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9.3

The 2015 Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie is simply stunning, erupting from the glass with a burst of crushed black cherries, cloves, blood orange and hints of dusty earth. This is soft-textured, nearly fleshy in feel, with a core of tart red berry fruits offset by sour citrus as rosy inner florals form toward the close. It finishes with staining length and concentration, just lightly structured, leaving a sensation of hard red candies to fade. This is a vibrant vintage of Vigne Vecchie, but it possesses the balance for further evolution. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2024)
— a year ago

Niklas Dietrich

9.8

Dark and dense with layers of cherry, tobacco, licorice, coffee and vanilla. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

I’m not sure Soave gets better. Wow! — 5 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.7

Big wine, lots of earth, tar, leather, pipe tobacco and balsamic and spice, and lots of blackberry. Such a full and potent wine. I wanted to drink the aromas. Roses and other flowers. A real romp in the forest. It was ready to come home. — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Massively structured & youthful needs a min of 5-10 more yrs with dark cherry, balsamic, tar & rose petal. — 7 years ago

Raj Harb

9.3

Surprisingly delicious, showed great. Slightly advanced notes of leather and dried flower. Very nice — 8 years ago

Francesco Federico

9.1

Solid Dolcetto, centered on the fruit. Lots of blueberries. Precise tannins. Kudos. — 8 years ago

Berry Marinussen

9.4

To young! Lot of pontential — 2 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

A delight. Cherry juice. Rounded edges. — 3 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.2

Another wine from Le volpe e’ l’uva. All I can recall is that it was awesome... — 5 years ago

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Phil Kessling

9.2

Smooth, complex and drinking well. — 6 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.1

Old Vines Grignolino from heart of Monferatto - tough vintage so saw a little more oak than normal, but led to an incredibly balanced wine with sour cherry and forest floor as the wine opened. Everyone should drink more Grignolino. — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.3

Now, that's a beautiful Sangiovese!!! Easy to fall in love with. Young and arrogant; long life ahead! Love traveling in Italy!! — 8 years ago

Stuart Gregor

9.2

At Otto e mezzo Hong Kong — 8 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

D’elezione vecchie vigne, top 5 bottles on the list I’ve been meaning to taste. Very surprising and not disappointing! Resembling Beaujolais Cru much more than any Italian wine (color aside) it starts dominated by fresh herbal tones, minty, zesty, hidden under a thin layer of natural funk. The palate is dominated by bright acidity, turned earth, perhaps small berries, very light and fine tannins. Still shy and quite elegant. I wish I could say I’d spend $160 on it, but still awesome to taste a piece of winemaking history — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Rustic, red fruit with some earth; some of that aglianico clovey, orange peel herbal quality. But also hoisin and muddy notes; a bit volatile. Not as pristine as the Mastroberardino from the same vintage. — 4 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Gorgeous! Sappy, minerally. Long finish. In a good place. — 6 years ago

Sam Rosenstein

9.1

Smells like honey, stone fruit. Taste highyl acidic, not too sweet, but with a sweet finish. — 7 years ago

Bret Barker

9.2

Hitting its stride. Well balanced with smooth finish. Dare I say a little Burgundian - very light with a touch of cherry. — 8 years ago

AC

9.0

Warily. Yummy, slight tart — 8 years ago