Eric Urbani

9.0

Still reliable. $32 at Costco ! — 7 months ago

Brandon Passley

9.0

Dark and rich. A little sweeter than I expected with the port. Would buy again. — 4 years ago

David Koenen

9.1

Raspberry, wet pebbles , basil, tomato leaf, whiff of pepper, salty, lip smacking finish. Very fine. — 5 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Another mystery wine I don’t recall buying..glad I did. So hard not to groove on aged Sangiovese from a very good producer. Soft, silken, smooth and remarkably dark and concentrated at age 16. Home-made pasta, meatballs, and sausage and playoff football... doesn’t get much better. The wine displays beautiful classic notes of berry, sun-dried tomato, and some dirt. But marvelous match with the acidity of tomato sauce with pork and basil. Used to always tell buyers to stick to the two “f’s” when it comes to everyday reliable Tuscan red. — 5 years ago

Michael & Lauren Keller

9.2

Such a delightful rosé! Juicy watermelon jolly rancher balanced with hint of cinnamon and basil. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff. — 4 years ago

Lars Fasel

9.1

Covid Chianti kick continues. Nice herb and spice component. Tarragon, basil, sage w/ some tomato action. All held up in classic Chianti cherry. Great for price. — 5 years ago

Corinna Korpela

9.5

Bio/organic practices with indigenous yeast, granitic soils. Great savory herbaceous basil, spice, dark fresh fruit, a little chocolate after being opened for awhile, some tannins well integrated. Delicious and food friendly — 4 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.2

Blind Date wine! Blind tasting notes: "Bright ruby red, candied red fruits, jolly rancher and bubble gum. Low acid, low tannin, slightly effervescent. The food pairing suggestion makes us think Italy, but the fruitiness and low acid and tannin makes us think Not Italy." Soooo tasty with a BLT and pasta salad with tomato and basil. — 5 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.0

Fresh, expressive and complete rosé. Fresh strawberry basket, muddled raspberry, stone fruit finish. White roses, basil, touch of white pepper. Hearty enough for BBQ. — 5 years ago