2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted throughout the course of 3 hours. A trace of sediment. Still fairly dark on the color. Good fill, good cork. Light-medium body. Nose had an aggressive orange zest/dried orange peel mixed with cinnamon and cherry nose for two hours that infiltrated the flavor profile. Eventually, a bit of cranberry and raspberry emerged as the prominent movers and shakers. Initially thought the wine to be a 9.0 but prettied up to a 9.1. Could just be "in transition" or not a top-notch bottle. Seemed to be potentially holding something back and got the feeling another bottle might show a little better. 12.9.23. — 2 years ago
2015, too complex for me. I understand you love this. — 3 years ago
Sour cherry, earth, minerality, sassafras, dried flowers and nice acid. — 5 years ago
Vila. Tast Els "Petits" de la Cotê d'Or. 24,50.
08.04.19 — 6 years ago
On the money at Otto’s — 7 years ago
28 October 2016. Rouge Tomate, New York, NY. — 9 years ago
Top terroir vineyard estate. Very interesting. 25 Oaked. New and 2 year. 26.99 ws glazer. — 10 years ago
One bottle for two people is NOT enough — 11 years ago
Fresh and fruity. Minerals. vincent girardin bourgogne blanc cuvee saint-vincent 19 @, Vin, 240928 — 9 months ago
Lived up to all expectations. Beautiful balance, nose and structure. Crisp stone fruits, slight mineral, hint of pineapple at end. Love it — a year ago
minerals, clean on nose
-creamier finish once open, more lemon curd but still very bright, minerality
-very complex, with more time getting more sugars and honey — 3 years ago
Super delicious, mango / peachy, a little fizzy. — 5 years ago
Vintage 2016 — 6 years ago
Starts tight but with intense rocky and burnt herbal/pepper aromas. Opens up to beautiful freshly oozing raspberry flavors. An iron minerality. Spiced plum. Really dope. Blueberry, very sharp finish, so much precision. A spirit lifter — 8 years ago
Pours mahogany in color. ON THE NOSE: blackberry, plum, cola. ON THE PALATE: tingles the palate, great tannin backbone. Earth, leather, plum. Medium body long finish. — 9 years ago
Baked apples and honey for days. Clocks in 20 g/L RS, but the acid on that finish won't tell you so. — 10 years ago
This is 2002 — 11 years ago
Costco special — 10 months ago
4 bottles left. — 2 years ago
Light and airy - delicious — 4 years ago
Good and very cherry but not as much as some other younger wines. Not sure if I like this more than the other higher end petite sirahs of theirs. — 5 years ago
Super bright. White blossom. Saturated minerality. Classy oak. — 9 years ago
Great stone fruit flavors. Touch of oak on the finish — 9 years ago
Incredibly floral, well balanced, full bodied — 9 years ago
Enjoyable, better on day two — 10 years ago
Alessandro Dalle Carbonare
Beautiful wine. Feeling suspended in time. Lots of energy, deepness and Sicily complexity. The fruit is now overtaken by the spiciness so it may need more air or more time to evolve in bottle. Can still improve. — 8 months ago