Janice in Livermore

9.5

2013 Fabulous wine! Dinner with Eileen and Andrea. — 8 days ago

Alan Hyde

9.1

I like better than their old vine — 10 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.2

One of my favorite wines — a year ago

with Patrick, Brian and 3 others

Rachael Sroda

9.0

Sold zin - dry not overly spicy — a month ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Time always makes this one better — 4 months ago

with Brian

leon egozi

9.4

Big big wine — a year ago

Brittany Bowen

10

Drank with Stuffed Shells, Cesar Salad, and a Lake Superior View — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Served to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears a deep garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and no signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe bramble fruits: a mix of blackberries and raspberries with Morello cherry, roses, tar, talcum powder, dried herbs, and gravelly soil. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and delicious. Alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Pinot Noir or Grenache from Italy or France. Because of the high tannin and talcum powder/tar/roses combo (and the utter lack of staining), my final conclusion is: Nebbiolo; from Italy; from Piemonte; Barolo…from Monforte d’Alba. I chose 2016 because it shows good great balance of structure and fruit. Ooooof…that was too close.

“La Villa” is Fratelli Seghesio’s most precious wine and until now, I can only ever recall drinking their Barolo “classico” and Barbera d’Alba and only on a few occasions. Believe it or not, “La Villa” is the oldest, single MGA bottling from any producer in Castelletto. The name “La Villa” is an old name for an area within Castelletto when it was once a commune all to itself. The distinguishing feature of “La Villa” is the eponymous ridge that runs perpendicular with Collaretto and Vigna Rionda to the east, across the stream of Talloria di Castiglione. The vines facing south are dedicated to their Nebbiolo while the vines facing north are predominately Barbera and Dolcetto. A very tasty Barolo. Drink now through 2035. — 4 months ago

Mark Evans

9.1

Big zin with cocoa, cinnamon and blackberry — 2 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.2

Tycker det är roligt att ge otrendiga druvor som zinfandel en chans ibland. Det här var nog bästa exemplet av druvan jag druckit. Vingården planterades 1972 med enbart zin (många andra i Sonoma är field blends) och vingårdsarbetet är mkt seriöst. Nästan pinot-lik upplevelse. Väldigt elegant! Rosor, kryddor, örter. Bra tannin och syra. — 3 years ago