Paul J

9.1

Medium red color with brownish accents. Sampled over a 2+ hour decant. Massive nose of chocolate that evolves to amaretto and you can smell the 16.5 OH. Syrupy and very port like. Medium minus finish which is surprising. Always nice to try something new as this might be my first Amarone experience. Thanks MG!! — 8 years ago

with Brooke

R. Dan Reid

8.9

Heavy bottle. Wine gets much better after breathing a while. Nice texture and flavor at the end. $42 bottle is too much. — 8 years ago

Kevin M

8.9

2011 was a good year for Valle Reale in Abruzzo., very similar weather to 2007. The Sant’Eusanio vineyard is a small patch nestled among pine woods. At 497 m it is the highest zone in Valle Reale, this helps with the large diurnal swing. The vines were planted in 2002 in soil that is poor and pebbly This produces a unique “mountain expression” of Montepulciano with high acidity and fresh, slightly lighter fruit than expected. This bottle was opened 2 days ago, still has lots of acidity, cherry, a little spice and herbal notes. This vintage should be good for another 5-7 years and represents a good bargain.
#montepulcianodabruzzo #vallereale #SantEusanio #italianredwine #abruzzowine #vinorosso #italianwines #PizzoloFamily #Popoli — 9 years ago

Carey Wong

9.3

Medium bodied and very fruity. Hits the spot — 10 years ago

MattDamone

9.0

Lots of body, dark fruits, cherries, plum, nuts, and chocolate — 10 years ago

Casey Stringer

9.0

Deep straw color. Gardenias and almonds. Best at cellar temp. — 11 years ago

Brian Nickerson

9.2

You are gorgeous. Freakin' gorgeous. — 11 years ago

Rafael Samano

9.3

Great wine, not for the faint of heart. Strong flavor, deep body, woody tanins. Overall a mature, dry, cherrish wine with strong influence from wood. Throughly enjoyable. — 12 years ago

Brian Boulden

9.4

🍷smooth. Great cherry blackberry flavors — 12 years ago

Sean Meyer

9.4

First time with varietal Tintore. Rustic with lots of dark fruit and black pepper. A bit of bret but well integrated. The color really lived up to the name. — 13 years ago

Moya

9.5

Recovering from a horrendous cold that I’m pretty sure I got from walking the streets of Paris last week, I decided to venture out for a “treat yourself” Monday night dinner back in Chicago.

You know that song lyric that goes, “whatever Lola wants, Lola gets”? Well, not in my case. I did want a French wine solely based on nostalgia, but settled on an Italian in a French restaurant.

With one nostril passage opened, I was able to get a very overpowering bouquet of tar (which by the way has been on my bucket list of aromatics to smell- so happy I can cross that off), earth floor, mushrooms, cedar and a bit of menthol.

Tannins are very much soft and nonexistent in this bottle- full bodied with high acidity. Medium garnet color, which was surprising based on the age. I didn’t find this as complex as some Barolos I’ve had in the past, but still found it very enjoyable. On the palate, a very surprising sweet ripeness of red plum that doesn’t linger long on the tongue. Overall- not bad for a Monday. — 8 years ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.1

Beautiful. Cherries. — 8 years ago

Enrico Allievi

9.2

Compact bubbles,elegant and persistent
Seriously made and perfect to Enjoy Now.
A good alternative to champagne — 9 years ago

Bob Armbruster

9.0

Wonderful simply wonderful — 10 years ago

Francesco Guidi

9.1

Very nice and elegant light peppery notes and a bit of freshness given by the Sangiovese. Smooth tannins and fine finish. — 10 years ago

Kyle

9.0

Super sweet. Like alcoholic martinellis. — 11 years ago

mattlovesnikki

9.0

2014 Italian red
Fruity, light, good for spicy food, hot weather
Bought 2015 Milan — 11 years ago

Sarah Cook

9.3

Crisp, light and easy to drink — 11 years ago

T Coppotelli

9.6

A must have when you plan a dinner with meat like Tagliata, Fiorentina or Entrecôte, strong taste — 12 years ago

Ilaria Ropolo

9.8

2008 vintage, disgorged in 2012, 13%. Golden yellow color, with hints of green, very fine perlage. Elegant nose: honey, almond, marzipan. In the mouth it had great acidity, rich flavors of pastries and nuts, and the right sapidity too. I loved it! 93/100 — 12 years ago

Ivar M

9.8

An amazing Amarone. Air or decant well before drinking. Full bouquet of overripe red fruits, leather and mint. Luscious, very full-bodied and with a very long finish. Great with truffle, mushrooms, porcini and beef Wellington. — 8 years ago

with Marcel and Hanneke

Mark Wilson

9.0

Had at Becco I’m NYC. Enjoyed — 8 years ago

EMF

9.0

Love. Drank with new Reidel glasses. Bad day, gossip at work. Drank with ❤️ — 9 years ago

Bo Yu

8.9

Smells like a Napa can. Tastes lighter, high acid, tart. — 10 years ago

Rick Fenner

9.2

Fantastic, leathery love! — 10 years ago

Hayley Archer

9.0

Kind of leathery, which i LOVE. So good. Beautiful bottle. — 10 years ago

with Brian

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2013 — 11 years ago

Andrew Taylor

8.9

Tart citrus, bracing green apple. Beautifully balanced acidity and texture. — 11 years ago

with Deanna

Michele Tomelini

9.7

Cà del Vent Pas Operè Blanc de Blanc 2009. 100% Chardonnay. Fantastico !!! — 12 years ago

with Cristiano

John Selle

8.9

Great summer white blend. Not too dry, refreshing, crisp.
— 12 years ago

with Dave and Marybeth