La Porta Di Vertine

Porta

Reserva Maipo Valley Carménère 2023

Medium ruby to purple in color; green peppercorns , cherries, and dried herbs on the nose; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; tastes like raspberries, plums, and bell peppers with a long fruity finish. Nellie says it's ok. I like it. Paired really well with a steak. — a month ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie

Porta Vita

Delle Venezie IGT Rosso 2020

Very well balanced. — 7 months ago

Porta del Vento (Marco Sferlazzo)

Luna Calante Catarratto

Cured egg yolk yellow color. Super complex and ever changing taste. Lemon curd/almond on the nose. Preserved lemon into a salted brioche roll. Drank on the patio at Aja Mola in Palermo. — 2 years ago

Joseph Lewinski
with Joseph

Porta

Reserva Estate Bottled Maipo Valley Merlot 2021

Light on the nose. Hints of cherry. Pallet has fruity notes of plum, black cherry, and raspberries. Not too dry. Medium bodied. I’m seeing reviews saying they get spicy. I’m not picking that up. Not too acidic. — 2 months ago

Montevertine

Il Sodaccio Di Monte Vertine Toscano Sangioveto Canaiolo 1997


This used to be Montevertine’s “second” wine (after Pergole Torte, obviously) but the vineyard was torn out and replanted in 1998. After that, their eponymous bottling was elevated to take its place while “Pian del Ciampolo” eventually became the “third” wine. Truthfully, they are all three different expressions of Radda so don't take my numerical rankings as a hierarchy of quality (though one could certainly make arguments in terms of importance). I digress, “Il Sodaccio” is producing fruit once again however, the singular expression is now history. This bottle represents “Il Sodaccio’s” swan song.

From magnum. Opened about four hours prior to service. The 1997 “Il Sodaccio” pours a garnet color moving to a slightly orange rim. Medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous but surprisingly spry given it’s a quarter century old. The fruit is more or less a mix of ripe and dried cherries, red plums, curaçao, cacao, porcini, dusty earth and some warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins that have well integrated but still there. Acid is medium as well. Confirming the notes from the nose. The fruit is round while the finish is long and a touch savory. A lovely expression of Montevertine that extolls the virtues of the 1997 vintage with its abundant fruit and soft, friendly character. I mentioned to our guests that this bottle gave me the feeling of a warm hug from an old friend. Drinking well now and while I don’t expect further positive development, this magnum certainly has the legs for another 10 years.
— 5 months ago

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Porta del Vento (Marco Sferlazzo)

Maquè Perricone

Like liking a goat’s balls. Game, farmhouse funk. Earth. — 3 years ago

Vidigal Wines

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All three P’s. A tasty treat. — 2 months ago

Porta Bohemica

Müller-Thurgau

En
9.5

Apple cider-y medium body, natty. Love. Wine and Rock shop or JT bottle shop. — 4 months ago

Porta del Vento (Marco Sferlazzo)

Terre Siciliane Perricone 2019

This month’s club pick. Light, melon, Cocchi americano, goes down super quick. Paired with butternut squash brown butter orzo — 2 years ago