Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Had to get a bottle for holidays. Beautiful dark color, blend of Tempranillo, Graciano & Mazuelo, aged in new French oak for 24 months. Concentrated red fruit aromas with light oak and spice. On the palate ripe red fruit flavors, complex with layers fruit & spice, noting espresso, cacao and toasty oak. Tannins are a bit biting now but should softer with time. Lingering, great balance on the finish ending with . Decant to drink now, otherwise let this baby sit in the cellar. No ‘12 or ‘13, so grab ‘10 & ‘11 now — 7 years ago

Melinda Taylor

9.4

Super smooth alone or with food. Had at a wine bar and kitchen in cedar park with burrata, pate, and beet salad — 9 years ago

Deb Hadley

8.9

Smooth with a bit of smoke and pepper. Awesome with grilled lamb and steak. — 9 years ago

Danielle Manderioli

9.3

Muga is always a crowd pleaser. Smooth, was great with our Spanish dinner — 10 years ago

Jeffrey Reifsnyder

9.2

I get tastes of honey and a little syrupy-ness to it. Quite delicious. — 10 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.3

Hazy yellow tinged gold color with aromatic, appealing quince, pear, orange marmalade, and wet stone aromas with a appealing oxidized note. On the palate it's well structured, full-bodied, and very fresh, yet lushly textured with fine grained well integrated tannins like an orange wine with tart quince, pear, orange and vanilla flavors, with a hint of baked nectarine and a long mineral driven finish. 12.5% alcohol — 11 years ago

Jonathan Gray

9.2

Alicante/Sangiovese/Cilieglio blend. Mostly savory and meaty with some dark cherry, dried spice and a little menthol. — 11 years ago

Ilaria Ropolo

9.0

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG 2011, Riserva Superiore, 15.5%. Bottle tasted in January 2015.
Color: dark, clean, with an orange tinge.
Nose: vinous, ethereal, very balsamic, spicy, green, rich, deep and a little toasted wood.
Taste: really very good, intense snd rich, fine and elegant tannins, pure licorice. Long persistence. — 11 years ago

Dana Belber

9.1

Incredible depth of flavor and a healthy dose of funk. — 12 years ago

Mimi McLaughlin

9.6

It's hard to find a Ro-say to compete with this one! Plump, vibrant and concentrated. — 13 years ago

S B Mitchell

9.0

BlackBerry. Tannic. Fully flavored with solid 14% alcohol content. Strong, long lasting aroma and flavor. A vibrant, and satisfying Sangiovese. Would stand up well to spicy foods, or heavily flavored meat. — 8 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.1

Just tasting it for first time on day two but very impressed. You can almost smell the creaminess along with the floral intensity. Palate is rich but also has zippy acid in a very white Burgundy kind of way. — 8 years ago

Spinning_spins

8.9

A really good Cava, especially when you consider the retail price ($12.99). Straw, golden apple, rosemary notes. Same on the palate, rich enough to mention it, huge finish, minerally, pretty, small, bubbles. I like it a lot, ya know, considering everything? — 9 years ago

Robert Stackowiak

8.9

Had with steak - a nice complement and not overpowering- October 2016 — 10 years ago

Renee Zeitzer

8.9

Nice balance of tannin and cherry notes with a hint of plum. — 10 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

Amazing Brunello '09. Silky smooth, brick color showing. Great mineral-driven nose with black olives. Tastes incredible, pairs excellently with tomato-based dishes. My wife said it was a "highway by which the flavors of the meal were transported into her." I'll have to have her write my stuff more often. — 11 years ago

Marina Du

9.4

Very mild and refreshing on a chill summer night. — 11 years ago

Celena Mattera

8.9

Enjoyed this dry red with a saffron dish.
— 11 years ago

Kimberly Burns

9.3

Crisp but earthy, substantial, and really does taste like pecorino (which is a good thing) — 11 years ago

Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

8.9

Another Encruzado, this one hauled back from Portugal over the summer. Lovely, nutty, a touch of oxidation, but very clean and fresh. No US importer. — 12 years ago

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Jeff Navach

9.0

This was a featured tasting at Eataly. Great value. Anastasia loves it!! — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

A tad oxidative on the nose. Plums, dark berries, pipe tobacco, smoke, exotic spice, vanilla. Frame filled out nicely by grainy tannins. — 8 years ago

Kimberly Kasza

9.0

My personal favorite of the night! Different than the other chiantis I got to taste. A tad mellower! — 9 years ago

Jay Murrie

9.1

I'm mad as Fausto! Fine, otherworldly, it blows apart my bias. Signore Albanesi, you are a thoughtful, kind and uncommonly talented man. — 9 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.0

Well done but a little heavy on the oak or at least it's not well integrated. — 10 years ago

J Levenson

9.1

An amazing wine for under $20 a bottle. Agree with Ian Cauble whose states "Lush full bodied palate". Made to go with food. Decanted for 45 minutes. — 10 years ago

Christian Sparks

9.0

Smoke. Tar. First time having a 100% Petit Verdot. Looking forward to a few years from now. — 11 years ago

Adrian Leggett

8.9

Nice on its own. A little fruity but not too much. A bit of spice and smoke too — 11 years ago

Paul Watson

8.9

Blind, I would have said this was a modern BDX. A touch brambly and dark with lifting acidity. What a surprise. A true delight with a porcini dusted porterhouse. Yum! — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

A small estate in the southern part of montalcino — 12 years ago