Ellen Clifford

9.0

Fresh, red fruited, spicy and cedar-y on the nose. The body brings fine-grained tannins and that alluring combo of dried fruits: cranberry, strawberry, and raspberry marinating in the fresh tart juice of said fruits. All is overlayed with black tea and just a hint of bell pepper. Good gosh, it is exactly what I love about Ripasso: richness lurks, but freshness prevails. — 3 months ago

Jody Wycech

9.0

Really interesting funky wine. Not a textbook valpocella ripasso but still great. Dark cherry, blackberry, and smoke on the nose. Medium bodied, not as sweet as I’d expect for this style. Lots of licorice & cocoa. Finishes with a lingering cocoa note with lots of wood. — 9 months ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Vanessa

9.0

I’m loving the aromatics on this rosato from Veneto, Italy! 🇮🇹

@lulu_lara_g I can see (and taste) why you enjoyed it so much and agree there is a lot to unpack here! 🤔🧐

It’s comprised of 100% Rondinella grapes, native to Italy. This variety is a common blending partner in the red wines of Valpolicella and Bardolina. 🍇 Here it’s holding its own at center stage with notable florals on the nose, including elderflower, rose, and chamomile, alongside fruit notes of starfruit, cantaloup, raspberry, grapefruit pith, fresh herbal notes of chervil and fennel, and wet stone. 🌹

On the palate, it’s dry, has medium acidity, medium alcohol, and medium intensity in flavors. Flavors are largely consistent with the nose, but I’m also tasting Smarties candies -- both sweet and tart/tangy at the same time. It brings me back.

Saluti, amici! — 3 years ago

with Deked1

Ellen Clifford

9.1

She’s deep and dark, full of ink and dried blackberry, but there’s something playful here—this wine is quintessential perky-goth wheee you’re like “are they that morbid or is that a smile I just saw on the dance floor when Annie Lennox started playing”? Full of chocolate and dried and stewed berries but also fresh herbs. Par for the course 15% abv but that’s tame in Amarone-land. I like this a lot. Now making dinner so the 15% doesn’t have its way with me before there is food in my belly. — 3 months ago

Dan Casagrande

9.0

Quaffable — 9 months ago

with Angelo

Andrew Turner

9.2

Reona's birthday dinner wine. Needed decanting and a lot of airing to open up and take the edge off. — a year ago

Fabio Franchella

8.9

Missing a minimum of complexity — 5 months ago

Derek Shanahan

8.9

Great for under $15, awesome match for pizza. — 8 months ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

For what seems to be factory level output, not bad at all.
Bitter cherry medicine cough syrup on the nose. Cocoa, asphalt, black. I dig.
On the palate, Cherries, Amarena Cherries in bitter syrup. Quite addictive.
Cocoa repeats on the finish, nicely done.
A nice treat when it has snowed.
Thanks@FirstBottleWines
Day 2: Even more bitter/grippy.
Kept in fridge overnight w rubber stopper. — 9 months ago

A. R.

8.9

Nice clean and super super crisp.
citrus and exotic melons. High acid. Lots of minerals. Wouldn’t ever have guessed Chardonnay — 3 years ago