Milan Antonopoulos

9.1

For a cheap Pinot Grigio this was very good. Goes down very easily, yet pretty acidic. Nose is citrus fruit, tending more towards lime. Taste is grapefruit with tropical. Medium-pale colored. — 3 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.0

More cirrus but minerality is next level. Paired with uni spaghetti with caviar. — 9 months ago

Bucki Rogers

10

Spot on rose wine! Perfect with my light Italian fare. Resembled the Whispering Angel, but lighter and felt more like summer! Will definitely add this wine into my rotating rose cooler. — 9 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

I like this a lot more than I expected. A touch woody but not overbearing. Silky smooth. — 2 years ago

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Vanessa

9.2

This variety – Nosiola – is an ancient, regional specialty of Trentino-Alto Adige in Northern Italy, known for its distinctive hazelnut aromas that occur naturally, not from long-term oak or bottle aging (which can also contribute nuttiness in white wines). In Italian, “nocciola” means hazelnut, a clear etymological link.

After learning about this unique variety, we had to track down a wine made from it. When we discovered that Azienda Agricola Foradori makes a single variety expression, we were sold!!

This wine was made biodynamically, with ancient practices in the winery, including 8 months of skin contact in clay amphorae. The resulting wine is alive, awakening as it breathes, and evolving from sip to sip.

It first opened with notes of lemongrass, lemon verbena, fresh mint and basil, and delicate white pepper. As it evolved, it took on notes of geranium, white blossom, honeydew, grapefruit pith, elderberry, and wet stones. With even more time, I detected some of that hazelnut character, although, admittedly, it could have been the power of suggestion leading me there…

One thing is for certain: it’s delicious, layered, and like nothing we’ve tasted before. — 6 months ago

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Joe Fischer

9.4

Tasting at Tenuta seller Terrre Nere. More black fruit forward with a bit of spice and earthy. All though the same age as Caldera Sottana, more bold and rich. — 2 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Of the two, the 06 is the more Sangiovese forward. Good old world notes. Drank well into day 2. Great value for a 15 year old baby Tuscan. — 3 years ago

romo

9.2

Overtly pleasant; did not fade into the background at lunch w tartufo bianco. Wanted more, but playing the long game on this day. — 8 months ago

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9.3

The 2020 Ripa delle More is the estate's blend of (50% Sangiovese, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot). Powerful and sleek at the same time, the 2020 packs plenty of intensity into its mid-weight frame. Dark red/purplish fruit, blood orange, mint, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco are some of the many notes that build in the glass. Give this a year or two to soften. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2023)
— 9 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2022 spring. Enjoyable but fairly straightforward at this young age - if given a few more years it may develop the additional richness and interest of other recent Friulano bottles, and I would be curious to see if it would — 2 years ago