Melo Vivo

La Vizcaina (Nerea/Raul Perez)

Bierzo La del Vivo Godello 2021

Salt! And pear. With a hint of flowers. Yummy! I love godello — 3 days ago

Byron, Oltjon and 2 others liked this

Bodegas Valdesil

Pezas da Portela Valdeorras Godello 2022

Más Godello, con un almuerzo de cangrejo, pulpo y verduras. Te llama la atención de inmediato y la mantiene. Un marco bastante resistente aquí con un acabado de tierra vivo. Awesome. — 6 months ago

Tom, Severn and 4 others liked this

Filipa Pato

Território Vivo Baga 2021

Nose of Blackberry and lavender with some gravel/stone and maybe some dried beef. Medium to strong tannins, bright acidity, mid to low alcohol, deep and textured flavors on the palate similar to nose, maybe also some dried currant or plum. Fruit and herbal/stone/savory balance quite well, and the lower alcohol than most structured firm reds increases its drinkability. — 2 years ago

Navin NayakRivka Friedman
with Navin and Rivka

Podere Guado al Melo

Rute Bolgheri

Surprisingly Italian (I would have sworn it was Northern Californian). Much more complex, some blackberry and firm oak tannins. Very nice — 3 months ago

Podere Guado al Melo

L'Airone Toscana Vermentino 2021

2023 summer. Simple on the surface but with a surprising, subtle salty depth — 7 months ago

Tom liked this

Podere Forte

Guardiavigna Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2013

Needs 90 minutes. Before then it’s really weird. Goes from a 7.0 to a 9.7 in 2 hours. Yes. It’s true.

Nose graphite explosion. Blackberry flower. Cherry flower.

Palate is silky blackberry. Man. That Forte elegance. Gorgeous shimmering mountain stream infused with blackberries.

As this opens more nose is gorgeous blackberry flower. Palate is Pete t blackberry flower. Hint of graphite.

Wow. So close to melo and anfiteatro.

This needs to be glass decanted. You get new weirdness from the beginning with each pour.

Internal@aromatics are wow! Blackberry liquor. Lilacs. Expansive. Delicious. Liquid silk made from flowers.

Finish is the most gorgeous elegant blackberry liquor. Hint of savoriness. Wow wow wow. Wine.

With more air intense lilacs and violets.

Fass selections.
— a year ago

Lyle, Severn and 1 other liked this

Raul Pérez

La Vizcaína La del Vivo Lomas de Valtuille White Blend 2021

Definitely interested in the intersection of Perez and godello. Pale gold, very aromatic, citrus and almond, fresh herbs, touch of brioche/vanilla and saline, extremely versatile. — 3 months ago

Severn, Lyle and 8 others liked this

Raul Pérez

La Del Vivo Bierzo White Blend 2021

Dinner with Raul Perez! — 10 months ago

Juan, Peter and 4 others liked this

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2018

Lyle Fass
9.1

Very solid. 18 yet again fails to be as bad as critics want it to be. Had to order this because of a corked 2017 Podere Forte Melo which stung but is all in the game. — a year ago

Ericsson, Ely and 17 others liked this

Guado al Melo

CRISEO Bolgheri DOC Vermentino Blend 2016

A nice complex wine with a dominant Vermentino grape, — 2 years ago