Ely Cohn

9.1

Enjoyable but priced $15 too steep. At $45 we need deeper complexity and this is delicate but not inspiring.

The nose is soft. Raspberry and candied cherry. The palette is salty and lean - sandy, loamy, lucid.

There’s skill here in the interplay but you’d be nearly as well off with SP68. — 2 days ago

Randy Fuller

9.3

This wine is medium ruby in the glass and smells of raspberry, cherry, anise and an earthy note. The palate is like a more savory take on Pinot Noir, with coffee, red fruit and spicy herbs. The tannins are very firm and the acidity is fresh. There is a long finish which carries the red fruit back. — 7 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Funky, herbal and delicious. On the bigger side. — 8 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Interesting. Quite a bit of heat. 14.5%. Dried apricots, touch bitter, orange blossoms. Tannins; tart. Reminds me a little bit of Sauterne. Has weight. Fun 🤩 but not something I need to buy again or store. — a day ago

Randy Fuller

9.3

This wine does a little Pinot Noir act, medium ruby in the glass with earthy red fruit on the nose. The Sicilian grapes were grown on the slopes of Mt. Etna, and owner Michele Faro spoke during a Zoom gathering about his love of the volcanic soil. The nose also offers notes of coffee, sage and eucalyptus. The palate definitely shows the volcanic origin along with spice and pepper, plus a firm tannic structure. The sip finishes clean and savory. Very tasty. — 8 days ago

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9.4

Masses of crushed black cherries laced with Christmas spice, lavender and dusty cedar waft up from the 2010 Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie. It’s fleshy and round upon entry, offering ripe cherries, plums and burnt citrus that saturate the palate. Brisk acids work hard to add vibrancy and lift, in spite of the staining of concentrated primary fruit that lingers throughout the finish. The result is one of gravelly tension yet also satisfaction, like biting into a fresh yet tart raspberry. The 2010 Vigne Vecchie is the current release for this bottling, which spends six or seven years refining in 50- to 70-hectoliter Slavonian oak botti prior to bottling. It’s an experience wine, to say the least. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2021)
— 13 days ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Big sip of iced peach greens tea with aromas of an oxidized copper green penny. Tastes like apricots and Fuji apples. Very much as expected and very much appreciated. — 2 days ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Black cherry, orange rind, leather, med+ acid, fine tannin, lots of sediment — 3 days ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

Colour of cold black tea. Cherry, toffee, earth and dried herbs on the nose. Palate has savoury earthy cherry - just medium bodied. The following night savoury red fruits with a skinnsy element on the palate developing into a touch of astringency. Not for long keeping - drink now if you have some. — 7 days ago

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9.3

The 2017 Faro captivates the senses with a darkly alluring bouquet of ripe plums, rich brown spice and hints of cacao and tobacco. This is silky and pliant in feel, motivated by brisk acids, as a display of mineral-tinged black fruits and savory herbs fleshes out across the palate. A subtle coating of fine tannin frames the expression nicely as the 2017 finishes with persistence, resonating on inner earth notes and florals and a hint of blueberry skins and sour citrus. This is gorgeous today, yet it also possesses medium-term cellaring potential. Le Casematte Faro is a blend of 55% Nerello Mascalese, 25% Nerello Cappuccio, 10% Nocera and 10% Nero d’Avola. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2021)
— 13 days ago