Andy Stabile

9.1

Second Vino Nobile di Montepulciano I bought for home after a stay there last month. Much softer on the palate than the first, which resembled Chianti Classico. This is closer to a Barolo with much softer tannins. Salt & Pepper cran-apple-cherry.

Will savor this case…. — 5 months ago

Jason Keefer

9.2

Love riverbench’s pommard! 2014 is tasting as fresh as can be! Cran-apple, earth, and cherry juice! — 3 years ago

with Natasha

Matt Perlman

9.1

Beautiful bright ruby color, zippy cran/raspberry, fresh, but with surprising depth, kept coming back for more — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose : slight oxidation.

Palate: mineral and acidic. Get some lemon fruit as it opens. Some almond. — 10 months ago

Andy Stabile

9.3

Bigger than most Barbarescos… earthy and dry, some must, some spice. Lovely on the tongue. Light florals. Not overpowering. Classic Italian tart / cran. Even a lemony finish.
X-Mas gift from Tom& Sal from Le Volpi e l'Uva, Florence… their Northern Italian Wine Club this year. The rest of the case is headed for the cellar. — 2 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Pomegranate skin if a nose

Light bodied with cran, linden berry, blackberry and classic twig and branches.. — 3 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.1

Could have stayed in the cellar longer …. But, well, now it’s open. Let’s drink.
Beautiful Cran color
Raspberry / Cran / spice
Spicy, crisp, lingering tannins
Enjoyable. — a year ago

Andy Stabile

9.2

Very enjoyable. Earthy cran…rustic
Uncorked HB — 2 years ago

Baby Checks

9.0

Not that big for nerello but it’s such a pleaser. Didn’t even need much of a decant. Just good. Nice balance of cran and mineral and acid. Not lots of grip — 3 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.0

Tobacco, cran, some plum. Big fruit. Solid

With John & Sue, who just got to town…

Update… just noticed I had trouble rating this wine in Italy… as I thought, a testament to the quality of the wine I was drinking there, that against others I had this a couple notches lower. — 4 years ago