Kirk Coburn

9.1

Great everyday red to be on Nantucket — a month ago

Amy

9.0

i had the white- turban’s pacino san giovanni from lombardy, at tallulah, $15/glass- v light, minerality, nice — 4 months ago

Lars

9.1

Paired with brisket. Yum! Better the second day; give it some time to open. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2020 vintage. 01.09.25. — 6 months ago

Jess

8.9

Deep ruby color.
Aromas of red fruit, baked raspberry spice.
Dry. Flavors of baked cherry/raspberry, spice, cocoa. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 8 months ago

Samantha I.

10

9/15/2024: Surprisingly sweet. Not sparkling? — 10 months ago

Patty Guzzo

9.4

Light but smooth. Great with Italian food. — 3 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Dark fruit. Intense and pretty. tangy and tarry. A bit young. — 3 months ago

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romo

9.2

En mag. So much power w balance, but little personality. Clinical. — 4 months ago

John Midea

8.9

Paired with Bolognese sauce. Nice wine with food. 2022 vintage - really should have been decanted first. Solid depth and good fruit. Tannins hit up front a bit too much. — 5 months ago

Ronald LaMascus

9.0

Very good Rosso di Montalcino! Especially with hard cheese and Italian bread! Would also be great with pasta, grilled meats, etc al. Just okay as a sipping wine but comes alive with food!Cherries, brambley fruits, low tannins, good qpr especially as compared to Brunello! — 7 months ago

Katrina Lara

9.0

Nice easy pretty complex for the price point. Great pizza wine — 8 months ago

Justin Calk

9.0

Drank with Herrera, Pownall and Bramlett in Charleston — 3 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

10

Shit year, great wine — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 | first bottle of a six-box. Gave it two hours in decanter but the wine kept a bit stubborn, you can taste it is rich and complex, but for me it felt as infanticide. Huge potential. — 4 months ago

Catalina

9.1

Light on the nose and medium body finish / very delicate flavor but rich notes of maybe vanilla, definitely black cherry, leather, hints of earthy tones. Delicious — 4 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Another big boi from this producer. Obviously uses at least a significant proportion of partially dried grapes. Fairly saturated color. Nose is rather subdued, reluctantly giving up scents of leather, underbrush, crushed rock, and dark cherry underneath all of that non-fruit stuff. In the mouth, it’s big, with initial slightly bitter, extracted notes. Tannic. Dissimilar from straight Valpos in its size and austerity. Dissimilar from Ripasso-style Valpos in that the fruit is not especially ripe or sweetish. It will go well with our stuffed shells in red sauce, but is a little challenging on its own. It occurs to me that this might fit in well in a tasting of 2017s from the left bank in Bordeaux. In other words, very atypical for a Valpo. Still, it’s pretty good, as long as you don’t harbor any expectations of typicity.

UPDATE: two nights later (using a vacuum closure), this has actually improved. Kind of amazing for a Valpo of this age. The fruit has moved closer to front-and-center, and it seem a bit more Calpo-like, though it’s still pretty large-framed. Upping score from 8.8 to 9.0. — 6 months ago

David White

9.1

2019 Took some time to open but good nose and ruby colour excellent structure in mouth with good balance of berry flavours acidity and tannins
Had at a new Italian restaurant called Civico 47 which used to be Lucio’s for 35 odd years, old Lucio would be happy it’s still a high quality Italian restaurant.Just announced as WS wine no. 24 in 2024 top 100 — 8 months ago

Samantha I.

9.0

9/15/2024: Light and sparkling — 10 months ago

Michael Herzig

9.2

Lush and lovely. What are you waiting for… — 4 years ago