Monti Rossi
Fulcrum
Wildcat Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
Small production, 150 cases, aged 11 months in French oak, 35% new. Met winemaker David Rossi who makes small batches by buying fruit from top vineyards and using a shared winery for crafting his small batch wines. Deep Ruby with a full range of berry aromas with wafts of earthy notes. On the palate blackberry & ripe cherry with oak and subtle spice. Fine tannins, lingering ending with fruit and some dusty spice. Nice now but let’s see if it aged well. I’ll grab a bottle and put it aside. Check back! — 2 years ago
Winery Sixteen 600
Val Rossi Hommage Sonoma Valley Mourvedre Blend 2016
Delicious field blend of Grenache 80% Mourvèdre 15% Syrah 5%. Displays ripe red fruits earthy pasture notes and irony meat/leather. (Subtle) happy with the amount of bottle age. Balanced with a long finish. — 4 years ago
Tenuta Sant'Antonio
Monti Garbi Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Corvina Blend 2021
Very nice! Red cherry, plum, and dried fruit. Deep ruby. Acidity and Tannins are nicely balanced. Excellent spice note. Went great with our duck breast and lingonberry sauce. — 3 months ago
Jolie-Laide Wines
Rossi Ranch Vineyard Grenache Blend 2014
Needed a few hours of air. Very tart fruit, pepper, earth, sage, outstanding. Feels young despite 11 years. Still one of the best ca wineries. — 10 months ago
Cecilia Monte
Ca di Monti Langhe Nebbiolo 2017
Langhe State of the Nation. Crushed dark cherry, chocolate, mint, lemon verbena, and saddle leather. Sour and tart with murky old eyes. — 3 years ago
Tre Monti
Vigna Rocca Secco Albana di Romagna 2024
First 2024 wine!! This is really excellent - haven’t had this grape (albana) before. Orange but in the way that I like - no overly “natural” funk and instead just excellent stony fruit and some great grip. Very juicy and almost savory with a long finish. Great value at $22. — 6 months ago
Monti Coroni
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2009
Truly a great value at $30. This Amarone is at the end of its life and is starting to turn brown, but it still delivered lovely bitter Amarone flavor. Deep dark fruit and chocolate. — a year ago
Tenuta Sant'Antonio
Monti Garbi Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore Corvina Blend 2017
My first Ripasso!!! Wow!!! Ruby colored with wood and cherry aromas. This is a big bold wine that is very smooth. It’s boldness reminds me of a Cabernet Sauvignon. Cherry, wood, and plenty of spice notes with a fairly long finish. Went well with our Leg of Lamb! — 4 years ago
Stuart Pollack
Lovely orange wine. Not overwhelming in orange but nicely balanced orange and citrus flavor. — 23 days ago