Tracey Berkner

9.5

Earthy, dried rose petal, showing some dark brick color. Cork fully intact upon removal with Durand . Medium ++ body. Chewy grippy tannins. Immediate thought was this could go another 20 years! Little more fruit showing after 30 minutes open. Enjoying with a lamb shoulder roast and heirloom pumpkin hash. Happy Heavenly Birthday Karly! Hold ‘em if you got ‘em. Have a ‘15 and ‘18. I’ll be waiting much longer to open them. — 2 hours ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

N roses. Lovely.
P sexy. Sexy cherry. Hint licorice.

Skurnik $55 — 8 hours ago

J Ferrugia

9.4

Mature Dry fruit forward. Plenty of deep structure & tannin backbone… but soft on the nose & finish. Long, mature finish. A lovely wine ready to drink right now. Don’t wait… — 2 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Lovely wine with the right oxidation and airtime.

Came out red brick in color

Nice fruit still showing. Good tannin — 4 months ago

Damian

9.0

Ruby color, medium plus acidity, high tannin. On the nose dark cherry and gamey notes. Taste of tart cherry, cranberry. Needs at least 60 min decant. — 5 months ago

romo

9.0

Over the top heaviness, if that’s your thing. — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Paolo Bea dinner at Semo. All wines were prepared by opening and slow-ox, prior to service. Abbreviated notes due to the setting. The 2019 Cerrete is a veritable abyss: deep, dark, dense and mysterious. Dark cherry, licorice, blood and sneaky high tannin. So young. I thought this worked well with the venison. Almost impossible to believe this is 15.5%; everything is so balanced. Drink now through 2049. Bottle No. 161/9639 — 8 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

N spice. Lilacs.
P slightly sensual cherry. Well done. Slightly bitter. Slightly rich. Acidic. Licorice.

*tifosi

Skurnik $18 on 2 — 8 hours ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

N musty
P crisp. Bright cherry fruit. Very precise.

Skurnik $16 on 2 — 8 hours ago

romo

9.3

Still killing it. Versatile skins even in the most demanding cuisine. - at Cafe Juanita — a month ago

romo

9.3

Sumptuous tart raspberry. Young but very do-able. - at Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse — 2 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.5

Fabulous full bodied orange trebbiano wine. Minerals, herbs, tannic, — 5 months ago

Damian

8.9

Medium acidity, apple on the nose, stone fruit, maybe some tropical and honeyed notes on the palate. — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.6

Paolo Bea dinner at Semo. All wines were prepared by opening and slow-ox, prior to service. Abbreviated notes due to the setting. The wines of Paolo and Giampiero Bea are very special to me and I am grateful to have enjoyed so many of them, over the years. However, the Passito is extremely rare and this is my first encounter. The 2011 pours a garnet color with a most interesting and attractive nose of Castelvetrano olives, dark cherry, salmiakki, and palo santo. I would categorize this as off-dry; certainly not sweet. There’s excellent structure too so that may play a role in my perception of sugar. Perhaps the profile varies from vintage to vintage however, if this is representative, I could see myself going well out of my way to drink this. Brilliant. Drink now through 2036. Bottle No. 1716/3699 — 8 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

N very floral.
P dense. Hint spice. Mid season cherry. Complex. Long. Palate filling.

Skurnik 195 — 7 hours ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

N hint tropical.
P mineral. Crisp. Good fruit. Long.

*tifosi

Skurnik $15 on 2 — 8 hours ago

Joel Lara

9.5

This is a powerful, full bodied wine with an intensely complex, savory flavor profile. Eucalyptus, pine, sage, cloves, and allspice are all present with some slight hints of leather, smoke, and bitter cocoa in the background. The fruit veers more towards dark fruit and dried fruit, with black currants, dark cherry, prunes, and dried figs coming through, but to me this wine is more about the non-fruit flavors. Over time the tannins become more noticeable and provide grip along with a dry finish, but the high acidity and saturated flavor profile help balance out the tannins. I loved this wine. Such interesting flavors and paired beautifully with both rack of lamb and dry aged ribeye. — a month ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Love this wine. Medium body, spicy, cinnamon, salty. — 4 months ago

Scott Arnold

9.0

Very nice dry white, full body, some complexity, great with seafood. — 6 months ago

romo

9.1

Still too hot, but manageable. — 7 months ago