Italy

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. — 2 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. — 3 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 — 3 months ago

Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese Blend 2021

Etna 🌋displayed here in it's most minimalistic version but the flavors are especially candid of it's distinct terroirs. I need to try some of the single vineyard versions after this entry level! — 4 months ago

Barny, Rob and 11 others liked this

Allegrini

Palazzo della Torre Veronese Corvina Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Very nice, especially for the price. A little too bitter for H, but I quite liked it. Best within first few hours of opening — 4 months ago

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Tenuta San Guido

Guidalberto Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021

From makers of Sassicaia, Deep Ruby color with aromas of fresh red & black fruits and earthy floral notes, 55% Cab Sauv, 27% Merlot & 18% Cab Franc. On the palate flavors of cherry, plum & blackberry with floral, licorice, cacao and earthy notes, well integrated. Fine tannins, a wine with a solid structure, elegant and smooth, long finish, great mouth feel ending with fruit and oak. Will age well over next 5+ years. Nice! — 7 months ago

Andrew, Tom and 4 others liked this

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. — 3 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! — 3 months ago

ESF, "Odedi" and 5 others liked this

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 — 4 months ago

Tom, Jeroen and 8 others liked this

Giuseppe Quintarelli

Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend

I love this producer whatever they make. So alive, fresh and beautiful. Could drink this all night! — 4 months ago

Dave, Tom and 13 others liked this
Ray Vanderhoff

Ray Vanderhoff

So true. Right there with you!

Azienda Agricola COS

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Frappato Nero d'Avola 2021

Jeremy Shanker
9.1

Stellar vintage of COS Cerasuolo — 6 months ago

Serge, Juan and 4 others liked this

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 — 8 months ago

Tom, romo and 1 other liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Volte Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2021

Wine was delicious. Not harsh and no after taste or heartburn. Sweet but not too sweet. — 3 months ago

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. — 4 months ago

David, Somm and 21 others liked this
Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

Hi Bob, I would expect a higher rating, certainly seen its age
Bob McDonald

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@Anthony De Blasi perhaps a 91 or 92 Anthony but I couldn’t give it more.

Vietti

Tre Vigne Barbera d'Asti 2023

Lisa H
8.9

Village tavern. Very good. — 4 months ago

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Casanova di Neri

Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2001

Nose smells quite musty and older than it is. The fruit is quite secondary and relatively seamless. — 5 months ago

Zach, Shay and 15 others liked this

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. — 7 months ago

La Marca

Veneto Sparkling Prosecco

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