S.S. Mandani

9.1

Perfumed red spice and cinnamon.

Medium to high acidity. Medium to high tannins.

Baking spices under current. Dark cherries. Slight astringency on the back note. Classic Sangiovese.

Pretty. Bracing. Fun to drink. Probably attains some balance as it opens up — a month ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2021 vintage.
Black berry, dark plum and tobacco on the nose.
Medium bodied, medium acidity with soft easy tannins.
Dark fruit, cherry and very food friendly.
If you have any chance to taste Adriano Barbaresco…do it.
You will not be disappointed.
— 4 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.4

Dark rosé, fuller bodied than usual. Red fruit , minerality, extraordinary. — 3 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Wow. So clean and good — 2 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.6

My favorite Grappa. Thanks Vittorio — 3 months ago

Robyn Pelling

9.1

Nice and light — 3 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

Cherries, herbs, and earth. Good structure and excellent food wine. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

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. — 2 months ago

Michelle Berryman

9.0

Bright, fruity, light — 2 years ago

Neil Shah

9.1

Your perfect pizza wine — 3 years ago