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9.3

The 2015 Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie is simply stunning, erupting from the glass with a burst of crushed black cherries, cloves, blood orange and hints of dusty earth. This is soft-textured, nearly fleshy in feel, with a core of tart red berry fruits offset by sour citrus as rosy inner florals form toward the close. It finishes with staining length and concentration, just lightly structured, leaving a sensation of hard red candies to fade. This is a vibrant vintage of Vigne Vecchie, but it possesses the balance for further evolution. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2024)
— a year ago

Niklas Dietrich

9.8

Dark and dense with layers of cherry, tobacco, licorice, coffee and vanilla. — 4 years ago

Cintia Mabilde

9.8

excellent primitive wine! — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Gorgeous! Sappy, minerally. Long finish. In a good place. — 6 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

*didn’t take notes — 7 years ago

Martin Morrissey

8.9

excellent full bodied with wonderful aroma — 8 years ago

Francesco Federico

9.1

Solid Dolcetto, centered on the fruit. Lots of blueberries. Precise tannins. Kudos. — 9 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

Light, floral and perfumed nose, Medium bodied with grippy, dusty tannins, with prominent flavors of red and black cherry and hints of coffee, hibiscus and a nice freshness that lasts and lasts, with a very slight taste of wet stones at the veryyy back of the palate at the finish. We liked it and would but again! — 2 years ago

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Adam Nesto

9.4

Really enjoyed this! — 4 years ago

Simo FaggiO

9.0

2007 was amazing — 5 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.2

Smooth, complex and drinking well. — 6 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.1

Old Vines Grignolino from heart of Monferatto - tough vintage so saw a little more oak than normal, but led to an incredibly balanced wine with sour cherry and forest floor as the wine opened. Everyone should drink more Grignolino. — 6 years ago

Bret Barker

9.2

Hitting its stride. Well balanced with smooth finish. Dare I say a little Burgundian - very light with a touch of cherry. — 8 years ago

Jose Castro

9.0

Delicious! — 9 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

D’elezione vecchie vigne, top 5 bottles on the list I’ve been meaning to taste. Very surprising and not disappointing! Resembling Beaujolais Cru much more than any Italian wine (color aside) it starts dominated by fresh herbal tones, minty, zesty, hidden under a thin layer of natural funk. The palate is dominated by bright acidity, turned earth, perhaps small berries, very light and fine tannins. Still shy and quite elegant. I wish I could say I’d spend $160 on it, but still awesome to taste a piece of winemaking history — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Rustic, red fruit with some earth; some of that aglianico clovey, orange peel herbal quality. But also hoisin and muddy notes; a bit volatile. Not as pristine as the Mastroberardino from the same vintage. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

I’m not sure Soave gets better. Wow! — 6 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.1

Orange minerals. — 6 years ago

Sam Rosenstein

9.1

Smells like honey, stone fruit. Taste highyl acidic, not too sweet, but with a sweet finish. — 7 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.3

A fabulous Nebbiolo blend recommend by Maria Elena, the wonderful Somm at Racine in Reims. It was refreshing, dark fruited and went so well with the Guinea fowl! — 9 years ago