Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | morello cherries, spices, juicy with much character, needs aeration — 9 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Calafe l’aura irpinia rose.

Nose is lovely. Grapefruit flower. White flowers. As this opens amazing density. Truly piercing.

Palate is such juicy fruit. Some grapefruit. Strawberry. But blended so not sweet and not bitter. Elite deliciousness. None of that metallic rose crap. Good acidity but not too much. Not super complex. You do get some floral internal aromatics though. This could be more complex with age.

Juicy finish. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose: white flowers. Very pretty. 96

Palate: utterly elegantly delicious. Sweet lemon. But perfect. Dense. Juicy.

Long.

Better than 90% of the Burgundy I drink at 2.5x. Amzing wine.

Fass selections. — 10 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

this is Calafe “Kami” Brut Nature made from 100% Greco di Tufo. What a nose. Smells like great Champagne. How? I’m not asking. Gorgeous yeasty aromas, fresh bread, even salty butter, so mineral. Gorgeous. Palate is so elegant with crunch, sap and minerality. So pure and sleek. So refined. Wow. Good concentration and such purity. Not that complex but delicious. — 7 years ago

Anthony Kluska

9.0

Heavier styles white, straw, grain, honey. — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Calafe taurasi.

Nose is lovely plush blackberry fruit. Very sensual. Caresses the nose gently. A wisp of chocolate. As it opens intense lilac perfume. Nose filling. Volnay on drugs.

Palate is stunningly elegant. Hand crushed blackberries. Chocolate. So silky. Amazing silky texture. Lilac internal aromatics. Hint of spice. You get blackberry chocolate lilacs and spice. If it were more complex this would creep into elite realms. Alas it’s only really great.

Long finish. Chocolate covered blackberries. Wow. — 4 years ago