Stelle & Fortuna

Tenuta La Fortuna

Zeta Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2005

Geoff Troup
9.2

And 2 years later this wine is even more complex. Tannins are still prevalent, raisin and roasted meat mid palate, finish is all sandpaper and tobacco ash. Incredibly ashy throughout. Quite a wine for the price. — 8 years ago

Podere Fortuna

Coldaia Toscana IGT Pinot Nero 2009

Chewy and textured. Pungent brie rind. This thing is so interesting. Pair this with something simple like pasta. This glass is the main dish. — 9 years ago

Turnbull Wine Cellars

Black Label Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Great nose definitely needs a decant,
Parker 99 ,
Its a blend of their best Cabernet barrels from Leopoldina & Fortuna Oakville
— 9 years ago

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Ron R

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@Paul T - What's the deal with the black label?
Mike R

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It is their primo and just a little better but more $$
Paul T HB

Paul T HB

Actually Pierra is their primo, $260.00, but since its a 100 pointer price is higher on secondary market, if you can find it

Muscardini Cellars

Fortuna Sonoma Valley Super Tuscan Blend 2013

Red fruit, full body. Solid, good — 9 years ago

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Azienda Agricola Brancatelli

Valle Della Stelle Cabernet Sauvignon

Dark jammy fruit and spice that is expected from a cab but also super floral and perfume-y. Def drink with food. It can stand up to a bold dish. I ate this with a pasta and bison meatball dish and it brought about a juicy lightly sweet floral experience to my meal. — 10 years ago

Casa Larga

Fiori Delle Stelle Vidal Blanc Ice Wine 2005

#wbc15 #flxwine amber beauty. Cooked caramel nose honeycomb. Very rich sexy with huge sugar + acid. Rocking the finish. — 10 years ago

La Fortuna

Fortunello Rosso Toscano Sangiovese 2011

For the price, a fantastic daily drinker — 11 years ago

Michele Castellani

Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Collezione Ca del Pipa Corvina Blend 2008

Andrew Lampasone
9.4

A new label for this outstanding producer from Verona — 11 years ago

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Podere Fortuna

Ardito Del Mugello Toscana IGT 2009

Excellent and goes well with Filet — 11 years ago

Behrens & Hitchcock

Fortuna Vineyard Merlot 2001

I wasn’t sure I would like this as much as I did. Lots of dark inky purple texture ( as expected) but really nice and well balanced. — 8 years ago

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Nino Negri

5 Stelle Sfursat di Valtellina Nebbiolo 2011

the best wine made in my home valley. It uses the same process as Amarone but it is smoother and fresher without loosing complex structure and strong cherry and caramel — 9 years ago

Viña La Fortuna

Organically Grown Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Crisp lemongrass and pear on the nose. Delightful medium body with a short finish. Great for summer drinking and lunch. Would buy again! — 9 years ago

Rocca di Castagnoli

Vinsanto del Chianti Classico Trebbiano-Malvasia Blend 2008

Se avessi avuto 1000 stelle le avrei usate tutte ! in assoluto il miglior vinsanto mai bevuto. un colore ambra bellissimo, profumo intenso incredibile, limpido, trasparente e brillante. una bocca dove freschezza e morbidezza sono perfettamente equilibrate. l'entrata è una carezza morbida e l'uscita e di una pulizia unica con una persistenza lunghissima. miele vaniglia nocciole....sono pochi i vini dolci a questo livello ! — 10 years ago

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Cascina delle Rose

Rio Sordo Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2011

I've been hesitant to open this because the Tre Stelle was so challenging and this is supposedly the more structured of the two, but I shouldn't have been, as this is a wonderful and phenomenally easy-to-drink wine, about as friendly as young nebbiolo ever gets. If it is indeed more tannic than the Tre Stelle, that is only the case on paper as the structure is smoothed over by rich, very polished fruit that still has the gloss of youthfulness but whose flavors are well past the primary into savory and earthy territory with a sticky grip. It opens with a dazzlingly complex aromatic punch of herbs and a succulent meatiness, which quiets down soon enough but the wine never shuts down. The fruit is in crimson tones, plummy at first and then more towards apple skin hours later as it backs down from that initial generosity, but throughout the bottle it is full and plump, finishing with stony earth. I'm slightly tempted to call it autumnal just on account of the complexion but that doesn't seem to work because there is a very clear sense of freshness here. No leatheriness or other badges of oxidative aging that surface fairly often even in nebbiolos that I *like*: this bottle captured everything in pristine condition, making an exceptionally delicious wine with a robust inner core but a flawless veneer with no rough edges, brimming with generous, richly constituted nebbiolo goodness. — 10 years ago

