Ceccherini Cristiano

10

It's a 10 to take a bit of attention please
Just for fun and a bit of enjoyable exchange I am starting a wine Instagram page to discuss what we like and express what we love: Wine!!
The above two were to celebrate a lovely evening home with my wife
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro2015 was a 9.3 plumpy with blueberry and red apples, white pepper and coriander seeds
Smooth, long
Hunter cabernets from Lakes Folly 2014
9.4plus you feel the oaka bit, bit it's vibrant with raspberry, red plums, tobacco, cigars box,
Long and so silky, but still refreshing

Thanks anyone that wants to join in at Vignetowine too

Cheers!! 🥂🥂
Cristiano — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Aromas of Iodine Earth Menthol/Eucalyptus, Bark of Medium plus Intensity. On the palate red and black savoury fruits which fill every corner of the mouth. A full bodied old school Australian Cabernet blend of amazing intensity coming from those ancient vines in the Clare Valley. Wendouree is an Australian vinous treasure which @Ceccherini Cristiano and I post about from time to time. The wine finishes with ultra fine persistent Tannins. I have not always been a fan of Wendouree (see previous Delectable notes) but this is an excellent wine. They probably need at least 15 years before they start to hit their straps. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

This was a fascinating Italian White from Piemonte. This is 100% Timorasso a varietal that was rescued from near obscurity by Walter Massa. It’s native and unique to the Colli Tortonesi. In the past many growers were ripping out Timorosso and planting the more prolific and boring Cortese (Gavi). Thank God for Massa once you taste this. Mid Gold in colour. Rich and textural with notes of fruit salad and honey. Apparently aged versions show petrol like aged Riesling. Amazingly zero new oak. On the palate an absolute fruit salad of flavours with a note of guava. Medium Acid. A flat out delicious wine which I will definitely seek out in the future. Could keep this in the short term but irresistible now. Bought at Roscioli in Rome @Ceccherini Cristiano - your old haunt as a sommelier. One of the 1001 Wines. — 6 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.5

This little known bottle had a sling and a rock and it took down a giant! Yep David vs. Goliath! This was the biggest surprise of the night! @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher @Jade Moore I will be buying more. @Mike Smith @Shay A @Kimberly Anderson @Aaron Means @Antonio Galloni @Carl Fischer @Connor McMahon @Ceccherini Cristiano @Martin G Rivard @Bill Bender @Terri Walker @TheSkip @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Warren Sapp @Walter Sorensen @Stanley Barrios @Neal Schaffer — 7 years ago

with Paul and Jade

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.2

Riesling from Langa. Very fine. Had it with Paolo, Ferruccio and Cristiano. High school friends reunion after 28 years! Memorable. Had it with vitello tonnato e carne cruda. — 8 years ago

Phil G

9.0

Still don't know what to make of this. Ask me again in a few hours. — 8 years ago

Anna Maria Meier

9.0

Pretty big, bright, and tastes like a cave. — 9 years ago

Shane Lennox

9.0

Very drinkable Duoro — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Dark ruby red core with red edges. Beautiful nose, medium to full bodied, elegant red fruits, cherry, sauve tannins, with good acidity, long and persistent vintage. Classy wine. — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Lemon in colour. Another stunningly good Semillon and non Hunter Valley @Ceccherini Cristiano from Kangaroo Island of all places which was recently badly damaged by bushfires. The Islander is owned by Jacques Lurton and family of Cheval Blanc, other right bank wineries and wineries around the world. This wine was more Bordeaux Blanc than Hunter Valley in style with perfectly judged oak giving the wine a rich texture and excellent mouthfeel. Peachy ripe fruit which is unusual for a Semillon. A stunner. — 5 years ago

Ferruccio

9.5

With Paolo and Cristiano, waiting for a reunion with Carlo — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Plummy mulberry aromas with dusty tobacco notes. Took a while to open up. Fruit driven on the palate with dense mouthfilling flavours finishing with persistent powdery Tannins. Not particularly “Italian “ - could be new world. I bought this at Roscioli in Rome @Ceccherini Cristiano where you were the Sommelier. An excellent restaurant and outstanding cellar. One of the 1001 wines. — 6 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.2

