Carter White

9.0

Balanced sweetness, hit the spot — 17 days ago

Steven Gullo

9.3

Medium-gold color. Honey, almonds, ginger, and baked pear, a touch of oxidation. Sweet at first, then finishes with a slight nutty bitterness. Superb with blood orange cake and vanilla gelato. — 3 years ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2016 Rocca Bernarda Novecento. Venezia Giulia IGT.
75 % Friulano, 24 % Ribolla Gialla , 1 % Picolit.
Winery established in 1559. Sandstone and marl soil. Stainless steel vats then the wine is rested 6 months on it’s lees for an amazing texture.
A nose of lemon balm, Asian pear and citrus rind.
Great mouth feel with flavours of golden apple, honey and pink grapefruit with a distinct minerality and acidity on the long finish.
We had ebi dashi kimchi hot pot with fresh shucked whole oysters thrown in.
A great match.
— 4 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

The color concerned me, but this was still going strong. Just enough acidity.
Friuli field blend of Sauv Blanc, Chard, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia and Picolit. Fingers crossed that my 2006 will show as well! — a month ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.2

Blend of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay — 3 years ago

with Elise

Brian S

9.2

This is a very funky wine, similar to a Joly Chenin. Yellow apples, pear, orange, lemon, tangerine, beeswax. — 4 years ago

with Ellie

Chip Hughes

9.3

The Meursault of Friuli. Macadamia, cocoa butter, the barest hint of chervil. Subtly but persistently saline. Lacks a touch of acidity, or I’d have been even more wowed. For me, this is the best findable and affordable Italian white in most vintages. — 5 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.7

The 2018 Vespa Bianco is a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes, grown in the hills of Premariacco and Cividale. The wine is fermented in half stainless steel tanks and half oak casks. Aging in the bottle lasts a year before release. A good portion of the lees - the spent yeast cells - are left in the wine, which enhances the mouthfeel.

This beautiful wine carries a golden hue in the glass and has a nose which features salinity as well as fruit. The aromas range from pears to guava to beeswax to lanolin. On the palate, there is bountiful salinity and minerality to meet the tropical fruit flavors. Acidity is fresh and zingy, too, so food pairing is simple.

— 2 years ago

Keith M

9.0

凝縮した果実味、香り、旨味。黄桃、パイン、オイリーさも。
厚みがすごい。 — 3 years ago

Raphael Fiore Lacelle

9.2

Astonishing. Great balance of acidity and sugar! — 5 years ago