. — 7 years ago
16/20 (89/100)
Очень свежий и ягодный образец для своего возраста, насыщено. Малина, вишня, оттенки кедра, не очень плотное тело, не слишком интенсивные танины. Элегантно и симпатично.
#cyprus #dwcyprus #maratheftiko #pts89 — 9 years ago
Rich and exceptionally smooth. — 4 years ago
Unusual, quite nice.
Fermented with wild yeast.
Small quantity bottling, 220 cases. — 5 years ago
The grapes - Randall Grahm likes to call the Mourvedre fruit Mataro - hail from Contract Costa County’s Del Barba Vineyard, 56 acres of vines at an average age of 73 years.
The extremely dark wine smells of black pepper, burnt cherries, licorice, meat and smoke. It's a beautiful nose. Savory squared. Flavors of dark fruit power over the earth and coffee and mint . — 7 years ago
Enjoyed this with mussels marinara (going against the grain on this one!). Very dark purple with cherry, balsamic and even a note of coffee. — 8 years ago
Thanksgiving in nc — 11 years ago
Deep ruby. Aromas of baking spices, cocoa, raspberry, and blackberry. Med/high acidity, soft tannin, black peppercorn, more red fruit (strawberry) on the palate. Some nice warm soul terroir. Very good but it’s missing something essential to really pull it together. — 3 years ago
I would drink this all the time. Luscious, almost-but-not-quite sweet, slightly smoky. So good. — 5 years ago
At Barba Lazaros in Athens — 7 years ago
Dec 23, 2016. Tucson. Classic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo! Medium bodied Italian red. Easy drinking, everyday wine. — 7 years ago
I've had too many wimpy Zins lately. This one is not. More like a Beefcake. I'll take it. — 8 years ago
Beautiful with Sunday gravy! — 10 years ago
Chris MacLean
Not terribly complex but gulpable enough — 3 years ago