Karoline Elgesem

9.5

Good drinking wine. — 8 years ago

Briana Levine

9.0

Dry, buttery minerals — 8 years ago

Nenad Kesin

8.9

Very pleasent wine, low acid, low tannins, lots of juicy fruits. And rather cheap for what it offers. — 8 years ago

Nic Z

9.0

Chocolate, spicy, young. Got some rough edges but good value and unusual — 9 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.0

Full-bodied. Dark fruits. Earthy. Bold. It's the heavy hitter favorite of the evening! — 9 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.0

Grass and citrus on the nose with strong pineapple on the palate. Crisp, refreshing and a great palate cleanser. — 10 years ago

with Rick, Russell and 2 others

Vera U.

8.9

Sweet on the nose but surprisingly dry and fresh. — 10 years ago

Lucy Tang

10

Doesn't taste like Cabernet or merlot! Soft! — 10 years ago

Roman Sosnovskiy

Brand Ambassador Bodegas Ramon Bilbao, Organizer "Wine Games" competition Moscow

9.0

Немного пыльно-овсяного тона, сдобренного красными ягодами. Во рту мягкое, среднетелое с оттенком терна во вкусе, достаточно деликатное — 11 years ago

Nicole Killin

9.6

Sexy and I know it! — 12 years ago

Jolinda Craig

9.2

Had at the lake with pasta bolognese — 13 years ago

Mallory

9.3

light summery red – we really enjoyed this — 8 years ago

Amie Brown

8.9

When in Sicily... drink local #sicilianwine — 8 years ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Honeydew melon, apricot, mandarin orange, pear, hay, subtle white flowers. Having never tasted Petite Arvine, this was fuller, richer and lower acid than I was anticipating for an “alpine white”. Almost caramel apple like on the palate. I see some similar characteristics with Savoie Altesse. Interesting. — 8 years ago

Yuki Watanabe

9.2

Full body but very little acid, smooth — 9 years ago

Erik Buckley

8.9

Nice causal wine.
— 9 years ago

Normand Boulanger

9.1

Fresh, easy to drink. Need to be carafed. Maybe a bit young. — 10 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.8

Botte 47. Phenomenally complex and constantly evolving. Initially savory with some animal fur, toasty honey (aged semillon) notes, slight star fruit. Then it evolved into dried flowers, mushroom, and dark fruit - reminded me of a young Barolo. Then black tea, green tea. Then strong dried spearmint, honeyed toasty complexity like the '81 Lopez de Heredia. Medium bodied with slightly elevated sparkling acidity. Not intense, but persistent on the palate. To borrow a phrase from Veronelli- It burrowed into my memory. I hope it made me forever better. — 10 years ago

with H, Bjørn and 1 other

Liisa Ivask

9.6

Menthol, eucalyptus, unlike any other gin I've had. Delicious. — 11 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

8.9

Super oxidized (look at that color!). Almost like unfortified amontillado or something. Fairly rich, needs food — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

Older vines this goes into barrique for aging — 12 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

Apparently Tasting Note Tuesday
is now a thing (thanks for the heads up @Greg Ballington). That said, I’m still an advocate of everyday of the week, but I’ll participate nonetheless.

A wine such as this requires serious research. Fortunately Ian D’Agata’s notes in Vinous are indispensable: “Feudo Montoni’s greatest wine is the Nero d’Avola Vrucara, a single vineyard wine made from roughly 80-100 year-old vines that grow at 500 meters above sea level. Most of the vines are of pre-phylloxera origin, and are therefore ungrafted. The vineyard’s name derives from the Sicilian word vruca, a local herb that grows in the vineyards and exudes aromas of menthol and incense. The Vrucara vineyard is especially beautiful, a field of gnarly, very thick trunked and low-lying bush vines hugging the dark mainly clay soils (with a little loam and sand). Vinification is... very traditional... At its best, Vrucara is a benchmark Nero d’Avola, eschewing the vanilla notes of more modern interpretations of Nero d’Avolas, while offering multilayered violet, blueberry, macerated red cherries in alcohol, tar and spicy aromas and flavors, with a characteristic hint of eucalyptus and incense.”

The 2012 doesn’t veer off course. Benefits from an hour open, but a few would be ideal. A mashup of spiced cherry and blackberry is hard to miss, but the floral, earthen, and leather entanglement is the attraction here and clearly terroir driven. There’s a noticeable clay pot and smoked meat component which beautifully emphasizes how old world this wine really is. The oak treatment is evident, but the wine is also able to withstand a fair amount and still proudly carry its old world card. — 8 years ago

Mikey T

9.0

Wow, what a deal at < $20 / bottle
Wine spectator says #69 of top 100 of 2014.
A burly, brambly red, underscored by tarry smoke and underbrush notes, offering flavors of blackberry coulis, herb-marinated black olive, grilled mushroom and ground spice. This shows muscle that recommends it to short-term cellaring, made accessible by integration and balance. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. #69 – 91 points — 8 years ago

Richard Parks III

9.8

It's pretty much perfect. — 9 years ago

David D

8.9

Super dark. Mineral, cherry, leather, lots of bright acid. From Seventh Avenue Liquors. — 9 years ago

Hugh Preece

8.9

A rich honeyed wine with texture and palate intensity. — 10 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.0

Can't believe this mellowed out Syrah came from the island. — 10 years ago

Elisabetta Tosi

Wine Blogger Vinopigro

8.9

2014. Good acidity, vibrant and fresh, citrus and tropical. Long and clean. — 11 years ago

Nicole Killin

9.6

A glass of happy flowers :) — 12 years ago

Jon Warren

10

Honeymoon on valentines day! So good. — 12 years ago