The nose opened with hints of cedar dust, dried cherries, and crushed fall leaves. On the palate, I found refined and silky textures, with pure red fruits, spice, intense minerals and savory depth. The finish was long with hauntingly dark floral tones and hints of bitter herbs. — 9 years ago
First time try this producer with very high hope. First time tried amarone like way of making wine. It is aromatic with sour cherries, spice and pretty good balance of acidity and mineral. Tannin is pretty resolve and with a mild bitter core and some sweetness. Smell of light barnyard and fig and menthol. Overall ok. Burgundian like — 10 years ago
Good, but not life-altering as some would seem to think. — 10 years ago
Soft too. No back taste. Barely bitter. — 10 years ago
Quinine, bitter orange peel and a touch of burnt sugar. 40% ABV. Zesty and delicious. — 11 years ago
it's a tiny bit bitter but it gets you really drunk. — 11 years ago
Delicious. Bitter as a homeless man's unwashed ballsack, but tasty — 12 years ago
Blood orange,liquorice , strawberry, violet (?), grilled meat(?!) on the nose. I could spend the evening with my nose upon this glass! What a nose ! Blood orange again on the palate which tends to have this bitter feeling all along the acid backbone. Red fruits around there too. Not as Burgundian and ethereal and precise as the chateau (cdr) in the same vintage but I can feel the lineage here. The finish is long with a bitter salty touch. Wow again. For a 13€ price-tag I could have this any given day. Perhaps one of the best value ever encountered. I can’t wait to open the big big brother fonsalette — 8 years ago
Funky introduction with subtle tannins. After 2-3 hours of opening, bitter vanilla with nice end tannins and fresh acidity. Nice savoriness. — 9 years ago
Rye whiskey in beer form. Rich smooth delicious and 15% abv?! — 10 years ago
Chocolate-y brown nose, with malty coffee, caramel and a smidgen of maple and wheat bran. Frothy cappuccino head with sudsy lacing. Wooden, dark-toast entry shows a mousse of some finesse, a rootbeer type character that becomes honeyed, then bakers Choctaw, but always with a sugared black coffee playing shadow. Ends with an expansive, bitter kola nut hangs around to make interesting conversation with your taste buds. Her name is Caryatis, and her wooden demeanor should not be taken as a surly distillation of her character, but merely a symptom of the Sazerac she had for breakfast. — 11 years ago
Bitter, medicinal, lovely — 11 years ago
Decent, a bit bitter. Paired with steak and lobster. — 11 years ago
Thank you Corkbuzz! I dig this amaro. — 11 years ago
Excellent. Pleasantly bitter with a dark chocolate finish. Try using it in place of sweet vermouth in an Anejo tequila manhattan with Fee brothers Aztec chocolate bitters — 12 years ago
Slightly bitter, smooth, nice digestif — 9 years ago
No bitter taste. Subtle flavor — 9 years ago
Great with fish and chips at Huxleys — 10 years ago
Crisp and a little creamy. Pretty but not memorable. No hangover so maybe there is some truth to what they say about high vs low quality champagne. — 10 years ago
Very tasty. Smooth, with a pleasing bite. — 11 years ago
Tons of power and richness, it's an impressive wine but the bitter tannin on the finish suggests that it still needs a lot of time. — 11 years ago
The name almost had me turned off but the bitterness is quite mild. A very impressive ale, refreshing as drinking an iced tea! — 11 years ago
Easter 2013 - give me the truth! — 13 years ago
Benjamin Kinzer
Rind bitter with subtle bubbles finishing with a sweet honeysuckle floral note. Refreshing and perfect for spring. — 8 years ago