Bodegas Marco Real

Adriano Marco e Vittorio

Basarin Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2014

Multiple bottles opened from the same source; all stored in ideal cellar conditions. The 2014 “Basarin” pours an almost turbid garnet color with an orange rim; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. Some light signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of bruised strawberries, a combination of dead and dried flowers, leather, mint and earth. Some VA. Showing some oxidation. On that palate, the wine is bone dry with medium+ tannin and high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose though I might add a slight Balsamic note. Medium finish. Despite presenting more advanced than I would expect, it came across fairly polished. This is my first experience with this producer so I’m curious if this is characteristic? This could also just be the 2014 vintage doing 2014 vintage things. If I had any of these, I would consider drinking them before 2029. — 13 days ago

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Marco De Bartoli

Pietranera Sicilia Zibibbo

jasmine / passion fruit / wet clay — a month ago

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Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha)

Quintas das Carvalhas Reserva Douro 2021

K L
9.1

Good! Total wines Portugal wine. Would get again. Deep fruit but not too dark. Balanced. — 4 months ago

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Viña Real (CVNE)

Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Elegant, balanced, not the strongest example of 68, but subtle fruit, medium length. Delightful. Comfortable slippers on a cold rainy night in Napa. — 3 hours ago

Viña Real (CVNE)

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 2017

Oct 2024: PnP ready in 10 minutes, smooth classic Rioja, good VFM — 3 months ago

Antonelli San Marco

Chiusa di Pannone Sagrantino di Montefalco 2015

A sipp of this wine and you know what „tannins“ means! Dark fruit, deep, long, wild — 3 months ago

San Marco

Pillastro Puglia Primitivo 2022

The tartness and flavorfulness made this a great wine with out Cesar dinner — 5 months ago

Viña Real (CVNE)

Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2017

Great bargain at Costco for $19.99. mL — 3 days ago

Marco De Bartoli

Integer Zibibbo 2022

Intriguingly tasteful — 7 days ago

Bodegas Riojanas

Monte Real Gran Reserva Rioja Tempranillo 1998

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 3 months ago

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