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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2023

fun bottle - will be great in 5 years. nice pre-ripe black currant on the finish — a month ago

Giacomo Conterno

Riserva Monfortino Barolo Nebbiolo 2000

Medium ruby , slightly lighter rim , touch of terracotta . This is really quite complex , with more development than the others. Slightly more spiced cherry , touch of smoky tea , high toned with rose , truffle and leather . Each time you return to the glass you can find something new . On the palate this is very fresh , some earthy sous bois , red cherry , porcini , elegant and refined , very long length. Spiced cherry , earthy , truffled finish . Polished but noticeable tannins , fresh acidity , perfectly balanced , alcohol completely integrated . Really refined and elegant, enormously complex and thrilling to drink . Just starting to drink quite well with time and will probably continue at this level if not improve over the next 10-15 years — 2 months ago

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What a treat!

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Even after 16 years, this wine will last. Lush plum flavors, tobacco, mocha mixed with berries and leather. Has many years left. — 2 months ago

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Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Riserva Rancia Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2005

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 2 months ago

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Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Fantastic Brunello di Montalcino. Not my first rodeo with Frescobaldi, but this one was exceptional. — 3 months ago

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2013

Balsamic notes with a trace of mint. Barely medium weight with a soft fleshy palate - red cherries, spice and sweet herbs. This palate reflects the fact that 2013 was a good to very good vintage in Barolo. Great length at the finish. The first of 3 from my cellar. — 4 months ago

Douglas, Scott@Mister and 24 others liked this

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane Albanello Muscat of Alexandria 2022

2022. Love this wine with oysters and umami rich seafood dishes. Second time having this vintage and loved it even more tonight! — 5 months ago

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Masseto

Toscana Merlot 1995

Medium red garnet , quite narrow ruby garnet rim . Quite open with tobacco , spice , charcoal , plum, cassis , truffle , cedar . Good cedar , cassis and blackberry , dusty tobacco . Well balanced acidity and quite dusty tannins . Good tobacco , dusty cassis tinged finish . Perfect now and over the next 5-10 years , at least in magnum . At Noble Rot , London , 15th Jan 2026 — 5 months ago

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Cantina Zaccagnini

Il Vino Dal Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Truly a 10/10. Floral bouquet of flavor and went fantastic with steak. Purchased in Naples. — 8 months ago

La Marca

Veneto Sparkling Prosecco

Great for an Aperol Spritz or neat in a glass. — 4 years ago

Casanova di Neri

Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2009

Exceptional wine! — a month ago

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Montevertine

Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese 2019

Don’t touch for 5-10+ years but this is nearly perfect — 2 months ago

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Valdicava

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2007

We had a vertical tasting with 2007. Both excellent. 07 lighter in color. 07 a little more fragrant. Both had tastes of leather tobacco and black cherry. Both medium bodied. Going forward, I will drink Brunello sooner than 20 years. Some fruit got lost a bit — 2 months ago

Gaja

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1974

Benito c murgiq joes dc — 2 months ago

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Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Frappato 2023

Mary H
9.1

After tasting next to other organic/low intervention wines, the structure and finesse of this wine becomes more evident. Smooth red and dark fruit on the palate with good but no overwhelming acidity. Drinks like a wine from a colder climate. — 4 months ago

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Azienda Agricola Fontodi

Flaccianello della Pieve Colli Toscana Centrale Sangiovese 2008

The oak has integrated from my previous note in February 2017 where the influence of oak Barriques was overly present. Sangiovese is not enhanced by too much oak in my opinion and is best matured in large Botti like I said in my previous note like Biondi Santi. Red cherry and earth notes finishing with powdery tannins. Coming together. — 5 months ago

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Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

Hi Bob, I would expect a higher rating, certainly seen its age
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@Anthony De Blasi perhaps a 91 or 92 Anthony but I couldn’t give it more.

Azienda Agricola COS

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Frappato Nero d'Avola 2021

Jeremy Shanker
9.1

Stellar vintage of COS Cerasuolo — 7 months ago

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Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Medium ruby , medium wide garnet rim . Quite open and exuberante , lots of sweet red cherry, raspberry and touch of menthol and sweet spices, hickory . Quite sweet profile. On the palate this has nice spice and menthol hints , sweet red cherry fruit , ripe tannins , but with good grip, quite gritty with good length . Balanced acidity , touch of alcohol noticeable . Overall quite sweetly red fruit focussed , pure and expressive. This is showing quite well , though still young and fruit focused. Probably better in 3-5 years and will continue to show well over the next 10 years or so . — 2 months ago

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Emidio Pepe

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2015

With some air, this is primetime — 2 months ago

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Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato di Castiglione Falletto Barolo Nebbiolo 1991

Eucalyptus all day. Still years to go. Happy Anniversary, Gary! - at Laurelhurst — 2 months ago

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Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2007

A winner straight out of the gate. Sweet cherries and blueberries with hints of smoke. A delight. — 2 months ago

Tom, Ira and 1 other liked this

Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo 2021

Had a blood red color that was consistent throughout the glass. Smelled of red fruit and tasted of cherry and had a dry feeling from tannins. — 4 months ago

Andrew, Ray and 7 others liked this

Gaja

Ca'Marcanda Promis Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2022

2/2026. Full flavor and nice finish. Easy drinking. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister, Ted and 4 others liked this

Masi Agricola Spa S. Ambrogio

Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2020

Yummy Amarone with colleagues in Singapore (Shangri La Italian restaurant). Yep, would quite happily have another bottle. 2020 — 5 months ago

Vietti

Tre Vigne Barbera d'Asti 2023

Lisa H
8.9

Village tavern. Very good. — 6 months ago

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Arianna Occhipinti

Sicilia Il Frappato 2010

Large format, 15 years old…showing a little signs of age, but still spritely enough. A few years ago, this would’ve been in its prime — 9 months ago

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