What a fun wine! Perfect with a Neapolitan pizza. Fabio Gea is a genius. All his wines are so vibrant and alive. This slightly sparkling, savory Nebbiolo is unlike anything I’ve ever had. — 3 years ago
Cherry, plum violet — 4 years ago
Well priced. — 5 years ago
Nice wine. Tight and needs decant. — 7 years ago
Good. Liked. Nice sip without the squinched face after taste. Will be better in a few years. Drank at the vineyard in Montalcino with Fabio the wine maker. — 8 years ago
🤤 cherries, earth, funky deliciousness — 3 years ago
Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff. — 3 years ago
Deliciously wild expression of Barbera and with an hour or so decant showed great purity and elegance. — 4 years ago
Wow, incredible nose. Cola, cherry, cocoa — 6 years ago
Chocolate? Black cherry or some other dark berries. 16.99 from wf on sale. Smooth, hardly any tannins. Cork says "indulgence granted", cute. — 8 years ago
I always think his wines are an adventure. Love love love — 3 years ago
Great natty Nebbiolo (?) zippy cherry and rustic. V good! — 4 years ago
Easy drinking orange — 4 years ago
Rocky nose. Not much fruit. Medium acid and body with medium/high tannin. Very interesting. — 5 years ago
Delightful orange wine at Pinos — 6 years ago
Ready to enjoy an awesome experience at Del Mar in DC! Spanish restaurant by Fabio Trabocchi — 7 years ago
Visited the winery on 6.27.17 in Montalcino and spent an hour with son Fabio. The Riserva was good. Nice structure. — 8 years ago
Eric Kememes
Super thic rich n lengthy huge texture resonates — 3 years ago