Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | each time I drink this Gini Soave I am happy. It is beautiful: a good structure, minerality, lots of bitters. This is the first time my teammates recognized the Soave tasted blind. Also: honey, apple, butter, fudge and caramel. Paired the second day with a Thai Panang Curry. Not a great idea, the food was dominant. — 7 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2023 | La Rocco is the best Pieropan. Hints of gold, minerality, vanilla, beautiful roundness ánd charm. 15 months barrel aging. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Very good! No formal notes. I found it quite sauvignon blanc driven. — a month ago

Pooneet K

9.1

A step above a basic Soave. White fruit, some florals, great minerality, a bit of salinity, nice texture on the long linear finish. Excellent refreshing acid too. Nice wine and a good value. — 2 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

Medium bodied and a green/yellow color indicate some softening, but the wine itself is very green and fruit forward, green figs (but just the vegetal smell), with some acidity and notes of yellow fruit rind, crisp mountain air, grassy notes, and a slight baking note, like pastry, hidden away underneath. Palate is crisp, dry, with a balanced acidity, lots of limestone, crisp yellow fruits, maybe some yellow grapefruit, celery hints, lemon juice tartness, and an emerging grassy energy that starts to swell long after the sip is complete. Dry to the end, but not bitterly so, very nice. — 13 hours ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2021 | almonds and minerality, hints of peach and melon — a month ago

Philip Patston

9.0

Very vibrant. Soave gets a bad rap but this one is very good. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Paolo Bea dinner at Semo. All wines were prepared by opening and slow-ox, prior to service. Abbreviated notes due to the setting. The The 2020 Santa Chiara appears a deep orange color with notes of marmalade, apricot, flowers, and varnish (VA). The palate shows low+ tannin and decent acid. Tasty, complex stuff as usual. A lovely pairing with gougère of prosciutto, green olive and honey. Drink now through 2030-ish. Bottle No. 2814/5940 — 24 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 | awesome balance, nectar. The grapes have been dried for five months. Good effort! — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened well before dinner; from a 750mL. The 2003 pours an amber color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with crazy notes of candied orange, golden raisins, figs, dates, and wildflower honey. On the palate, the wine is sweet with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is forever long. Mesmerizing stuff. Drink now through ????. — 2 months ago