Dinner with Gianluca Capetta, AFTER 28 years, Cristiano, Ferruccio e Paolo — 7 years ago

Sion Iorwerth

9.0

Juicy rosato. — 8 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.2

Excellent Pinot Noir from Sud Tirol. Had with Paolo, Ferruccio and Cristiano. Memorable — 8 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.2

So much unlocked firepower in this thing. So young. So much youth. This thing is like Cristiano Ronaldo... in 2002. In 15 years it's going to win player of the year. #moneyinthebank — 8 years ago

Alexander Reshetilov

8.9

Слегка парфюмерный ноc c нотами кожи и табака, во вкусе зрелая клубника, малина, черная смородина и мягкая черешня. Веселое, заигрывающее и, при этом, вино с характером. Очень хорошо за эти деньги! — 9 years ago

with Anastasia

Ben Walker / Caravin

9.5

I love this vintage (2010) of Christiano's Primitivo. I love it too much. Anyone could pick at the many faults in its nose & palate, but I'd quietly ignore them and enjoy my life. Joy wine.. "Keep playing those wine games to-gether" — 10 years ago

Andrea Toscano

9.8

Ottimo, biologico mix di sapori intensi. Gustoso ed elegante — 11 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.8

(Testat blint). Ville inte att det här skulle vara bra. Men ack! Vinernas Cristiano Ronaldo. Extremt självsäkert och stöddig. Men sen går det och gör ett hattrick och avgör Champions Leauge-finalen. Man kan inte låta bli att bli golvad. En nästan omänsklig perfektion. Allt sitter. Alla klassiska Napa-smaker, en otrolig volym och kraft kombinerad med silkeslen dryckesupplevelse. Man vill bara dricka mer, glad att jag fick två glas. Kommer kanske aldrig få testa igen, men minnet kommer leva kvar. — 5 years ago

Joe D'Angelo

9.9

The 2016 Sot-Monopole is utterly fascinating. This is the first vintage which famed Bordeaux consultant Eric Boissenot has worked along side Cristiano Veglio, and the result is simply magnificent. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Sot-Monopole Grand Cru which is situated on the Carpegna hillside in Serralunga. This was vinified in French oak barrels for over 40-days prior to spending 18-months in new French oak barriques and an additional year in bottle prior to release. The wine itself instantly impresses as it opens to seductive aromas of ripe blackberries, black cherries, violets, tobacco, graphite and spices all come together beautifully and burst from the glass. On the palate this possesses a gorgeous full body with outstanding overall structure and balance. It goes on to impress as it displays a remarkable combination of both power and finesse, as layers of wonderful ripe dark fruits gracefully build and expand on to the long polished finish. It is certinaly special to taste such a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, but the fact that this comes from within the commune of Barolo makes it even more interesting. There were only 75 cases of this exceptional wine produced in 2016. — 6 years ago

Nick Farrell

9.4

A little funk, a little orange, interesting and tasty. — 6 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.4

Fantastic gift from the owner of La Libera - great evening with Gianluca Ferruccio Paolo and Cristiano — 7 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.0

Nice red from Etna - Passorosso 2016. With Gianluca Cristiano Paolo and Ferruccio — 7 years ago

Ferruccio

9.0

Excellent!
Dinner in Alba (Italy) with Paolo and Luca. Great Piedmont cuisine. Missing Carlo and Cristiano — 7 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

It's times like this I'm happy I married a Portuguese girl. It's the Cristiano Ronaldo of wine. Probably the best Portuguese wine I've ever had. I want to go back... — 8 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.6

I've been looking for this bottle for quite some time and it did not disappoint. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

8 March 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

Dimes

9.0

Good. Cristiano Ronaldo champions league wolvesberg hatrick ehhh. Cool small cork though — 9 years ago

Luca Pasquinelli

9.4

2013 cristiano guttarolo puglia rosato "violet".
Plenty of floral rose and violets, light fruit and plenty of juicy acid. — 11 years ago