Sean Burke

9.1

Black cherry away, zeno — 3 months ago

Mike Miller

9.8

Absolutely wonderful #opentuesdaywines so sad we have just one more of these bottles left…. — 5 months ago

with Anne

Ashley B

9.5

This wine is super light but still flavorful and pairs well with food but also so good on its own. It’s so good, it’s hard not to chug it when you crack a bottle on a warm sunny day. — 2 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Strong wine that comes at you with a burst of fresh minerality and firm tannins but opens up in your mouth and reveals nice layers of dark fruit on the finish. Reminded me of the Sagrantino wines we had in Umbria but with less body. — 4 years ago

with Tammy

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.0

Surprisingly bitter for a light “pinot-like” grape. Needs time to fully open (duh). — 4 years ago

Alanna Lucas (Nantucket Wine & Spirits)

9.3

This natural wine is for all you Italian wine geeks🤓. Cesanese from Romano 🇮🇹. Certified biodynamic. A dark fruit, smoky nose. Serious yet easy to drink. Peonies, almond, forest floor and underlying minerality. Gold ⭐️ — 6 years ago

Christian Moses

9.5

Long. Special. Whoa. — 8 years ago

with Adam

Justin Manni

9.3

Great for its youthfulness. Would benefit from another year or two in the cellar. — 3 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Despite a 17 pct alcohol level this wine is perfectly in balance. Blood sausage, long afterburn rather sweet. — 6 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

Took a flyer buying this from Benchmark. Bottle was in perfect condition, but sadly past its peak. Nose was outstanding - huge - chocolate, spice box. Had lost any acidity to balance the huge fruit. And at 17%, it kicked our ass. Would love to try a slightly younger rendition. — 9 months ago

Silvermo

9.1

Fantastico vino de Guadiana, enraizado en campos encumbrados desde el gran asentamiento romano, en Alange, precioso lugar camino de Emerita Augusta. Cuna de mis antepasados. Buen caldo, apropiado para carnes, queso que marida de manera fanstastica. Una gran joya de mi amigo Tomas. — 3 years ago

Katie MacDougall

9.5

With Dawn Romano — 4 years ago

Erica Sughrue

9.3

A new favorite. Very flavorful Dark fruit with a hint of leather and very smooth. — 5 years ago

Jessy Manuel

8.9

Chocolate, raspberry...tobacco. Lingering flavors and tannins. — 7 years ago

Meredith Moody

9.7

Wow. Big fan. Lots of bright red fruits like cherries and raspberries in the beginning. Great acidity. It is more earthy than I expected, but not unwelcome. I really appreciated the almost floral/rosy note that contrasts the brightness off the bat. Still pretty tannic, I imagine this would only get better with age. Tasted expensive. I have no clue how much it costs. Only improved with time/air as we ate dinner. Super cool to taste how it “opened up” and how it changed. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and no obvious signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe and some dried fruits: bramble berries, slightly stewed black cherry, dried herbs, stony earth, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. The alcohol is high.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Grenache-based blend, Corvina-based blend or Sangiovese-based blend from France or Italy. I felt the combination of slightly stewed cherry and spices ruled out what I would want from a Sangiovese blend. Which, left me to decide between Southern Rhône or Valpolicella. I liked this wine…the oak treatment was interesting. I was getting a French barrique. Hmmm…

So, for my final conclusion: I’m calling this a Grenache-based blend, from France, from Southern Rhône, from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2017, from a more modern leaning producer using a good portion of barrique. I’ll be damned! I don’t hate my call but I gotta get better at distinguishing these wines from Southern Rhône. I probably just need to drink more of both, lol. Tasty stuff! Drink now through 2039. — 6 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

When in Rome, drink Roman wine. This is a nice table wine - perfect for dinner here on our first night. — 4 years ago

Mike

9.5

Really good wine — 4 years ago

Julia Paglierani

9.2

Very clean finish. Fruity a little minerals — 5 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.0

A fantastic day in Santa Clara! Enjoying this wonderful wine with lunch before seeing the Rolling Stones at Levi Stadium.. A blueberry dark cherry on the nose. The dark fruits, floral and spice burst in the mouth lingering with cassis, chocolate and vanilla notes. Medium finish and a beautiful dark purple color. — 7 years ago

with Franca and Jill