Andrew McIntyre

9.4

One of my favourite wines. This was still so young...will go on for years. Beautiful wine — 13 days ago

Carmen

9.5

Etna Bianco, Tenuta della Terre Nere 2022 from Sicily.
Pronounced lemon flavors and high acidity paired perfectly with cacio e pepe and garlicky greens. — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Medium golden color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with fine bubbles and light mousse. On the palate flavors of ripe apple and lemon citrus with biscuit and honeysuckle notes. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, citrus and herb floral mineral character. — 3 years ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.0

Good value Amarone from Costco. Pop and pour approachable. Not as dense as the best Amarone but has the nice clove spiciness, fig, and dried leaves slight tannins with a pleasant finish. Surprisingly there is a hint of ripe strawberry that is a softening agent. — 19 days ago

S

9.2

Special wine. Alle Corone in Venezia — 3 months ago

Noah Chasin

8.9

Still quite young but delicious. More surprisingly versatile than it will be when it gets all syrupy and raisin-y. — 2 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.0

Great value Amarone. — 2 months ago

Natalie Knutsen

9.0

Med pappa. Veldig god. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2016 vintage. Don’t even like Amarone but this was smokin.’ 11.8.23. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Brought from my cellar and opened just before dinner at Casa Bovina where it was decanted with the expectation that it would be paired with our “Della Terre” course of duck and our “Bistecca” course of Certified Piedmontese rib cap. In the glass, the 2005 Luigi Baudana, “Baudana” pours a gorgeous, almost youthful garnet with a transparent core. On the nose, oooof…be still my beating heart! Cherries, strawberries, and blackberries with tar, truffles, roses and earth. I could just sit and sniff this for hours; my God it is absolutely divine! On the palate, the wine is bone dry and the tannins are well integrated now; acid at medium+. The finish is long and silky. What a gorgeous, elegant example of the 2005 vintage that comes across as Burgundian as any I’ve had from Serralunga d’Alba. This is drinking well now and will continue to do so well past 2030 but unless you have a bunch of this in your cellar, why wait?

It should be noted that Luigi was still responsible for the winemaking back in 2005. Just a few years later, the Vajra family took over and they continue to carry on the tradition and spirit of this small, traditional producer as Luigi and Fiorina have since retired and have no heir. The Baudana’s holdings lie on opposite ends of the Baudana MGA. Production remains minuscule; maybe 300 cases a year. — 3 years ago