ES Faiello

9.0

When you ask the wine guy for something unusual - he offers Tempranillo & Petit Verdot, and guess what: it works! Infinitely drinkable and infinitely complex on nose. Very intriguing interplay with Tempranillo acidity & PV mass/fleshiness/tannins. Great price too ($10)! — 3 days ago

ES Faiello

9.1

Really intriguing- would make for a great blind wine! Pauillac nose with some iron, tobacco cigar box graphite gets dirty soily around the edges all wrapped up in exquisite black & red fruit. Then it goes all Northern Rhône with distinct Syrah shining through. Fairly big wine with plenty of polish, 10 yrs + and still a baby. Find this stuff — 16 days ago

ES Faiello

9.2

Textbook - really peaking right now - Bravo, Belissimo! — a month ago

ES Faiello

9.0

Never disappoints! Drink this stuff on the regular - pairs w/almost anything you’d drink White with... such silky texture, great body, vibrant acidity and harmonious balance. ($14=overdelivers) — 5 days ago

ES Faiello

8.2

I guess for the $ this is OK but there are far better values in AUS for what this delivers... soft supple style with dusty black fruit & spice. Something slightly off w/balance between tannins & acidity but still quaffable. — 15 days ago

ES Faiello

9.0

Spot on! Engaging interplay between beautiful ripe cherry & rhubarb pie and stony minerally goodness. Vivid intense brooding - tannins a lot more burly than I was expecting w/Cab Franc. — 23 days ago

ES Faiello

9.1

Really well done, great density of flavor, bit surprised by such rugged tannins, intensely dark brooding & opaque with ripe cherry & tomato vine, crushed stone & minerals, violets & spice, this layered rascal just kept showing more and more... stood up to lamb like a champ! — a month ago

ES Faiello

9.0

With a hint of age showing deeper yellow, this was fantastic! Bit more heft too w/silky mouthfeel yet firm acidic structure - crisp, clean & smooth. Not much by way of fruit on the nose, but great minerality and a stony vibe that really sang with smoked fish & briny appetizers. — 7 days ago

ES Faiello

9.1

What a beauty! Incredible purity of fruit, reminded me of a very generous GSM from AUS - this had Syrah dominating with gorgeous dark fruit (red & black) with some terrific smoke, white pepper, tar, dirty & dusty with caressing tannins with balanced acidity carrying the whole package thru impressive finish. A Gem — 16 days ago

ES Faiello

8.8

Baby Priorat - rounder, less mature, little jammier but still pretty tasty. — a month ago