Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Light and refresh. Beyond that, I don’t have a lot. It took a while to get this identified — a year ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Last bottle wasn’t the best but I think we’re now 9 for 10 with this wine across 3 vintages. — 3 years ago

with Sarah

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Pian Dell’Orino Vigneti del Versante Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2014: Smooth & elegant. Lively acidity. Medium tannins. Nice cherry bouquet. Red fruits. Leather. Herbs. Earth. Powerful long finish. All in all, I love this Brunello! Call me a creature of habit but this is my happy place. Grilled marinated skirt steak and a bottle of Brunello! Great weekend to all! Cheers🍷 — 4 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

8.9

Grabbed this from my ‘use for cooking’-shelf and tried a glass while I was stirring.
Actually, this was quite nice. Great dark fruit, Good amount of oak, some rocky/spicy/volcanic seasonings.
A very good daily drinker!
— 5 years ago

Clayton R Strong

9.0

Bone dry Italian white I got from Wine Access. This wine is so foral on the nose and goes great with cheese. Perfect wine to start the evening. — 5 years ago

with Tiffany

Paul J

9.0

Definitely needs a decant. I decanted 30 minutes and it needed more. Dark red color with ever so subtle brownish tones. Nose contains pencil shavings and ripe vegetables. Wine is very green with hints of cranberry and plum. Tastes much higher than the listed 13% OH. Wine reminds me of the 2010 Domaine Eden Cab Sauv. — 5 years ago

with Brooke

barak heller hayun

9.0

8th from a thorough south and center 🇮🇹 wine tasting hosted by a small importer.
most were from fantini.
short notes i wrote:

very fruity, yet deep and complex with acidity. no bitterness. good. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

@Delectable Wine this is the Vigneti Costacurta Ghemme. Thanks!

Nose is full of spice and tar Big potpourri vibes. Floral and cherry. Cardamon. Clove. Deep and keeps revealing more and more layers. Nice. I like it. Juicy, balanced, pure. loads of tangy fruit. Deep, elegant, sappy and explosive. Big, grippy and ripe tannins but not obtrusive. Really clean and fresh. I love it. Really good length. Terrific wine and length. Wonderful. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

The 2016 Barbera vigneti “Cerreto” appears a deep garnet color with a translucent core and slightly watery rim; medium viscosity. On the nose, medium intensity and initially gives an overall earthy impression accompanied by dark tart cherry, dark plums, red flowers and freshly laid asphalt. On the palate, the wine is dry with stewed dark cherry fruits and again with all the earth. Medium tannin, medium+ acid. The finish is tart and long. Tonight, this came across rather young. I would hold if I had any in my cellar and try again in 2023. That being said, it paired well with our pasta and sausage tonight! — 3 years ago

Ashish Pant

9.2

Where and how to begin! Complex, I don’t understand how it isn’t. So many notes- definitely herby, certainly tobacco, yes the fruit is there, but so is leather and earth. If this is not complex then I am not sure what it. A great pleasure to drink this in an era of easy pleasers. This makes you work, but it is worth it. Try it. You will not regret it! — 4 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.1

The master of Timorasso from Colli Tortonesi (southeast Piemonte) makes a juicy, unfined, unfiltered Barbera with only native yeasts and no oak at all to let the punchy, palette acidity shine as equally as the fruit. Thank you sir may I have another. — 5 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

This being aged in amphorae, it has always had that bright, powdery, open acidity, and I wasn’t sure how it would age, but it’s going great - that character is still there, and it’s even a little gassy at first, but the acid is more integrated with the brambly fruit, which is itself opening to reveal more complexity — 5 years ago

Anne Richardson

9.1

Two grapes I had not known before blend to make a delicious blend! Fruit forward with only a touch of spice. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

This was a fascinating Italian White from Piemonte. This is 100% Timorasso a varietal that was rescued from near obscurity by Walter Massa. It’s native and unique to the Colli Tortonesi. In the past many growers were ripping out Timorosso and planting the more prolific and boring Cortese (Gavi). Thank God for Massa once you taste this. Mid Gold in colour. Rich and textural with notes of fruit salad and honey. Apparently aged versions show petrol like aged Riesling. Amazingly zero new oak. On the palate an absolute fruit salad of flavours with a note of guava. Medium Acid. A flat out delicious wine which I will definitely seek out in the future. Could keep this in the short term but irresistible now. Bought at Roscioli in Rome @Ceccherini Cristiano - your old haunt as a sommelier. One of the 1001 Wines. — 6 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

Tasted “I Palchi” 2019. Best (and most expensive) Soave I’ve ever had. Almond-floral-lemon pith flavors are in perfect balance with such high intensity. Body is so viscous while alcohol is balanced. So complex — 3 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

I like this a lot more than I expected. A touch woody but not overbearing. Silky smooth. — 3 years ago

with Sarah

Darren Dittrich

9.0

Pinot + Merlot + Lagrein = a mere 2.5g/l sugar and high acidity. A lovely rosé from the Dolomites. The richness is something I don’t see except in the warmest Provence years. Very good… could be a go-to summer rosé. — 4 years ago

Ronald LaMascus

9.0

Yum! In fact, yum, yum, yum. Excellent California Cab that is the quintessential iteration of the region and why CaliCab has become so popular. I would drink this anytime, anywhere with any red, roasted meats, hard cheeses and crusty breads. Excellent wine. — 4 years ago

Turd Ferguson

8.9

Steph: it’s making me sleepy. I have to eat cake. — 5 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

@Jordan Wardlaw read my mind. I had the same thoughts - those who enjoy the better balanced Sonoma County Zins will appreciate this #montepulcianodabruzzo for the tremendous value that it is. Classically Italian nose with some tobacco, earth and spice aromas. There’s a wave of juicy dark fruit, coffee notes, and mouthwatering acidity. — 5 years ago