Cheryl Beyea

9.5

We both like and bought in Salisbury — 6 months ago

Daniel Ciolek

9.0

Very nice. Strawberries on the nose. Crisp with juicy acidity. Soft fruits and mineral on the palate - more dry than sweet. Clean finish. — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

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. — 3 years ago

President Obama

9.2

$21 @ Macarthur. — 5 years ago

Costas Constantinides

9.3

This is great. Had it in restaurant in Lisbon. — 7 years ago

Jon Bergqvist

9.5

Not what I expected. Dark in color. Way to dark to be from oak so probably caramel. Also a distinct but not sickly sweetness. I don’t think one really can rate something like this. It was wonderful to drink b — 8 years ago

with Fodorpataki

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

Nice for a 5 year old Madeira… good to drink now. August 2025. — a year ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2023 summer. Simple, lovable country wine that went over wonderfully at table — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Beautiful earthy red. At Grapes and Bites in Lisbon. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

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. — 4 years ago

Nik Kannan

9.2

Really well done and balanced. The vanilla is melo against the oak & paired well with a marinara spinach ravioli. Was thinking different and set me right, wish they all were this good. — 6 years ago

Daniel Khouri

8.9

Was fantastic after 20 min of air. Complex and earthy — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Ypo public speaking dinner — 8 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.0

Bell pepper, chilli pepper, tamarind, red fruit… cherry, raspberry, cedar, vanilla, dill (but tech spec says aged in used French oak). On the palate, unripe blackberry and seeds. No noticeable cream on the palate (effect of melo gone?) — a year ago

Wayne Jaffe

9.2

13.5% albariño blend, with taste of chardonnay. Bought in local wine shop but drinking opposite Bodega Donostiarra! — 3 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

One of the smoothest, juiciest and downright delicious #mencia I’ve ever had. It has less of an Atlantic feel and more of a Mediterranean feel. Still moderate alcohol at 13.5 and it was fluid and highly drinkable. — 4 years ago

Sam Friedland

9.0

A nice complex wine with a dominant Vermentino grape, — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Very fragrant. More mineral. Lovely nose. I love these. Love it. Awesome structure. Deep. Minerally. Calco-schiste. Spectacular. One of the best of today. 100% Sangiovese. — 6 years ago

Josh

9.0

Fruity and nice oak notes. Very well-rounded, loved it — 8 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.1

Yum. Not over the top melo. Nice acid balance. — 8 years ago