Xmas dinner wine. Needed a lot of airing. Improved a lot. — 4 years ago
Secco e brioso — 5 years ago
Light but very good pepper and fruit mixture of flavor. Slight dust on the sides of the tongue but perfect with a dry cheese. — 5 years ago
jasmine, mountain springs, lederhosen.
pairing: calabrian carbonara with la quercia 'nduja. — 8 years ago
Mind blowing with La Quercia Ham!! — 8 years ago
Clear, medium, high viscosity, garnet.
Clear, medium+ intensity, violet, cherry, cinnamon, black currant, black pepper
Clear, medium- acidity, medium- tannin, medium alcohol, violet,cinnamon, nutmeg, toast, red cherry,
Medium finish
Smooth, silky, good balance, food friendly, developed, could drink a couple of years from now. — 8 years ago
Energetic, soft, almond, fruity end — 2 years ago
@Eric LaMasters set up a tour on Friday of La Quercia, a top end producer of specialty cured meats. We met up at the cheese bar before for Italian/Spanish and Rhône wines. @David L brought a classic Conterno. The bloodlines here are obvious, lots of depth and concentration and clear 30+ years of stuffing. — 5 years ago
A pleasant Riserva leaning toward the opulent end of the spectrum while maintaining a salty acidic grip. A little too much Brett for my palate - but not egregious in that sense. — 7 years ago
Fruit! This is a lovely vey easy to drink wine. Soft. A tiny bit more tannin punch would put this over the edge. — 8 years ago
Drinkable but uninspiring. — 8 years ago
Round rich and perfumy- restrained on the fruit. Single vineyard.
— 2 years ago
Old world deliciousness — 4 years ago
Couldn’t find a vintage. Not a great wine, just OK. In Ireland for a couple of weeks so mostly doing beers. Haven’t tried any Irish wines....if there are any... — 5 years ago
Snappy! Nice quaffing — 8 years ago
Needs to breath a bit, but so good. — 8 years ago
Soft, ruby red wine — 9 years ago
Austin Hohnke
Bold. Earthy. Spicy. Baked fruit and tobacco leaf. Amphora aged. 15% abv. — a year ago