Ian Hamel

9.1

2020 spring. Calderara Sottana is on the north side of Etna and better known for reds. This was really nice, with lots of flowers and almonds, and a salt / acid backbone. Again, no petrol - again perhaps because of youth. I’d be curious to see how this ages compared to Pietramarina or A’Puddara — 5 years ago

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9.7

A model of finesse and understatement, the 2008 Barolo Le Vigne is every bit as thrilling as it has always been. At nearly 10 years of age, the 2008 is still bright, precise and very fresh. Sweet red cherry, rose petal and mint notes are beautifully sketched in a Barolo that is pure and total class. In 2008, vineyard sources are Vignane, Merli, Ceretta and Conterni. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.2

I've always liked Vietti's labels and the Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne is a delightful departure from their usual illustrations from nature. Unlike the label art of a mask, and indeed of the mask from the El Gato Chimney painting behind, nothing is being hidden here. Overt and plummy and floral too, this 2010 reminds me why I love the vintage and how Barbera with a bit of age can be an utter delight. — 8 years ago

with Cara

Nico J. Snyman

10

I still remember the very 1st Champagne visit I had 12yrs ago with Pierre, it's so great to come full circle. This is rich, but balanced, a great apple tarte tartin quality to it when opened, so showed development, but being VV it's understandable. After being open for an hour everything came alive, white florals, beautiful minerality. Outstanding wine. — 8 years ago

Michael Morris

Wine Director The Park Café

9.1

Big cab franc. Showing big fruit with enough herbaceousness to balance it out. May take a couple years to bloom but drinks great now — 9 years ago

Joseph Carmona

9.0

Light yellow, acidic with a mild pepper finish. Good with fontina, toma, or a creamy goat cheese with pesto (especially the latter) on a warm summer day. — 9 years ago

Brad Lukes

9.4

Bought this on a trip to Napa. Had not heard of the vineyard previous to our visit, but was impressed at our tasting. Really nice ripe round fruit, balanced body. Not inexpensive, but a worthy spurge — 10 years ago

Deanna D

8.9

Great drinking wine for summer. Nice and light with a crisp finish - excellent dry rose. #thesecretwineclub #loirevalley — 10 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.0

What a value. Deep, smokey red fruit. Supple texture. — 11 years ago

Lauren Brooke

9.6

Wow. A dusty primitive with Riesling like fruit acid. Tons of pairing potential. — 12 years ago

Lacey Knaff

9.0

Great wine alone without a meal. Every day drinking. — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

A little sleepy at the outset but ascended late. Some game musk on the nose, Elegant and supple fruit with bright black cherry, wood pulp and limestone. — 7 years ago

Holli Greenfield

9.3

Happy Hanukkah to All!
There is nothing like a delicious Cab with potato leek latkes! — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Quite a nice Barbaresco, and more accessible at this age than expected. Tannins are very much there but not grippy to the point of overwhelming. Deep earth and dark red fruit. Soft acid on the finish. Nice. — 8 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.8

Open about an hour and it's not singing but it is humming at least. A tad hot, but incredible. Balanced yet fulsome. Two plus hours in and just soars. Embers, earth, dark fruit, spice and integrated oak. Definitely 98+. Wow. — 9 years ago

Rob Guimaraes

9.1

Sea salt, pretzel, dried yellow apples, and a pervasive linger. Firm acidity still lively and ready to go another 5 at least. From this, you can get the idea why quirky Oregon producers are itching to play with Melon. — 9 years ago

Rachel Honig

9.0

Quite sweet, but not syrupy. A great dessert pairing with berries, but still enough effervescence to cut through dense fatty chocolate or other rich desserts. Dessert in a glass for me! — 10 years ago

Robert Krupp

9.3

In a great place right now. Bitter chocolate, dark cherry, a little tarry. Best window is probably in next few years — 10 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.7

Lovely. From Lorenzo's home region. With Adrienne & Mike. — 11 years ago

Diedra West

9.9

Diedra had this 13 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

A good fallback on a mediocre wine list. — 7 years ago

with Sarah

Conrad Green

9.3

Amazing fresh fruit with violets, punchy red fruit with a lifted cherry quality. Very supple and dynamic with zesty delicious fruit. Excellent — 7 years ago

with Tony, Bryan and 1 other

Kenta Hayashi

9.0

Quite stemmy, menthol, burdock root, iron, and earthy. I was expecting a bit more fruit but could be the vintage and whole cluster style. — 8 years ago

Sean O'Donnell

9.6

Fig, butterscotch, banana, cognac & alcohol dominate the nose. This wine is a monster. So intense and vibrant. Like it could not wait to be freed from the bottle. Nice tannins and acid. Flavors of biscuit, rhubarb & ripened light fruit. This wine makes you happy to love wine. Very fortunate to come across this bottle. 2006 vintage
— 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This had a rustic and savage style with a nose of brambly & racy fruits of black cherry, raspberry & a perfume of deep mineral, graphite, violets and baking spices. — 8 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.1

Tasty, but too young. Still a bit disjointed and the oak stuck out. Not really knocking it, as I knew I shouldn't be touching a 2010 yet. Hope to try it again in a few years. That being said, I do think the gevrey VV is a step above. — 9 years ago

Scott Lauck

9.6

Another special find(seriously for that$$ on release) on this list at a hidden mountain bistro...beautiful floral notes , forest floor and red fruits...my best echz ever? — 10 years ago

John Padilla

8.9

Such a winner for $13. — 10 years ago

Sean Genn

9.0

Excellent Italian white from Piedmont. Fresh pineapple and lime up front with a clean mineral finish — 11 years ago

Rebecca Hopkins

PR Folio Fine Wine Partners

9.3

Thanks Gianpaolo for a new discovery & dear friends @1760sf @angrysomm @scoldilocks — 12 years ago