Croatina
Proprieta Sperino
Uvaggio Coste della Sesia Rosso Nebbiolo Blend 2020
At Moore Brothers tasting of Piemonte with Fung and Mary 1/25/25. Unusual blend with fruit from high up by the foothills of Alps but microclimate warm enough for palm trees. A rather rich and round texture and wouldn’t have guessed Nebbiolo. — 7 months ago
Cavit SC Trento (Cantina Viticoltori Soc. Coop. [C.V. S.C.])
Roscato Dolce Rosé Blend
Refreshing summer wine with peach flavor! Great for relaxing afternoons on the back porch — 20 days ago
Pasqua
Limited Edition Romeo and Juliet's Wall Passimento Merlot Blend
Very smooth and nicely balanced. WOM — 2 months ago
Cantine Garrone
Munaloss Nebbiolo Blend
Smelled strawberry, dried cranberry, pepper, leather and balsamic. Medium ruby color. Medium body. Tannic, mild acidity. Liked this a lot, but may be better with food. — 6 months ago
Tenuta Monolo
Riserva Bramaterra Nebbiolo Blend 1990
Poured into a wide bottom decanter about four hours prior to service; enjoyed over the course of our meal. The 1990 pours a garnet color with a translucent core and an orang-ish rim; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated fruits and truffles for dayzzzzz! There’s dried Morello cherry, red rope licorice, truffle, dried red flowers, the smell of an old cedar chest filled with old leather bound books and a mix of organic and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and savory. This is showing well at 35 years old! Drink now through 2030. Thanks @Lyle Fass for the assist! — a month ago
Ca' Rozzeria
Colline Novaresi Croatina Vespolina 2018
Dark purple color (darker than the 2019 Vespolina), lovely blueberry aromas and flavors, some underlying minerality, rich and nicely complex, longish finish, this needs more cellaring. (Apparently this is 90% Croatina, 10% Vespolina, the DOC rules require at least 85% of single varietal for label to identify the principal grape.) — 7 months ago
Tom Casagrande
Classic old-style lighter Valpo. Cherry, almond, bitter herbs, and gravel on the nose. Bright and almost ethereally textured on the flowing palate. Nice acids, and a slightly bitterish cleansing close. Imperfect? No, perfect. (The 9.3 doesn’t reflect that this is as complex or complete a wine as, say, a Burgundy or Napa Cab to which I might give the same rating, but that it is exactly what it is supposed to be and I’m enjoying it for that.) — 5 days ago