Courtney Cochran

Sommelier/Host hiptastes.com

10

Tale of a Perfect 10: electric soy and black olive mashup, suggestive garrigue and sexpot violet, brown sugar swizzle stick and incomprehensible herbal-vanilla wafer-anise love child. Then it gets interesting: espresso and tobacco leaf, cocoa nib, cola and cool. Or is that sassafras?? Pink peppercorn, portobello and candied pomegranate. Handstands. Hell yes. Thank you. 🙏 — 10 years ago

with Will and Mary-Colleen

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

A tale of two Carignanes. This one bringing more savory and spice, but in a quiet sort of way. Needed food to show its best. — 11 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Tale of two wines-1rst day, 2nd day- oh so better w/ air, all the treble notes get fuller, earthy daresay burgandy-esque — 11 years ago

Greg Martellotto

President One Wine Wines, Martellotto Wines

9.1

Wow 1982 still drinking. Yummy kirsch pepper short finish and end of its tale but a joy to share anyway — 10 years ago

Susan Lin

Business Development Belmont Wine Exchange, WSET Diploma candidate

9.0

The evolution of this fresh and zesty, yet full bodied Soave over an hour was like reading a riveting tale full of twists! Starting with green apples, pears, grapefruit rind and what seemed like toast evolved into sour apples, orange marmalade, biscuit and even a touch of caramel. Smooth texture and nice balance of acid to voluptuous body. — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.2

Gorgeous aromas here; melting licorice, ripe cherries, Swiss dark chocolates and tell-tale herbacious twist. On the palate, truly sexy fruit, lush and round, with sweet tannins and lowish acidity. More approachable than usual at this stage, but in many one of their finest versions to date. — 11 years ago

Yohei Otomo

9.3

R13.5 testing delectable... — 12 years ago

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.4

Definitive Nascetta. Opened yesterday and continues delivering tell-tale herbal aromatics (rosemary) and petrol. Noble. Extraordinary character. More like how a Riesling ages. Or Timorasso. Beautiful depth. #theotherpiemonte #Italianwhite — 10 years ago

Stacy Woods

9.0

Deeply and widely concentrated blue-black core with a very slim garnet rim. Reflective surface. Complex, concentrated nose is fruit forward, very ripe, black berry, black currant, cigar box, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Full body, medium minus acid is well balanced with high alcohol (14.9%) but throws a throat warming burn. Slow to emerge but long lasting ripe tannin. Ripe aromas on the nose are confirmed on the palate with the addition is a tell tale black pepper on the lengthy finish. Amazing finesse and complexity - don't judge a wine by its Abv! — 10 years ago

with Luiz

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.1

A tale of two Francs. More grip and terroir expression here. Darker berries, longer finish. Comparable quality to the Ravines, just with different character. — 11 years ago