Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Went to a tasting and they were featuring Chalk Hill, winery now owned by Bill Foley, of Foley Family Wines, who continues the traditions that Fred Furth, who founded CH in 1972. Had this ‘16 about a year ago. Rich deep straw color with aromas of stone and tropical fruits and citrus notes. On the palate ripe apple, sweet melon and lemon flavors with gentle vanilla toasty oak. Well balanced on lingering finish ending with oak and mineral notes. Aged well. Tasting Sample. — 7 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Amarone of the south — 7 years ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

9.0

Era molto buono piu al giorno secondo. Primo era un po troppo alcolcita di attacare. Era il regalo dall'insegnante italiano. Grazie, Michel. — 8 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.0

Clearly Bill Harlan passed down great winemaking to his son Will. Big dark fruit with wet slate and earth and a hint of pencil shavings. Well done even given the challenging year Napa had in 2011. — 8 years ago

with Betty, Frank and 1 other

Jeff Mehi

9.3

Another great find. Fruit forward. Wet. Amazing little bottle. — 9 years ago

R Bl

9.0

Earthy, cherry. Light style but some tannins predict a few yrs ageable. — 9 years ago

Gerhard Ziemer

9.0

Delicious pear, green fig and volcanic ash. — 9 years ago

Tj Adams

9.2

@Chris Koupal @Bill Bender legit!! — 10 years ago

Joshua Blissett

9.4

Beautiful little Calabrian red blend. — 11 years ago

Michelle Wong

9.7

Very unusual. Fruit forward. Medium body. Very surprising. — 12 years ago

Gene Bodemer

9.2

Rounded texture but yet fresh and balanced with yellow stone and orchard fruits with great finish ... — 7 years ago

Jeremy Autry

8.9

Opened up and smoothed our. Rustic and hot, just the way I like it. — 7 years ago

Raushan Adayeva

9.2

Good balanced, good aftertaste of this wine blow you away. Purple color reminds young Saperavi or liquid consistency in the glass, or gouache concentrate.
Small tannins, low acidic, becoming elder would be jam.
Grapes from Old vines and maceration applied. rye croutons, smoked salami in the nose. — 7 years ago

romo

9.2

Chill it and add water. — 8 years ago

Lisa Yao

9.0

Most tanins I've ever tasted in wine — 8 years ago

Devin Bray

9.1

Orange zest, a touch of butterscotch, lovely funkiness. Deep golden/orange color, lots of sticky lilies and a very Italian character. — 9 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.0

Enjoying this wine on Eataly's popup rooftop patio in Manhattan. Earthy, floral and incredibly smooth. Calabria huh? — 9 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.2

My first experience with Gaglioppo grapes. Awesome fruit. Mild taste. Prunes & plumes. Hints of tobacco. Off red in color; almost a brown. Well balanced. Long beautiful finish. Can't wait to explore more Calabrian wines! — 10 years ago

Nikki Erpelding

9.2

2011, approachable soft fruit with a Cabernet backbone. — 10 years ago

John Riddick

9.1

New Calabrian producer! Very Nebbiolo like. Great dusty tannin on finish. Impressive for Southern Italy. — 11 years ago

with Desmond

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.2

Peppery, herbal, big. Reminds of a good non Rhône Syrah. Exiting wine. Should improve over the years. — 7 years ago

Andrew Mecoli

9.1

Very unique wine from Calabria, 100% Gaglioppo grapes. Medium bodied, light-red brick color. In a region composed of predominantly industrial, uninteresting wines, this producer shines with a lean, food-friendly style. — 7 years ago

Louis Taylor

9.0

We liked this wine, full bodied with a fruity bouquet. — 8 years ago

Matti Jokelainen

8.9

Rather dark pink. Herbs, red currant and some red gooseberry. Clean and good depth but lacking a bit focus. Hint of sweetnes on the end. — 8 years ago

Michael Cupoli

9.0

Very drinkable. I spent a considerable time in Calabria near where this wine is produced. It is very typical for the region, soft but very flavorful. — 9 years ago

Nia Nguyen

9.3

Amazing wine amazing company — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

First dry red wine from Calabria. 70% Gaglioppo (Greek origin) 30% Greco Nero. Intriguing savoury nose, some herbal elements leading to a less full bodied wine than expected and of course excellent with pasta and wild boar. Love these hot climate Southern Italian wines like this and also Primitivo from Puglia. 2010 vintage. — 9 years ago

with Hugh and Georgina

jerod peitsmeyer

9.5

stupid good — 10 years ago

Andrew C.

9.0

Really nice, hints of a Malbec? — 11 years ago

Rory Harrington

Sommelier/Wine Director Sotto

9.1

Love love love — 12 years ago