Castello di Gabiano ‘Il Ruvo’ Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese 2017: Medium-bodied. Noticeable tannins & lively acidity. Complex aromas with bright fruity taste. Fresh flavors of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, dried herbs, earth & a hint of oak. Velvety long finish. Made from 100% Grignolino grape, a Piemonte grape variety, this wine offered a soft delicate texture yet rich red fruit taste. For me, this was a great find; an exotic northern Italian beauty that does not have as strong of a personality as a Nebbiolo, Barbera or Dolcetto but can stand in its own! Happy Wine Wednesday to all! Cheers🍷 — 3 years ago
Nicely balanced tannins and red fruit forward. Also made a great pan sauce with steak and sweet potatoes. — 6 years ago
A superb Siepi, drier than I recall from last one, and more elegantly structured. Dry red fruit and a charred earth character that worked for me. Drink or hold. Il Pastaio is one of the rare Beverly Hills eateries worthy of the hype, and this was a great match for their awesome black truffle pastas. — 7 years ago
11 April 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago
CVed 1/26/18. First of three. Nose of red fruits and earth. Palate that's acidic yet silky, good texture and lively. Medium finish. Gordon's $18 good value. Opened 1/12/24! Found in stash, tasting very nicely six years after poke, a record! — 8 years ago
Great wine and only $25. Powerful Super Tuscan filled with earth and leather. Dark chocolate to start with plum, with leather and tobacco to finish. — 8 months ago
Very drinkable Sangiovese blend from the Florence area. Drank in February 2023. At five years it has aged well is smooth and pairs well with pasta and any red meat. — 3 years ago
Colorado Springs 2021 trip v good — 5 years ago
Освежающее, хрустящее. Хорошая кислотность. Зелёные яблоки, цитрусовые ноты, лайм, луговые цветы, мёд. — 6 years ago
Nice Pinot Noir, good floral notes and well rounded with good body. — 7 years ago
This is Zingaro Old Vine Zinfandel 2014 from Castello di Amorosa - my new favorite winery!!!!! It is a wonderful spicy zin. Not as good as the iL brigante and yet more expensive, but it is a fantastic zinfandel. And Im not talking white zin - not my kind of wine. I hate it when the waiter doesn’t know the difference...
I digress, this has an amazing spicy chocolate beginning turning into a notes of oak and gravel. The finish is long and tart like that of a sour apple yet more on the blackberry dark currant side. It is so delicious!!!!! Give me more, more, more!!!! The difference between this and the IL Brigante is the tart finish. You must have dark chocolate with this one and cheese with the IL Brigante zinfandel. - see previous rating for IL Brigante. — 8 years ago
Awesome. Leather, mineral. — a year ago
Lovely wine! Very harmonious IGT from Tuscan hill south of Florence. The blend composition; Sangiovese, Merlot and Cab Sauv., which provides an interesting and unique complexity. Dark cherry, raisins, dates on the nose, pleasant acidity and perfectly balanced. Soft tannins and medium dry. Long but not overly lingering finish. Quick fact this wine is from Sting (the singer) vinyard. Great job! — 2 years ago
14% menu says organic but don’t see it on bottle. Excellent! At Eataly rooftop for my birthday. — 5 years ago
Very good !!!! Buy — 7 years ago
Great acidity to balance the sweetness. Perfect after dinner wine with desert. — 8 years ago
Great, in Italy! — 9 years ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2000 | Cellaring rewarded the wine :-) bottled elegance, light footed sangiovese with good structure, dances in the glass — 3 months ago