Tom Casagrande

9.2

This is a large-auditorium college intro class in Valtellina Nebbiolo. (In contrast to a graduate seminar led by Professor Marsetti or Professor Ar.Pe.Pe.) Loads of dried cherry fruit and winey old barrel scents on the nose. A bit of faded rose petals and stone. The light color looks fairly advanced. The palate is openly fruited initially, but has a bit of a tannic clench at the end. So the balance to be struck is drinking while the fruit is so nice but waiting to see if the tannins drop and soften. Not a long term project. Enjoy over the next few years would be my take, but I tend to favor things on the younger side. — 5 days ago

Ethan Rumbarger

10

Wonderful red, fruit forward with a very clean finish — 7 months ago

David Nagdeman

9.4

Light body with well balanced tannins — 3 years ago

Rufus King

9.3

Rich, sweet smooth Italian red vermouth enjoyed before dinner at Gigi’s in the South End, Boston — a month ago

MysticMtnMama

9.6

Wasted on a pot roast. Amazing return — 4 months ago

Zach D

9.5

Not as aromatically intense as the inferno, however an exceptional palate presence. Great wine. Similar profile of tar, roses, dried and fresh strawberry, some cranberry. Great length. — 4 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose is so sexy. Sexy cherries and roses. Pink and red roses hand crushed and jammed in your face. As it opens more dusty roses

Palate is sexy cherries. Pink rose internal aromatics. So juicy. A bit bitter. So good.

— 3 years ago

Brad Taylor

9.3

The 2021 vintage just as good as the 2020. Maybe even better. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three days. Best on Day 1 and 2. The 2017 Inferno, Fiamme Antiche pours a deep garnet color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart fruit: Morello cherry, roses, espresso, leather, alpine herbs and granitic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Elegant and ever so lovely. Drink now through 2037. Only 6,206 bottles produced. — 4 months ago

Zach D

9.0

Magnum format, was saving to drink with a good friend who lived around lake Como and introduced me to inferno docg. Look, this was a 9.1 nose, 8.8 palate to be honest. Had nice dried rose petal and light tar, strawberry aroma which intensified after an hour or so, and was delicate and refined; palate never caught up; light bodied with short finish; some shitaki mushroom and just fallen leaves; not much complexity on the palate. Rating inflated as we enjoyed it together with parmigianno, Comte, pecorino. Who cares, memories are a huge part of why I enjoy certain wines. — 10 months ago