Peter Sultan

9.0

Tropics wine (cont): San Juan natural wine restaurant- gamay blend from Cheverny maker. Like its white blend counterpart, vital & fresh if not uncomplicated — 5 months ago

with Owen

Byron Hewett

9.2

Classic CC. Needs a 2 hour decant prior to consumption. Delicious. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; DIAM cork. The 2015 Casa Emma CC pours a deep ruby color with a translucent but near opaque core with no obvious staining of the tears. Medium viscosity. On the nose, medium+ intensity with notes of super funky cherry (not Brett), dried herbs, porcini, menthol and cardamom. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Finish is medium and satisfying. Confirmed are the notes of cherry accompanied by dusty earth notes and orange bitters. Drink now and enjoy. — 3 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.5

Pale ruby color. Aromas of raspberry... can’t unsmell the bubble gum wrapper @John Howard ! And rose stems. Fantastic flavors, loads of red fruit and a gorgeous finish. — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

This is way better than your average Chianti Classico. It turns out I made a mistake selecting this from the cellar, meaning to get the 2020 Chianti Classico standard not this 2019 Baroncole Riserva. Much too early in its drinking window. Notes of cherry and pepper. A very fresh mid weight palate. Sometimes nice to try such an excellent wine so early in its drinking window. Earthy fine powdery tannins. Not your average CC as I said earlier. The next time I have one will be 4 to 5 years away. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured, no formal notes. Day 1: a delicious, if not slightly reticent CC that worked quite well with a simple pasta marinara. Day 2: Beguiling. Tart cherries, dusty earth, orange zest, black tea and dried herbs. Could smell it from several feet away. Equally enchanting palate. Stout structure. Long finish with some real energy. A positively gorgeous wine that still has a long life ahead. Bravissimo. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.0

Solid CC. Tart cherry fruit. Tasty. — 4 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.4

Wow! This 19’ Rice-Spivak was gorgeous! Aromas of cherry, cranberry and rhubarb. Incredibly smooth and jammed packed with red fruit flavors. — 2 years ago

with Dr.

Mike Saviage

9.4

Light gold color, youthful appearance in the glass. Great CC nose with notes of citrus, ginger, reddish clay, wet stones and tan spice. Fruit still very present, matched against some fine-grained acidity. Awesome mouth feel. I know some of these can go south sooner rather than later, but this was right in the zone - youthful with plenty of energy. Great showing tonight. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Lighter in body than typical Felsina CC. Needed 2 hours of air. Black and sour cherry fruit. Some earth. Sappy and tasty. — 3 years ago