Masseria Del Pino
Masseria Li Veli
Orion Salento Primitivo 2023
Dark plum, tobacco and other deep@fruit flavors rounded out with medium level tannins that make this more Sangiovese like than zin. — 5 months ago
Fattoria del Pino
Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese 2012
Again a surprisingly well aged and very lively and fancy texture. — 5 months ago
Masseria Altemura
Sasseo Salento Primitivo
Very nice Primitivo from the Puglia/Salento region. Dark ruby color. Paires wonderfully with Southern Italian food, but will go well with a variety of foods. Drank November 2025 — 2 months ago
Cantina del Pino
Albesani Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2005
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. In the 2005 Albesani pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and no signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of tart and ripe red fruit: Morello cherry, pomegranate, red roses, cedar chest, a touch of leather, dried green herbs, and gravity earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. All around delicious. Drink now through 2035. — 7 months ago
Masseria Li Veli
Salento IGT Verdeca 2019
Delightfully fresh with a golden glow of muted fruit, light, lemon citrus melon but nice acidity to keep it clean excellent with a chicken in garlic and white wine, cream sauce with Calabrese chilies — 3 months ago
Masseria Li Veli
Salento Susumaniello 2022
‘Garrisa’ is the little brother. Comes in at half the price.
Susumaniello means…Go, Go Donkey in the local dialect.
Chris Zitzman
The color of the Cantina del Pino “Gallina” Barbaresco, swear it, is “ruby squared”. While initially the nose was surprisingly muted, a quick decant seemed to turn the key to much greater depth. Stewed red fruits lead to a ‘growingly’ remarkable palate of bot power as well as finesse. While the tannins are obvious, evident, and young- it seems with every minute that goes by it relaxes. While doing so, revealing layer after layer of evolution and new experience. Like a lot of other Barbarescos: please be patient. Doing so will only reward you. — a month ago