Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Made some homemade sausage and some greens. Grilled it and opened this for a Marchegiani dinner. Not as unruly as a few vintages I be had, but very good. Rosso conero is the DOC. All montepulciano. — 5 years ago

Jana McNairn

9.1

Good wine. Fruity and bright. Not tannic. — 5 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

David at Vinous nailed the tasting notes (tasted 2016):

"A faintly fungal note accents apple jelly, glazed pineapple, candied grapefruit rind and caramel on the nose, leading to a colorfully complex but rather opaque as well as decidedly confectionery palate impression. The finish is forcefully sustained but lacks the primary juiciness and salinity that might have leavened the wine’s sheer thickness and overcome slightly rough and unruly manifestations of botrytis."

TDN is certainly more pronounced now, but the part on botrytis was bang on. The wine could do better with a little less/cleaner bot, but I guess it is a true representation of the vintage - 2014 was marred with bot issues. In the words of Helmut, "this one was picked out from the Spätlese material on a table by my top harvest brigade. We’ve had lovelier Auslesen, but when it’s constantly humid, you get negative infection and can’t expect more than this.” On the bright side, the minerality of the site still shines through and when paired with some baked pears drizzled in honey... Divine 🤤 — 6 years ago

Chris Tophe

9.1

Pretty good wine with a Smokey aftertaste — 7 years ago

Katarina Czarniak

9.0

Super smooth and buttery. Good for non-Chardonnay fans. — 7 years ago

Denise Parrish

8.9

Slightly sweet yet bold and hearty. Ought to pair well with a good steak — 8 years ago

Chris DeBarr

8.9

In my obsessive quest for Carignan, this pretty seaside Rosé brings the suggestion of unruly funk along w raspberries, quince, and pale tannins clinging upon the limestone soil of this little inexpensive gem. — 9 years ago

Marcus Weber

9.3

Wonderful unruly and spicy, but lightly flattering and later somewhat creamy. Makes you dream sitting in Tuscan vineyards in evening sun. 700 Celsius grilled Flank steak of “werdenfelser weiderind” - violett asparagus in rosemary butter - “Haferwurz”, hazelnut oil - bob dylan on vinyl, make wine not war- a perfect wine now — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Killer nose out of the gates. Blackberry and mega tar. Smell the ink. But also mega mineral. Concentrated and deep with mega tarriness and inky blackberry fruit. Big slatey tannins but not unruly as there is a sense of refinement here. Juicy and deep. This is very very fine. Has 20+ years. — 6 years ago

Wendy Garcia

9.3

Smooth, buttery, and tart all at the same time! Love it! — 7 years ago

J. Kim

9.1

A real California wine, that just tastes good and wild and free, without being unruly and uncontrolled. A bit tiring, though. — 7 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.6

Exceptional, unruly Burgundy that delivers consistent structure and length. Brilliant winemaker. — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.2

Unruly. Pepper, spices and a whole lotta lively fruit. — 8 years ago

Steph Anie

9.2

Intense flavours of dark fruits and toasted oak (back label)

Excellent, light but complex, no perceptible tannins — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Very small production NY Lake District red blend of 80% cab franc & 20% merlot. Nothing broad here. Fine wild blackberries & eucalyptus, untamed & unruly. Truly intriguing & delicious—& at 20$, a steal. 2nd bottle. — 5 years ago

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Sammie Pitts

10

Sammie had this 6 years ago

Boxer Briefs

10

“unquestionably the biggest wine we make”. Black fruit, with some raspberries, bright and dark!Labeled as 15.3 abv, this wine is not hot at all. The oak doesn’t stand out, fruit is dense, great texture, really good wine. A beast, but not unruly. — 7 years ago

Robin Hicks

9.3

No it’s actually the Gin. Santa Vale a few days early this year. Happy holidays! — 7 years ago

Suhaib Abdali

9.2

Xmas gift from Diana at work. Nice, fruit forward with some spices. Needed to breathe a bit — 8 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.1

The nose flexes it's minerality muscles right away, while also bringing white cherry, white peach, unripe strawberries still on the vine, and white pepper. Doesn't quite prepare you for the unruly palate. A spice bomb, layered with white/unripe fruits and M+ finish of acidity. A wolf in sheeps clothing. — 9 years ago