Jess

9.0

Pale-medium ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, soft spice, subtle floral, herbal finish.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, tar, floral, licorice. Rich, grippy tannins!

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — a month ago

Geoff Buswick

9.2

Balanced with fruit and a bit of an acid finish. — 3 months ago

romo

9.4

Mint from a tomato salad shifted this into another gear. An excellent producer we visited at harvest 2023. — 3 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.6

A great find by my dealer. One of the best bottles I’ve ever had. — 3 months ago

Todd Scurci

9.2

#vallata #dolcetto — a month ago

with Annie

John Bratincevic

8.9

Simple but good — acidity makes it better than the $15 reserve TJ’s Barbera I tried recently … but this was only $6? Like it better than last time for sure. Will definitely try again! — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2018 “Il Rosso delle Donne” pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberries, strawberry, roses, a whiff of horse blanket, red rope licorice, dried green herbs, and dry gravel. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a slightly wild but positively gorgeous example of a Nebbiolo-based blend from Alto Piemonte. There’s an old school feel about this that completely charms the heart. Too bad there is so little of it: the entire Boca DOC has less than 50 acres planted to vine. Castello Conti only made 3912 bottles of this gem. Drink now through 2048+. — 3 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

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. — 2 months ago

Dominik Wezel

9.5

Nice companion with an Argentinian beef filet — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2022 | so much aging potential — 3 months ago