Diana Cristina Patiño

9.0

Tonight we are enjoying some wine from the island of Sicily. A 2012 Puritani Etna Rosso from Azienda Valenti Vini 🍷 The #nerellomascalese grapes from this bottle were planted in 2004. As a literature lover I must share th story behind the bottle's name: 'The father-son team of Giovanni and Alessandro Valenti have embarked upon
the journey to produce the very best
wines from their homeland of Mount Etna
in Sicily. Being avid lovers of literature and
music, the names of their wines reflect
this passion. Enrico IV, Henry IV (Enrico
IV) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello;
Puritani – I puritani (The Puritans) is an
opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini;
Norma is an opera in two acts by
Vincenzo Bellini. Poesia is Poetry in Italian.' Cheers to Italy! 🇮🇹 — 5 years ago

Enzo Crifasi

9.3

Vincenzo is enjoying the 2016 with a fillet mignon. Delicious 😚 ciao. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Updating notes from 29 weeks ago.

On the nose, macerated & baked; blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, plum, strawberries with raspberries painting the background. Mocha, vanilla, dark chocolate, fruit liqueur notes, dark rich soil, limestone minerals, fresh & decayed red florals with bright fresh field of blue & red floral florals with violets.

The palate is elegant, rich and full. The tannins nicely softened & resolved. 60-65% resolved. There is nice; soften structure, very good balance with excellent length. The fruits are; ruby ripe blackberries, sweet & sour dark cherries, blue fruit mix, black raspberries, plum, creamy raspberries and hint of strawberries. The red florals & violets really shine through on the palate as well. Sweet tarry notes, dark fruit liqueur, dark chocolate, mocha, caramel, vanilla, some black licorice, limestone minerals, iron, tarry notes, smoke, used leather, cigar with ash, touch of dry stems, pinch of herbaceousness, dark spices, dry clay, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rock powder, just hint of white pepper, blue & dark red florals, lavender with violets, good round acidity and a long, elegant, balanced finish that lasts minutes.

Better with a good meat sauce pasta than pizza. Slightly overpowered our pizza tonight. But, still delicious.

Photos of; the backside of Valdicava, one of their vineyards and Valdicava winery owner Vincenzo Abbruzzese.

Brunello’s take years to come around and why Italians hold them extra year(s) over other varietals/regions in bottle. It’s ten years before good Brunello producers wines are truly enjoyable; which is why I still have so many in hibernation. Drink through 2025. — 7 years ago

with Christina and James

Mike Kane

9.3

From the source. — 9 years ago

Kellen O'Grady

9.0

Light fruit, somewhat sweet, and refreshing. Excellent with fish or poultry. Would be excellent patio pounder. Drunk with Jesse and Corrine Poole. — 9 years ago

BaroloDude

9.5

Thanks for signing the bottle Vincenzo and great to see you in California again. #Valdicava. The 2010 MdP tastes incredible already. — 9 years ago

Cintia Mabilde

9.8

excellent primitive wine! — 6 years ago

Ben Murray

9.0

Great brut. Smooth. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Big. Dark. Extracted. Aged ~ 24 mo. in Allier barriques. Firm tannins. Lovely cherry aromas. A whiff of wood. Tasty. — 6 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

More an orange wine than a rose’. 100% Sangiovese. Meaty and minerally on the nose. Strawberry and honey flavors. A little more body than a typical rose’. Good wine. — 7 years ago

Rick Phillips

9.2

Aging perfect. Deep bold flavors of plum and cherry. Smooth with a lasting finish. — 8 years ago

with Letha

Sean Wallner - WSET II

8.9

Peppered meat, cherry, raspberry with a viney smell. It was like you could smell how high the tannins were. Dry and full-bodied with notes of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and spice. — 9 years ago

Phil

9.5

Dry yet very tasty. Excellent wine under the tuscan sun — 9 years ago

DoKeun Hwang

8.9

#탄닌감 #농익은과일향 #다소낮은바디감 — 6 years ago

Jessica Walkup

9.4

Excellent prosecco, aged very well. Would love to find and buy again. — 6 years ago

Jim Nelson

9.3

The real riserva — 7 years ago

with Camille

Rob Nohle

9.0

Da Vincenzo — 7 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Golden in colour and quite rich in flavour with apple pie, quince and apricot. On the palate medium bodied with brilliant acidity and a nice mineral-herby finish. Finally a great Vernaccia! — 7 years ago

Martin Barrett

9.2

A very balanced wine. Wonderful stone fruits of underripe apricot and peach. More dense than other Vernaccia’s we have tried but with a clean brightness that we have come to expect. — 8 years ago

Тамара Еланина

9.4

Чернослив. Пряный.Для П/сух отлично. — 9 years ago