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9.4

Dreamy is the word that comes to mind as the 2018 Vigna la Miccia Marsala Superiore Oro wafts up with a decadent blend of roasted almonds and hazelnuts, complicated by gingery spice and baked peaches. This opens with a pretty inner sweetness and oily textures that are perfectly offset by notes of spiced citrus, cloves, cedar and a bitter tinge of coffee grounds. It cleans up beautifully, ridiculously long and staining yet still fresh, leaving hints of cocoa and butterscotch to linger on the finish. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2024)
— 2 years ago

Tenley Seidel

9.1

Jordy’s bday! Silky, smooth with a sweet finish — 5 years ago

Nick Loewen

9.1

Nice. Melon nose, tasty. — 6 years ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Took sometime to open. Still some fruit， tannins. Half a bottle 1992. — 7 years ago

O

9.1

Dark chocolate ripe blackberries. — 9 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.1

Big for a merlot, very typical Ridge style — 9 years ago

Eric

9.3

Pretty rockin nose of cinnamon, dirt, bramble, oak and spice. Big fruit and spice on the palate with a pinch of tannin left. Still has a few years left, but thinking this is the apex. First time Bello and its a winner in my view. — 10 years ago

Joan Ziegler

9.4

Something spec. Try it — 3 years ago

Enrique

8.9

Buen ribera a buen precio — 5 years ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.2

Another delightful year of their Meritage style blend. This year it’s made of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Lovely nose with complex fruit and spice flavors, mouth watering acidity, and smoothness throughout with just enough tannins for a pop and a pleasant lingering finish. — 5 years ago

Julia Reinstein

9.2

making ragu with Paolo — 6 years ago

Robert McNally

10

As perfect as everyone says it is — 8 years ago

Sean McPhillips

9.1

A very different wine. Very tasty. 2 varieties I have almost no experience with in this blend. A bit of a spicy undertone. Cool wine. — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.6

Tried the '90 recently, spoke of how amazing a producer of Californian Cabernet it is, but just needed a little more time, this '85 is well & truly on point, everything is in balance, there's fruit intensity yes, but the development/complexity/layers are really shining through, outstanding stuff. — 9 years ago

Sid S

9.3

Full bodied, and rich — 5 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.0

Big tropical fruits, lemon curd, luscious, yet retains acid in the end…maybe too much vanilla cream (oak) for me, but overall delicious after dinner and segway to whiskey around the fire…. — 5 years ago

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Juan Pablo Perez

9.1

Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, ciruela, cuero, rosas. Aromas secundarios y terciarios.

Boca: Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M

En su punto de tomar. — 5 years ago

Mike Leach

9.1

Very good fruit, could stand a bit more time to integrate the tannins. — 7 years ago

Katy Pine

9.2

Christmas wine—ditto on the reviews — 8 years ago

Riddley Walker

9.2

Грецкий орех, сухие грибы, инжир, чернослив, кофе, жженое дерево, оливковый тапенад. Полно, глубоко, с хорошими кислотностью и внутренней энергией. Точно и экспрессивно. — 9 years ago