Joel Lara

8.9

This is a pleasant nebbiolo that I see pairing well with a lot of pasta dishes. Overall, this wine has very scrumptious red fruit flavors with settled tannins that balance the fresh acidity really well. It’s a translucent, pale red that’s medium bodied with scents of cherry, rose, and leather. Primarily it’s the cherry that comes through on the palate. The fine grained tannins transition to black tea notes and cherry on the finish. The fruit on the finish quickly disappears. — 5 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

This is a version of Primitivo quite different to what we are used in Italy.
I am sure it has its lovers
6 months in French oak and 6 in American oak too
The wine has a deep colour
Multitude of spices over a big fruit.
It is a step away from a Barossa wine and two away from a classic Primitvo.
But it is definitely long and mouth fulling.
Top seller here downunder — 2 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.4

N: Black tea, tar, black cherries, the forest, earth, blood, tobacco, a sense of velvet.
P: Black depth, sanguine, slightly chewy,
But very smooth, rich w/o a trace of heaviness. Red/Black fruits, exotic flowers.
I decanted 1 hr, chilled 30 min.
Thanks @FassSelections — 4 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.7

The best from Sardinia, one of the best Grenache I have ever had. Crazy complex, persistent and expressive nose and palate. Texturallly reminiscent of those sandy soiled, fine tannin ala Chateau Rayas. — 4 years ago

Stuart Scheff

9.2

Mostly Grillo. I love this Italian grape. Grillo and summer go perfect together. — 6 years ago

Brian Agness

9.0

Very acidic with pear notes — 6 years ago

Brandon Chew

9.0

Dark fruit, tinge of shiitake mushroom, give it an hour for the funk to mellow — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Second bottle I had of this wine. Good, but missed some character. Just good — 7 months ago

Laura Purdy

9.1

I fear I opened this far too soon. A couple hours of decanting has helped it open up. Going to let my other bottle hang out on the rack for a few more years. — 10 months ago

Eric Kememes

9.3

Slays! Tree fruit Floral macération cloudy no tannic bite apple skin finish — 3 years ago

David S. Lopez

9.1

This was an excellent wine. It’s probably only my second outing with Primitivo di Manduria. It pours a beautiful thick purple in the glass. It has a decent nose. But the flavors are quite wonderful and powerful. There’s raisins berries plums and maybe a hint of vanilla or tobacco. There’s some acidity. And a decent finish. I will absolutely be buying this again, as well as other Primitivo PDM wines. It went perfectly with the elk steaks we paired it with. — 4 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.0

Pulled from the cellar. Wasn’t expecting much but this was actually good. I dig it — 5 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

Really like Arneis’ just great nose and tastes. This one I drank over a week and just got better and better. Got to get more. — 6 years ago

with Barbara

Madeline Schimmels

8.9

Smooth, tart, funky, buttery, rich, delicious. The typa whites I like. $24 — 6 years ago

with Zechariah

Jody Scharf

9.1

lots of palate smacking spice, tart and acidy..I like.... — 7 months ago

Jerry Raphael

8.9

Always enjoyable with pear and apple notes. Opening wine for SJOS Tasting I hosted — 2 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.3

Served to me by Giovanni Manetti but you didn’t hear that from me—he’s president of the Chianti Classico Consortium but DAMN this is good wine and he’s tilting at changes in the region to ever improve all the wines. I couldn’t NOT mention this tho, thrilling just to smell, savory and richly fruited, and complex beyond…cherry cordial, mint, chocolate, blackberries, cheerful and serious all at once. Splendid and beyond. — 4 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

Rich with equal parts honey and lemon. I love the style of Northern Italy and this could be anything from Piedmont to Alto Adige. Golden glow, sweet perfumes, viscous foundation. Aromas of honey lemon almond marzipan, a bed of flowers, smoke and hint of mint. Very worth my while. — 4 years ago

Daniel Schniepp

8.9

Super! I wanted a wine that could hold up with fish. Super floral and leathery aromatics, soft red fruit, cherry, orange peel, strawberry. High acidity and no tannin, perfect with tomato and fish. This is a gem, I would highly recommend but absolutely need food. Should be a given with Italian wine but just so I’m clear. Salute! — 5 years ago

Dan R

9.1

Natural montepulciano. Comes in a clear bottle 🤷🏼‍♂️. Fully enjoyable, especially with rustic Italian fare. Quite farty on the nose. Tad spritzy. Slightly under ripe cherry on the palate with a minty kick. Tobacco and herbs. This has really nice verve and presence and I love the texture - lactic, almost creamy. Finishes with grainy tannins. Very alive. Tastes like a barrel sample. Drained quickly. — 6 years ago