John Bratincevic

9.0

NOSE: Clearly Rioja. Waxy milk chocolate, baking spices, vanilla. Dried fig.

TASTE: thinner and brighter than expected, more and fresher fruit (pomegranate and cherries, maybe some blackberry), bitter chocolate, baking spices, leather. “Silky” — even glassy. Good. 90. — a day ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Nice wine, citrus — 3 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.0

Medium ruby in color; cherries, cedar, and dried figs on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like tart cherries, strawberry sauce, dried leaves, and wet gravel with a long finish. — 10 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Bobal & Temp.? Hell yes. Pretty and light. Like a lot. — a year ago

Ken Southall

9.2

Full bodied with a bit of pepper. A bit pricier at $40 — 3 days ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.4

Super intense. Had with firm white fish and was great! — 2 months ago

David Kline

9.7

2000 Monte Faustino Amarone
Showing age with brick red and brown. Dark cherry nose showing baked fruit, brown sugar. Cinnamon, cedar, raisin, bread pudding, treacle, dried roses. Palate of dried cherry, dried red currant, baked plum, cola, sarsaparilla and clove.

#montefaustino #montefaustinoamarone #amaronedellavalpilicella #valpolicella #classico #amarone #rosso — 8 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

3 years under flor then 9 years oxidative. Salty, long. A little funky — 2 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Just super well balanced. Lots of flavour and complexity for how easy drinking it is — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Another solid vintage of this entry level Rioja. Blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo. Dark ruby color with purple highlights. Aromas and flavors of black berry/plum/raspberry fruit, leather, cedar, tobacco, baking spices and vanilla. Touch of toasty oak on the long and savory finish. Nicely structured and elegant. Fresh acidity. Appreciate the taste, Chris B! — 10 months ago