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Nino Negri

Ca' Brione Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio White Blend 2022

Delicious, crisp and fruity, underpinned by the buttery richness of the Chardonnay. — 2 months ago

Kirsty Jayne Scott
with Kirsty

Ca' Rugate

San Michele Soave Classico Garganega 2023

Acidic and drab with a nice richness. — 3 months ago

La Ca' Nova

Montestefano Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2020

floral, violet, rose petal, strawberry, blackcherry, pomegranate, sweet spice, orange peel, tobacco, liquorice. A young, generous, focused, balanced and delicious Barbaresco for a great price. Give it some years to really blossom…93++ — 5 months ago

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Ronald Heijden

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Nice sounds like a real Ruud Wine 👌
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Oh hell yes. Underrated producer. Really bringing it for the $$.

Castello di Verduno

Rabajà Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2019

Very nice. Garnet color, slight preserved fruit nose. Bright, soft. Tannins and acids balanced but present, definitely possible for aging. — 2 months ago

Bruno Rocca

Rabajà Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2004

Quite deep ruby garnet core with garnet rim . Aromatic and quite deeply spicy on the nose with liquorice , dried spices , red cherry , red plum , rose . On the palate this is quite intense and tannic, red cherry , red plum , saline with smoky , tobacco , liquorice hints . Firm tannins with fresh acidity , sweet spice and ripe red fruit . Good length , this still is pretty young and needs more time . Better in another 5-10 years and will last well a further 10-15 — 3 months ago

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Ca' Rugate

Monte Fiorentine Soave Classico Garganega 2021

Medium gold in color; peach, honeydew, and orange blossom on the nose; high acidity; tastes like tangerines, saline, and lemon with a long finish. Nellie and I like it. — 5 months ago

Nellie Bauman
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Giuseppe Cortese

Rabajà Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1997

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a slightly hazy garnet color with a translucent core and some rim variation; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and light signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with notes of ripe and desiccated red fruit: Morello cherry, dried roses, tar, tobacco, leather, gravelly earth, and exotic spices. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose where the fruit showed quite a bit of power. The finish is long. Alcohol is elevated but calling it medium+. This is delicious.

Initial conclusion: this could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Granache or Pinot Noir from Italy, France or Spain. Because the tannins were absolutely ripping, and there was no staining, I was leaning Nebbiolo. Additionally, the secondary characteristics along with a strong core of fruit had me thinking this was close to 30 years old from a solar vintage. So I called Nebbiolo, from Italy, from Piemonte, Barolo from a traditional-leaning producer, 1997. Well, I can’t get too upset with my call! Really tasty stuff. Drink now through 2032.
— 3 months ago

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Andrew Cullimore

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Well done @Jay Kline ! Blind tasting isn’t easy , but a fun and frankly essential part of learning and enjoying wine … your reasoning here seems spot on , and you made it sound so simple!
Jay Kline

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@Andrew Cullimore thank you! I keep learning and loving the process.

Ca' Lojera

Lugana Trebbiano

Wild has a off sweet intense unripe stone nose petrol intense grippy finish - was great after dinner — 3 months ago

Ca' del Baio (Giulio Grasso)

Asili Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2020

I opened this one too early. It still needs to get it all together. Very promising though — 7 months ago

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