Jamie's Italian

Ruffino

Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2022

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of raspberries, balsamic, and wood smoke; on the palate, it's dry, with high acidity, high tannins, medium body, high alcohol, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of red currant, cherries, and clay pots with a long finish. This wine is balanced and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. Nellie likes it too. — a month ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie
Joel liked this

Vietti

Tre Vigne Barbera d'Asti 2023

Sometimes the old standards really are needed. Still, at 14.5% abv I can feel the varietal straining. — 2 months ago

Doug, Tom and 5 others liked this

Cantina Zaccagnini

Il Vino Dal Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2022

Absolutely fantastic with ratatouille with thyme. Cuts through everything and melds beautifully. Need another bottle to form more thoughts. — 2 months ago

Tim Schroeder
with Tim
Carolyn liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Volte Toscana Sangiovese Blend

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Call me old school I still love #supertuscan wines — 2 months ago

Daniel, Doug and 3 others liked this

Giuseppe Quintarelli

Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend 2017

Medium ruby , with a relatively wide ruby garnet rim , healthy bright colour . Quite a lot of dried dark fruits , cassis , spiced dried cherries , dried cut herbs , coffee . On the palate this has high acidity and good extract , well integrated alcohol , though it clocks in at 15% . Dried cherry , roasted herbs , cassis , earthy touches . Good length, and quite grippy but fine tannins . Enjoyable this evening but there is no rush this will probably improve over the next 5 or so years and last well over the following 5-10 years . At Ristorante Greppia, Verona. — 3 months ago

Tom, ESF and 3 others liked this

Isole e Olena

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2021

Nice - not quite as deep or expressive as other 2021s, and at 14.5% the structure is pretty high, but still a nice Sangiovese overall. — 4 months ago

Zach, Doug and 6 others liked this

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. — 5 months ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Bob and 3 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! — 7 months ago

ESF, "Odedi" and 5 others liked this

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2020

Dark fruits, tobacco, clay leather. Decanted for 2 hours… well integrated tannins, medium acidity — a month ago

Masseto

Toscana Merlot 2020

Incredibly lucky to even taste this, way outside of what I'm familiar with. First thing i noticed is how concentrated the nose is, extremely aromatic, red fruit with a creamy note and oak that is perfectly integrated. Normally I can smell when an ABV is this high but not with this wine. I can't believe how perfectly balanced it is - tannins, fruit, acidity, oak is all the perfect exact amounts so that nothing stands out on its own, but it has such concentrated flavor that everything stands out at the same time — 2 months ago

Valdicava

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

2016 vintage, drunk in 2026 — 2 months ago

Bob, Jay and 8 others liked this
Jamie Lauder

Jamie Lauder

Stunning vintage.
Please don’t be shy….tell us how it tastes.
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Emidio Pepe

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

vintage 2018 | Young. Nice tones of black olive and chocolate. Enormous potential, but keep it 3 to 5 years cellared. — 2 months ago

Daniel, Eric and 8 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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On my bucket list!

Vietti

Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 2022

Just always yummy.
Listening to Emmy Lou
— 3 months ago

Brian, Bob and 33 others liked this

Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese Blend 2024

First venture to medium PN Italian wines for a good while, lovely ruby colour, guy at Whelan's whose specialty was Italian has nailed it, bioorganic, berries, low tannins, very good. — 4 months ago

edward, Sagee and 5 others liked this

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 — 4 months ago

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 . — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister, Tom and 5 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 — 7 months ago

La Marca

Veneto Sparkling Prosecco

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

Marchesi Antinori

Solaia Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

In 10 years, this will be a 98-100 pt wine. — 2 months ago

Rick, Tom and 8 others liked this

Tenuta San Guido

Guidalberto Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2023

Dark, lush fruits. Soft tannins, but a peppery finish. Great with my Veal Milanese. — 2 months ago

Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

Drank at Summit with Cyan. Started young, but opened up very well. Drank with red snapper. — 2 months ago

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2021

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with very faint staining of the tears and no signs of sediment or gas. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe and some tart and dried red fruits: Morello cherry, dried orange peel, roses, tar, dried green herbs, talcum powder, dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and so is the alcohol. Powerful and delicious.

Initial conclusions: this could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese or possibly a Grenache blend from Italy or France. But if I’m trusting me notes here, this has gotta be Nebbiolo so that’s what I’m calling. Final conclusion: this is Nebbiolo from Italy, Piemonte, Barolo, and for the hell of it, I’m going to call Serralunga d’Alba…from a producer like Massolino, 2021. Ha! Vietti!! And I don’t hate my call because Castiglione Falletto is right next door. Tasty stuff, of course. Drink now with patience and through 2051.
— 2 months ago

Joel, "Odedi" and 13 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Nice deduction!
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@Tom Casagrande I’m passionate about the wines of Piemonte and they make up a significant portion of my cellar. Even though it’s an area of focus for me, I feel like the more I learn, the less I know. I hope to spend some significant time there at some point…

Sella & Mosca

Riserva Cannonau di Sardegna 2022

Another excellent vintage of this Sardinian clone of Grenache. Aromas of bright red fruit, dried violets, smoky oak and sweet baking spices. Flavors of juicy red cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit, cola, tobacco and those baking spices. Long and lingering finish. Crisp, vibrant and refreshing acidity. Full bodied and surprisingly smooth tannins. 14% ABV, but it is difficult to notice. Outstanding value! Thanks for the taste, Kase. — 3 months ago

Bob, Daniel and 2 others liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2023 pours a bright garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of raspberries, pomegranate, rose bushes in bloom, licorice, gravelly earth and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. This was a perfect red for duck confit outside on a warm day. Drink now through 2033. — 4 months ago

Tom, Joel and 9 others liked this

Casanova di Neri

Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2009

Exceptional wine! — 4 months ago

Sagee, Tom and 3 others liked this

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. — 6 months ago

Ira liked this

Azienda Agricola COS

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Frappato Nero d'Avola 2021

Jeremy Shanker
9.1

Stellar vintage of COS Cerasuolo — 10 months ago

Serge, Juan and 4 others liked this

Arianna Occhipinti

Sicilia Il Frappato 2010

Nice acidity. By far one of my favorites from Italy. — 13 years ago