Tenuta di Valgiano

Palistorti di Valgiano Vermentino Blend 2021

9.1

Deep orange gold. Orange peel, earthy, floral and lactic “cheesy” aroma. Textured and long, with delicate tannins on the finish. — 10 months ago

Ted, David and 6 others liked this

Colline Lucchesi Calafata

Majulina Red Blend 2016

Chris MacLean

9.0

Recommended by a small wine shop in Lucca. Not a bad local Sangiovese blend. Faded a bit too much on day two. — 4 years ago

with Sarah

Josh, Adriana and 8 others liked this

Texturé

Lucky Well Vineyard Chardonnay 2016

Shawn R

9.3

@Joe Lucca was gracious to set up a virtual tasting for the Wine Nerd Herd with the team from Texture. It was a great evening. The 16 Lucky Well spent over two hours in the decanter-it needed more time. Tightly wound wine that need time to uncoil. Striking texturally with high acid and touches of oak on the finish. I found the almond paste and orchard fruit profiles very pleasing. I taste the attention to detail in this wine. — 5 years ago

Ryan, Shay and 20 others liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend

Cecilia Sánchez

9.3

Agosto 5, 2023 Paris: Damian, Lucca, Teo y yo — a year ago

Three Wine Company

Lucchesi Vineyard Carignane 2015

Andrew Formi

9.2

An old friend visited me ! — 3 years ago

Texturé

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2014

Shay A

9.2

Virtual tasting with Texture Wines and winemaker Erich Bradley. Big thanks to @Joe Lucca for setting it up.

Anderson Valley fruit. A blend of Ferrington Vineyard and Deer Meadows. Somewhat surprising is that this is 100% destemmed. Based on how the Lucky Well chardonnay was so old world in style, I’d assume some whole cluster or stem inclusion, but based on vineyard location, they feel like the tannin can be easier to achieve and there is no need to increase.

I only gave this about a 30min bottle decant and while it was approachable, it was significantly better at the 3+hr mark. Initially, it was driven by a slightly syrupy/maple richness that seemed out of place. It dominated the other aspects (candied black cherries, potpourri, baking spices) but eventually yielded to a more lifted profile and added black pepper spice. Day two picked up where day one ended showing a more elegant and spice driven profile. I’d say this probably won’t get much better, but definitely give it some air. — 5 years ago