Connor Smith

9.5

#Nebbiolo is a surprisingly rare grape. Even in its native Piedmont, it accounts for only 8% of vineyard land. There are fewer than 100 hectares planted in the United States. 🕵️‍♂️🍇
Over 80% of prewar Italian immigrants came from Sicily and Southern Italy. Piedmont was the wealthiest and most politically dominant region. But if fortunes were reversed, could Nebbiolo have taken Primitivo/Zinfandel’s place as a grape relatively uncommon on the boot but dominant in California? 🤔🇮🇹🇺🇸
Probably not. The Nebbiolo vine is *not* for beginners. It flowers early and ripens late, making it susceptible to both spring and autumn frosts. It loves the occasional fog bath (some say the name is derived from ‘nebbia’, Italian for fog ☁️☁️☁️) but is prone to the mildew that may result from such humid conditions. Its fussiness would make Pinot Noir blush: it demands southwesterly exposure, a proper gradient, constant sun above, and fog licking at its toes. #diva
Sound anything like California’s Central Coast? 🌅
In the Santa Maria Valley, where the East-West Transverse Range bends back into the North-South Coastal Range, it’s possible. Vineyard selection still requires extreme discretion - an eye like @JimClendenen’s, perhaps.
Jim began the Nebbiolo program at the legendary #BienNacido vineyard in 1994. Production is small, but if you track down his “The Pip” Nebbiolo, it will only run you about $30. You’ll believe anything is possible when you have real California Nebbiolo of this quality come wafting out of the glass at you! 🙌🙌
🏞.“The Pip” is named after Jim’s old cellar dog Pip, a border collie. So it only seemed right to include one of our own pips! 🐈 — 7 years ago

Dan Bruton

9.4

No other way to describe this than a silky smooth full bodied beauty. This drop is the diva of the wine world. It demands your attention and you're more than happy to give it. To fully reap the exotic flavours of this Cabernet Merlot I recommend pairing it with multiple bottles. — 9 years ago

with Jack and Jack

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.5

Fascinating wine, after the requisite decanting, required by many "natural" wines to blow off the prickly funk, a silky suave core emerged, a touch smoky, vibrant, classy, like a sensual 1940s film diva. And crushable at 11.5 ABV. — 9 years ago

Ikaro Fracaro

9.5

Especial Wine!
Vinho absurdamente frutado!
Maduro com tanino quase imperceptível!
Se que o equilíbrio requer acidez também, mas o prazer de tomar sentindo o gosto de "mastigar" a casta...é outra coisa!
Cheers!
🇺🇸🍷❤️👏🏻
#americanwines
#californianwine — 10 years ago

Alberto Pérez Marín

8.9

Casta Diva Cosecha Miel — 10 years ago

Erick Celaya

9.5

Mucha personalidad. Suficiente fruta sin llegar a ser dulce. Fresco, mi rose favorito en mucho tiempo — 8 years ago

Jayson Noland

9.3

Post tapas in Vegas — good stuff — 8 years ago

Shawna Jaquillard Maymir

9.0

Ripe rich... flavorful — 9 years ago

Sam Jones

10

Wonderful, unique flavor — 9 years ago

M Weil

10

LOVE. Floral hip-hop diva- the description fits this well. It is crisp flavorful and bubbly. Delightful. — 10 years ago

Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.0

Viognier/ Grenache blanc . Peach , flowers , good balance . Long — 10 years ago

Roberto Abesada

9.9

Almost perfect — 10 years ago

Pierce Stacy

9.2

Really enjoyed it at Barn Diva in Healdsburg — 11 years ago

JFS

9.2

At Casta Diva, Hungary — 8 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

From half bottle. Heavy SO2 that blows off with some air, which does the wine good in general. Ripe lemons and cinnamon spiced baked pear. The malo and battonage are more pronounced than the oak. The ‘15’s are out of control. A diva vintage for Burgundy. — 8 years ago

Zack Klug

9.1

When we diva we #winediva — 9 years ago

with Patrick

Sara Kobilka

8.9

Full flavor, high tannins, jammy — 9 years ago

with Brandon

John Paulsen

9.2

Enjoying this Baja red for the first time. — 10 years ago

with Susan

Shochuman

9.4

I was impressed with Murasaki (Purple - in Japanese). Kenzo Estate makes Ai and Rindo but I prefer Murasaki. Heidi Barrett is the winemaker for Kenzo Estate (known as First Lady of wine and Time magazine called her The Wine Diva of Napa Valley). If you have not visited Kenzo Estate, I recommend to include this Vineyard on your list of wine tasting in Napa Valley. The most beautiful estate of all the vineyards I visited. — 10 years ago

Diêgo Martins

8.9

Escolhi esse #tannat (mesmo no blend com #cabernetsauvignon e #barbera) pra ser o vinho 101 aqui no Delectable porque foi a casta que mais me surpreendeu esse ano. Bom vinho com cheiro mais alcoólico, acidez elevada e tanino bem forte. #uruguay #atlantida — 10 years ago

with Nathalie