George Booth

8.9

Having this delicious wine with chicken stuffed with home grown sage pesto wrapped in prosciutto. Has a nice dry slate flavor with a hint of pear. — 4 days ago

Andrea Baker

9.2

Delicious — 2 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Some IGT wine to pair with red meat sauce (Sunday Gravy) on Penne from Lilian’s Kitchen for my birthday entree.

The 2011 Oreno is a blend of; Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.

The nose as I poured it from the decanter had bright, brilliant, blue & purple florals. Ripe, lush & ruby; blackberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, poached/baked strawberries, boysenberries & blueberry notes. Incense, savory meats, dark, fruit cola, anise to black licorice, dark spice, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, limestone, dark, rich, black earth, dry crushed rocks, soft dry herbs, saddle-wood, not quite dry tobacco, leather, hints of graphite with dark, red, blue, purple flowers laid in lavender.

The body is, rich, round & just hits full. Still a shade early on opening. Needs another 3 years in bottle. The tannins are nicely round but, still show chewy tarriness...45-50% resolved. The tension, structure, length and balance are just hitting their groove. Ripe, lush, ruby & floral fruits of; blackberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, poached/baked strawberries, boysenberries, raspberries as it opens (1-2 hours) & blueberry notes. Incense, savory meats, dark, fruit cola, anise to black licorice, dark spice with just touch heat, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & hints of vanillin, limestone, just moist clay & top soil, dark, rich, black earth, dry crushed rocks, soft dry herbs, saddle-wood, not quite dry tobacco, dry underbrush, leather, hints of graphite with dark, red, blue, purple flowers laid in lavender. The acidity is round just about right. The delicious ruby fruit finish is, nicely polished, well balanced, a little flatter than I like and fall into gentle spice & round, slightly tarry & dusty tannins as it takes hold on the long set.

Photos of; Tenuta Sette Ponti, Merlot fruit nearly ready to be harvested, Owner- Antonio Moretti, who took over the estate from his father in the late 1990's. As well, was charged with fraud a few years back but, believe he survived those charges & Tenuta Sette Ponti vines. — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY.

(From our cellar.) — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2011 | Love this wine | rich, cedar, chocolate, spicyness and a taste that still has tannins but is also very comforting | paired with tenderloin | at Jammo Já — 9 months ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.0

Vinello Milano. — 4 years ago

Joanne Franzel

8.9

Not la moretti. La Zerretti. Balanced, zingy finish, earthy — 6 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.3

Cranberry, plum, clove, asian spices and forest floor. — 6 months ago

Sarah Oettel

9.2

Craft Wine Co, Origin Rosé — 3 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Pre-Labor Day festivities with friends.

Tension! Light sweetness, ripe pear peel, green-ish hay, green apple flesh, first Chenin I've ever had from OR, specifically Willamette Valley - Ribbon Ridge. — 5 years ago