Daron Watson

9.3

“Ana’s-Cëtta” is the white #Nascetta wine by @elviocogno who helped bring the variety back from near extinction in the 1990s in the commune of Novello, #Langhe, #Piedmont.

The 2022 delivers aromas of honeysuckle, white peach, verbena and Mediterranean herbs. Apple, pear, quince and pineapple flavors then come into play. This quickly followed by a waxy texture, balanced by lime zest, with notions of crushed minerals on the finish.

The winery suggests it is “ideal as an accompaniment to vegetable dishes, white meats, raw fish, oysters and creamy cheeses.” Maybe not as ideal, but paired with rigatoni, sausage and fennel allowed some contrast to expose and heighten many of the sensations…BRAVO! — 4 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

With parm red sauce rigatoni and spaghetti 🍝 — 2 years ago

Rob Iracane

9.2

Floral, saline, berry aromas. Medium body. Paired with Sicilian style swordfish with rigatoni. — 3 years ago

Taylar Hart

9.0

I was a little concerned I let it go too far in bottle on its own, but with pepperoni pizza and rigatoni bolognase and a little time to air out, it was very nice. I think one of the few Beaujolais wines that can spend more time in bottle reliably. — 4 months ago

with Kelvin

Patrick Peters

9.3

Serious bottle of wine that is just about damn near perfect! Needs air to breathe so be sure to decant or let sit. Tannins were great, ripe fruits and a smooth finish. Paired with homemade vodka sauce and rigatoni. — a year ago

Holli Greenfield

9.4

Excellent 2018 Teeter! Paired amazing with shrimp & feta over rigatoni. Thank you Benoit for this delicious vintage @Benoit Touquette 🙏🍷 — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

This was a random bottle from the cellar on normal a Thursday night paired with a simple bowl of Mezzi Rigatoni and Marinara. I know very little about this Biodynamic estate but with Dressner as the importer, it has my attention. It appears to be declassified Chianti Rufina.

Popped and poured; consumed over several hours. In the glass, deep ruby with a translucent core and slightly browning edges, possibly indicating its near 11 years of age. Medium viscosity. On the nose, stewed black berries and black cherries, some VA, old leather bound books and dusty earth with medium+ intensity. On the palate, a rather powerful cherry red rope licorice character dominates accompanied by mushrooms, dried herbs and a bitterness that reminded me of walnuts. Medium tannins which seem completely integrated at this point. The acid seems to be on the higher end of the scale yet, the wine remains fairly balanced since it’s so well endowed with fruit. Medium+ finish.

I gotta say, I’m really digging this wine. It was fun on its own and worked really well with food. If this bottle is an indicator of the estate’s style and quality then I am definitely looking forward to experiencing more. Drinking very well now so no need to hold longer. Bottle number 0365/1350 😳 — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2018 | cherries and a lot of spices like laurel and clove | with rigatoni | at Jammo Já — 10 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Dependably enjoyable #grandcruchampagne 2012: yeasty nose, laid back citrus and some wet stone aromas. Still vigorous fine bubbles on the palate, nicely balanced but definitely tending towards very dry. Paired marvelously with a lentil soup starter and Cacio e Pepe rigatoni with sautéed shrimp dining al fresco (BYOB with reasonable corkage fee FTW!) on a relatively pleasant early summer evening in Houston. While a very nice bottle of bubbly, I must admit I was expecting a bit more verve given the GC vintage label. #fatcork — a year ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Made some rigatoni alla vodka on this cold night on Long Island after visiting this hospital to see my newborn daughter. Got the fireplace started. And. This wine. Beautiful. — 2 years ago