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Bryter Estates

Le Stelle North Coast Brut White Blend 2010

Light, crisp and refreshing, this sparkling wine is great for toasts or with the meal. Citrus, pear and floral aromas . Light body, velvety bubbles and a toastiness that will appeal. Serve alone or with oysters, shell fish and light fare. 53% Pinot; 47% Chardonnay. — 11 years ago

Michele Castellani

Cinque Stelle Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2004

One of the best wines I've had in a while! — 12 years ago

Marqués de Cáceres

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2010

Pub ashtrays, Tapas and sunshine. Fortuna-te to be heading to sunny Spain 🇪🇸 soon, Y Viva España! — 8 years ago

Azienda Agricola Brancatelli

Valle del Sogno SuperTuscan Blend

I am proud to introduce an Italian Super Tuscan that I have been looking for for years! This is a wonderful example of a cabernet Franc at 30%!!!!! And a cabernet sauvignon blend. If you want an affordable cab / cab franc - one of my favorites, you absolutely have to try this one. Please note, if I give a wine a perfect score it means I would be happy to serve it to anyone at anytime with my 100% confidence that they will love it and want it and love me for it!!!! OMG. This is awesome! Here we go, this is Brancatelli, Valle Delle Stelle, Toscana 2013! It is only 13.5 %! First, decant for 30 minutes!!!! The color is dark but not opaque! The legs are long, thick, slow, and numerous in number. The bouquet is sweet cherry pie baking in the oven with a spicy aroma and a fig tree with rip figs. The initial palate is of coarse blackberry and dark currant with a mid palate explosion of vanilla and spice. The finish is oaky and dry leaving you wanting a splash of water to wet your palate! I adore this wine! — 8 years ago

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Conte di Bregonzo

Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2013

Wow, Fortuna was with me today when I picked up this amazing Amarone. I wanted a wine to pair with the chicken marsala I was making for dinner and at $16, it was a bargain I couldn't pass up! It is still very young so it is a fruit forward wine. Almost like a mox between port, dry sherry, and primativo. The raisins used to make this produced a wine with aromas of ripe black cherry, stewed plums, clove and cinnamon. The pairing was superb but it has the structure to stand up to game roasts or osso bucco. I may buy a few more bottles to open in 5-8 years. At this price, I can't lose! Need to run to TJ'S to stock up.

Edit: this wine really came together after being open for two hours - tannins. Alcohol, and body are well integrated and balanced.
— 9 years ago

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La Fortuna

Magnus Sant'Antimo Rosso Red Blend 2011

Delicious. — 9 years ago

Dominique Shu

Dominique Shu

With eggplant parmesan

Podere Fortuna

Assieve Toscana Pinot Nero 2012

Light and delicious! Great with truffle dinner! — 10 years ago

Viña La Fortuna

Ventura Lontué Vallay Carmenere 2013

A nice carmenere. Enjoyed it most on the 2nd night. — 10 years ago

La Fortuna

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2008

Real good aroma of cherry, fruity. A well done brunello easy to drink! — 10 years ago

Manuel Paguay
with Manuel

Montaribaldi

Tre Stelle Langhe Nebbiolo 2011

Very nice blend from Piedmonte...a good value — 11 years ago

Le Macchiole

Messorio Toscana Merlot 2000

Che fortuna bere questo in azienda Le Macchiole. Una cosa sicuramente fuori dalla norma, un po' sul finale.. — 11 years ago

Viña La Fortuna

Culpeo Malbec 2010

Dinner at Meadow Ridge, CT. — 13 years ago