Sori Brewing
Nickel & Nickel
State Ranch Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
I bought this from barrel tasting at Nickel & Nickel’s luncheon futures, Entrecote En Baguette. Tasted 20 Cabernets and this and the Sori Brico were the two Sofia and I purchased.
Dark currants, medium plus tannins, anise to black licorice, dry leather & tobacco, dry herbs and thick, dark florals that are framed in violets and lavender. — 2 years ago
Azienda Agricola Olekbondonio
Barbera d'Asti 2020
Light bodied and stainless fermented barbera from Olek, who is co-owner of the vineyard labeled by Gaja as Sori Tildin. Fun fresh picnic and pizza wine. — 4 years ago
Claudio Alario
Sori' Costa Fiore Diano d'Alba Dolcetto
Aroma of blackberries you know will have tartness. Tannins hit you in the face, then the tartness comes through. A leather, tobacco, tar flavor lingers on your palette. Medium body — 6 years ago
Poggio dei Gorleri
Sori Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino 2015
A little effervescent - I liked it! — 7 years ago
Elio Filippino
Sori Capelli Riserva Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2011
Outstanding - great balance of fruit and tannins! — 7 years ago
Elio Filippino
Barbaresco Sori Capelli 2001
Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core and a orangish rim; medium+ viscosity with amber staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of desiccated cherry, dried red flowers, mushroom, leather and earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with high tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is high. This is a wine showing signs of age but there’s enough evidence to lead me to where this should be from.
Initial conclusions: this could be Grenache, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo or Sangiovese from Spain, France or Italy. For me, there’s too much expensive, small format oak for me to be in Piemonte. This could be Brunello…or Chateauneuf du Pape but for the similar reasons, I didn’t like that call even though there are certainly more producers in those areas making wine like this. I then vacillated between Chateauneuf and Priorat with 20+ years of age. Final conclusion: Grenache from Spain, Priorat, 2005. Oooof…I need to remember that people made/make wine’s like this in Piemonte. The signs were there, even though the oak use and extraction were super modern. This is why we practice! Drink now. — 4 months ago
Prandi Giovanni
Sori Cristina Dolcetto Di Diano D'Alba 2021
Ruby red, inky tannins, good acids, cranberry, violets. From 7th Avenue Liquors. 11/08/22 — 4 years ago
Von Strasser
Sori Bricco Vineyard Red Blend 2013
Big and balanced blend. Fine tannins with nice minerality add to the currant and berry notes. — 6 years ago
Cascina Roccalini
Roccalini Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2014
My first experience with Cascina Roccalini was last year with the 2013 vintage and I was hugely impressed so I was very excited to try the 2014 version. Popped and poured; initially bright ruby in the glass but became noticeably darker, turning to garnet after about fifteen minutes. The nose on the 2014 Roccalini was opulent; far and away the freshest and most interesting of the group in the first couple of hours with beautiful, ripe cherries, bruised red delicious apples, tar, baking spices and roses. So much pleasure! After about hour three, the roses gave way for Easter Lilies...which I can't ever recall in a red wine before. However, around hour five, the Roccalini started to fall apart and the finish became watery and thin which is exactly what happened to the 2014 "Sori Paitin"; further reinforcing my feeling that the 2014's will be a vintage to enjoy while they are younger and preferably within the first couple hours of being open. Drink now or before 2022. — 7 years ago
Anna Maria Abbona
Sori dij But Dogliani Dolcetto
Nose - soil, wet stone and petrichor/rainy day. Main flavors - delicate stone fruit like plum, cherry and an after taste of fruit pits. Mouthfeel - silky upfront and the a little bit of acid and zing on the back. Really approachable wine. Don’t sleep on dolcetto! Lovely wine. — a year ago
Château Croix de Bertinat
Révelation Saint Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
From Sori and Azim from France. — 6 years ago
Paitin di Pasquero-Elia
Sorì Paitin Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2014
Popped and poured. Like the Roccalini, this initially poured a bright ruby red which became a darker, almost garnet color with about 15 minutes of air. The 2014 Sori Paitin was distinctive with tar, roses, crushed rocks and, with a couple of hours in the glass, a bit of brown butter which was really interesting. However, around hour three, the finish became watery and thin...similar to what happened to the 2014 Roccalini but more so. I suspect this will be a recurring theme for the 2014 vintage in Barbaresco so my advice would be to drink these on the pop and pour and within the time-frame of a typical meal (a couple hours or so). Drink now or before 2022. — 7 years ago
Mike Miller
A little spicy, balanced, elegant with crisp acidity in a dry finish — 19 days ago