Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

From 3L.

Mid red color with very light bricking.

The nose reveals; cherries, poached strawberries, spiced plum and just a hint of late to the party raspberries and rhubarb, red cola, dry leaves, dry soils-volcanics, soft, dry herbs, dry tobacco, used, dry leather, withering red flowers and red roses,

This is fresh, nice but it needs more 5-7 yrs more time in the cellar. Add a point then.

The palate is ripe, juicy with dry M tannin powder. Tart cherries, dry plums, rhubarb, strawberries, blackberries and some pomegranate and late arriving raspberries, dry soils-limestone-sandstone, crushed rock powder, bay leaf, very understated baking spices, dry tobacco w/ ash, dry, used leather, grilled meats w/ a touch of char, dry twig, steeped tea, some white & black pepper, soft Asian spices, withering to dry, red flowers, nice acidity, well balanced, nicely knitted, good; structure, tension & length 90 second finish that lands on dry earth.

3000 bottles made and only nine 3L’s. This is one of them. — 13 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium deep ruby with garnet rim . Freshly cut herbs like sage and rosemary with cedar , plum and dark cherry , liquorice . On the palate quite dense but with fresh acidity and firm slightly dry tannins . More of the plum and dark spiced cherry , blackberry, herbal and liquorice touches on the reasonable length finish . Drinking well now though will continue to show well over the next 5 years . Slightly under the radar with good personality and surprising freshness . — 2 years 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 — 4 years ago

Rod

9.2

More fruit than expecting. I was hoping for a smokier taste. — 7 months ago

Matt Perlman

8.9

Nice cranberry / strawberry fruit, could have used a bit more freshness. This estate has never really captivated me for whatever reason — 2 years ago

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. — 2 years ago

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. — 4 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Nice flowery and fruity nose. I think I will keep my other bottles a few more years to see if and how it can develop further.
The acidity is at a nice very old balsamic level. — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 50% Sangiovese, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, deep Ruby red with fresh red berry aromas and some herb spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry, plum, cacao and licorice. Fine tannins, medium+ finish, good balance with acidity, ending with tobacco and oak on the finish. — 2 years ago

Gregory Spock

9.0

Gorgeous peach and fresh roses on the nose. Very light on the palate and on mouth feel, but with nice acid and notes of unripe peach, plum, and cherry. I’ll wait 11 minutes more to see if anything changes. — 4 years ago