Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Dark ruby core with a garnet/orange rim. Aromas of tobacco, forest floor, leather and ripe red and black fruit. Flavors of mushrooms, cranberry, black cherry and blackberry fruit on the palate with additional hints of cocoa powder and baking spices. Long, silky and smoky finish with extremely gentle tannins. Medium bodied (nicely aged) and a creamy texture. Thank you for sharing this one, Ron B! Revisited in September 2025. Outstanding wine. — 5 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Ghemme is my sentimental favorite of the Novarese DOCs. I had a really good one when I was in my last year of college and starting my wine journey. It generally is one of the heavier and, sometimes, earthier of the group. This one is very good. Still youthful, it takes time to open up, but slowly reveals dark cherry, mahogany furniture, crushed minerally gravel, and roasted meat scents. Medium full, it’s got concentrated and tight dark cherry fruit, very fine-grained but abundantly chalky tannins, and very nice acidity. No rush to drink this. Enjoy over the next 4-5 years, maybe longer. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Love this wine. Plum. Spice. Berries. Blackberry. Florals. Wet stones. Just wonderful. Juicy, clean, sappy and pure. Precise and rustic, the perfect trattoria wine. — 5 years ago

Alexis Bendjouia

9.6

Tried at PJ treehouse with Colin. Love. Perf red — 5 years ago

Livio Pastorino

9.4

Degustando un Tinta de Toro o Tempranillo Matsu (Esperar) “El Pícaro” de la D.O. Toro, Zamora y Valladolid España, fresco, color rubí, matices morados, frutos negros, moras, arándanos, en boca: sabroso, marca la uva, la masticas, fresco, lo acompañé con un jugoso tallarín saltado, temperatura de servicio 16°-18° C Calidad precio muy buena, ¡un abrazo!  #TintadeToro #vinosdeespaña #Zamora #Valladolid #wines #vinos #winelovers #pisco #vino #España #Peru  — 5 years ago

Hayden Hamilton

9.1

Really nice. — 6 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Cherries, berries, violet and dried herbs. Balanced and age worthy. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Wow.

Nose: a mere hint of Brett. Blows off. Gorgeous pink roses. Intense.

Palate: perfect sweet cherry fruit. Still a bit grippy tannins. Luscious. Terrific.

Fass selections — 6 months ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Classic nebbiolo! — 8 months ago

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9.3

Mazzoni's 2015 Ghemme Ai Livelli is gorgeous. Floral and savory notes infuse the bouquet with notable presence. Light on its feet, yet wonderfully layered, the 2015 is super expressive right out of the gate. There's quite a bit of complexity, while the tannins are nicely mellowed by time. That makes for an incredibly appealing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2022)
— 4 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Pretty and very tannic. Great palate progression. WG $13.75 — 5 years ago

Hajime Kawasaki

9.0

ボディは素晴らしく深い。
タンニンすら甘く感じる。それなのにブルーティ。
黒毛和牛サーロイン。 — 5 years ago

Jon Reneberg

8.9

Fun and affordable wine for a quick dinner. Would drink it again. — 6 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Light on its feet, but with enough complexity to pair with meats as well as seafood pasta. Loads of perfume and acid. Very nice this Wolfs Song. — 6 years ago

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Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2018 “Il Rosso delle Donne” pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberries, strawberry, roses, a whiff of horse blanket, red rope licorice, dried green herbs, and dry gravel. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a slightly wild but positively gorgeous example of a Nebbiolo-based blend from Alto Piemonte. There’s an old school feel about this that completely charms the heart. Too bad there is so little of it: the entire Boca DOC has less than 50 acres planted to vine. Castello Conti only made 3912 bottles of this gem. Drink now through 2048+. — 7 months ago

Erik Buckley

9.5

Delicious!!! — 3 years ago

Steven Lee

9.5

Very aromatic. Quite balance and silky. Floral and a good fruit. Very nice. Tannin still very grippy and drank too early — 5 years ago

Jordan Franceschini

9.4

Excellent Langhe Nebbiolo. One of the best I’ve had. — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Very close to my idea of a desert island wine. At 13% it has more smooth edges but that lovely thread of acidity common to its more expensive & jagged Vallana cousins. Dark red fruits, violets, tree bark. Juicy too, the tannins are pretty integrated. Skurnik importer. — 6 years ago

John Bogaard

9.7

Great option — 6 years ago