Jason Sliwa

9.3

Wonderful brightness of fruit and solid acidity. Lovely recommendation of the sommelier — 3 years ago

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9.3

The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Lena di Mezzo mixes crushed blackberries with plum sauce, wild exotic spices and dark chocolate. It’s remarkably fresh for an Amarone, casting silky textures across a medium-bodied frame, but it’s supported by vibrant acidity and a mix of tart wild berry fruits and minerals that saturate the palate. Notes of spiced orange peel, medicinal cherry and sweet herbs linger long over a bed of rounded tannins. There’s just the slightest hint of heat here, but the balance is otherwise perfect. I’m loving the savory-over-sweet persona as well. (Eric Guido, Vinous, February 2021)
— 5 years ago

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9.0

A rush of ripe red berry fruits waft from the glass, as licorice, sweet spice, and rosy florals join the mix. Silky textures envelope the senses, finishing with saline minerals and youthful tannin. Wow this Emilia-Romagna Sangiovese is an unreal value. $17.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2020) — 6 years ago

Jyrki Vainio

9.7

Pehmeä ja tukeva maku, erinomainen — 7 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

I feel like I’m on a beautiful Italian coast eating seafood that was just swimming, enjoying this crazy good wine. The aromas start as pure funk, like a nutty, salty, hard cheese with some age. With air and temp a dense tropical tone emerges overlaying stones/seashells. It’s like squeezing lemon into a fresh oyster. Viscous mouthfeel with medium+ acid finishing somewhere near mezzo-soprano. — 8 years ago

Jose Moran

9.3

Orange pet nat — 9 years ago

Michael Walker

9.7

First of the Sicilian entries, less popular than the Tancredi afterward though excellent pairing with Greek chicken/salad…more the traditionally Mediterranean earth though far more elegantly done — 4 years ago

Jay Kim

9.2

Otto e Mezzo - November 20, 2020 — 5 years ago

Nikki Vlasic

9.0

Italian wine contestant in our International Wine Tasting night — 5 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.1

My first Etna wine. Impressive mix of lots of things I like from different grapes, all in one glass. Fruity and fresh but with depth , spice, and complexity. Somewhat pinot like in weight, but with tannin and structure. And even the sour cherry notes of a nebbiolo. Then there is a more meaty, herbal ending, like a southern rhone and tannin that gives a real firmness without weight. Balanced and really interesting. Would buy again in a heartbeat. Good alternative to chianti or fruitier expressions of rioja. Med bodied but with real fruit freshness and interest. — 6 years ago

Kurt Winrich

9.1

Great amarone, the touch of raisin, a sweetness on the back end. — 8 years ago

Justin Martin

9.1

Very different wine. Tastes like you ran through a fruit flower field with your mouth open. You will not find another wine like this. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Wong

9.0

Drank on 15 Oct 2013 in HK @ Otto e Mezzo. Rather powerful and went very well with the steak. — 9 years ago

Julia Paglierani

8.9

Dry, strong smoke flavor. Finishes light with berry — 4 years ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

8.9

E’ il uno di nostro favarito da italia. Crisp e acido abbastanza, mezzo corpo. Ha unpo il gusto amaro di finire. L’abbiamo bevuto con sashimi del tonno e fluke. Molto buono. Da sconto in astor wines. — 5 years ago

Jason Huggins

9.0

Nice, light red. Terrific Italian red — 5 years ago

tomas rivera

9.0

enjoyed with dinner but easy solo too — 6 years ago

Kristen Carlson-Bye

9.6

Floral, apricot. Fruit fwd. — 7 years ago

Donald Williams

9.2

Tuscan Rosso with Tuscan bean and kale soup. A perfect match. — 8 years ago

with Bonnie

Jeremy Wong

9.1

Drank on 4 Aug 2016 in HK @ Otto e Mezzo — 9 years ago