Michael Bull

8.9

From Cork and Rind Wine Club, excellent white good flavor and florally — 5 years ago

Mirko Nosari

8.9

To talk about Raboso is to talk about the Republic of Venice. We go back to the 697 ad. The Raboso grape grown in the area of the river Piave was a wine with deep red color, acidic, alcoholic and strong with tannins. The vivid herbal flavour was impossible to tame. It was perfect for venetians, to make the water (barely) safe to drink, for the hosts to sell, and to make a profit, since they could cut it with water (illegally) with no notice from the customers. Antonio Bonotto with his love for tradition and enormous passion for wine succeded in something unexpected... To make a wine that goes back to the dark ages which was barely drinkable, in todays standards, into a Great wine. Intense and pretty complex. With flavours ranging from spices, black pepper, almonds, nutmeg, leather, chocolate, blackberry, cherry liqueur .... You can feel Marco Polo's distress and the struggle of those harsh times but translated into a modern, concrete and intense wine. Like venetians are. Easy to fall in love and easy to put up a fight...Is this wine perfect? Was Bette Davies beautiful in todays standards? Was a 1968 Ferrari Daytona a reliable car? I guess not. But man... That's bleeding passion.. And I just love it for that. — 8 years ago

Ellen Fox

8.9

Piave is right next to Valpolicella, a new DOCG since 2010. Uses some dried grapes and has the alc levels and dark fruit profiles of Valpo ripasso. Like valpolicella, this wine has a strong grape leafy dill thing happening. Like Valpo, it's hard to drink more than one glass. — 7 years ago

David Murphy

9.3

Chocolate and vanilla wrapped around brilliant soft red. — 11 years ago

Mirko Nosari

9.0

I loved the match between the freshness of the raboso grape with the sweet impact of the passito. Perfect with seasoned cheese and dark chocolate. — 8 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

8.9

Rustic and powerful, with nebbiollo like characteristics. — 9 years ago

Derek Hoffman

9.2

Crisp and refreshing. I'd drink this with a fine Italian meal or even by itself. It's so refreshing, I'd drink it after an afternoon of ballin' on the courts. — 11 years ago