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

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. — 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. — 10 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

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

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 — 9 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

Mark Wilson

9.0

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

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

Michelle Wood

9.7

Enjoyed with spicy broccoli shrimp and spaghetti. Pinot Grigio was tangy with peach apricot and pears. With dinner subtle and smooth finish. 2014 perfect! — 9 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. — 10 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