Matt Perlman

9.3

This is excellent. Gobs of acidity, rocks, brine, chamomile, citrus and pleasant viscosity. Great find — 6 months ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Reductive and farmy fresh, likely too much for many. Pinot adjacent but with more herbal undertones. Schiava is typically trained Pergola. Also called Vernatsch and Trollinger. Nice packaging and sub $20 on the shelf. Organic. — 2 years ago

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9.6

The 2018 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Archivio is a dark and multifaceted beauty, slowly unwinding in the glass, inward and viral, hauntingly floral, dusty and rooted firmly in the earth. An enthralling mix of smoky grilled herbs, graphite and tart black cherries come together with sage, lifted by dried flowers and hints of fresh mint leaf. It’s rich yet elegant, like crushed velvet draped across the senses, pliant and potent, lifted by brilliant acidity, while staining the palate with citrus-tinged raspberries. There is so much concentration within, echoing purple-tinged florals and lavender tones as this tapers off with incredible length, lightly structured and with a tart wild berry twang. A salty flourish keeps me coming back to the glass. While this may not be as structured as the 2017, the 2018 instead impresses on its immaculate precision and balance. Archivio is produced from the oldest pergola-trained vines on the Tiberio estate, which grow in clay-rich soils. Around 30% of the wine is matured for twelve months in new barrique, yet the integration is perfect. This is a whole new level for Cristiana Tiberio. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2022)
— 4 years ago

Michelle Beer

9.2

Roses and violets with bright fruit. Wonderful on its own or with meaty pastas — 6 years ago

Ashley Loafman

8.9

White blend from Tremonti, Campania. 40% Biancatenera, 40% Ginestra, 20% Pepella. Very old vineyard with mother plant 200-300+ years old. Strong Tramontana winds, pergola vine system. Aged 6 months in steel. Organic. 12% alcohol. — 7 years ago

Kent Aron Vabø

8.9

Med litt for gammel fransk Mont d'Or på Pergola. — 7 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Been in the hunt for a solid but low cost Piedmont table wine, and this fits the bill - bright acidity, good structure, surprisingly dry. Total food wine. And low alc. perfect for dry January. 😅 — 6 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.3

A real treat to get to try this wine. Quite hard to track down but I found it at Enoteca Millesimi in Florence and jammed it in my tiny suitcase. It takes plenty of painstaking work to produce this special wine. Terraced pergola vineyards at scary steep slopes over the Amalfi Coast. Lemons, passionfruit, honey, toasted nuts, camomile. It’s full bodied, rich and supple but with a crisp and mineral finish. — 3 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Typical pergola torte. Nicely balanced acidity, full of fresh cherries both black and red. Fragrant, drinks easily but will keep long. Good structure. — 4 years ago

ESF

8.9

See previous note — 4 years ago

Margie Smith Inderrieden

9.1

Enjoyed this wine with Dan, Natalie, and Mikey during the pergola raising!!! — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Short’s Huma Lupalicious IPA. Pergola lacing. Warm oranges, carrot cake, white cherries, spaghetti squash, pineapple upside down cake, baklava, pencil shavings and pound cake waft from this bakery of delights. Rich, creamy and lemon-marshmallowy in scope, sporting banana pudding and lemon pith, lime and trailing bitterness of green onions and chewed pencil. Final note is zests of every citrus with an extra zest of grapefruit. From primordial pudding to a backbone of citric acid that makes even the lowest slug or troglodyte stand up. — 7 years ago

Carter Snead

9.5

20th anniversary at La Pergola! — 8 years ago

with John and elizabeth

Kelsi Messer

9.4

Notes of pear and apricot, with hints of oak but not much. I loved this for a night of tapas with friends. — a year ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Natural Grignolino from Vallee d’Aosta — 3 years ago

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9.3

Pleasantly dark, brooding and earthy in the glass, the 2017 Rosso Monte di Grazia wafts up with peppery florals, pine shavings and musky black currants. It washes across the palate with silky textures, as tart wild berry fruits and inner violet tones give way to a coating of fine-grained tannins. There’s a core of brilliant acidity here that maintains fantastic balance, as the 2017 finishes lightly structured, incredibly long and full of youthful tension. The Rosso Monte di Grazia is a blend of 90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from Pergola-trained vines between the ages of 25 to over 100 years old. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2023) — 3 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.4

Crisp, refreshing and perfect accompaniment to a balmy spring afternoon with dinner under the pergola watching our son run a muck and take a second to appreciate the small things in a hectic year.
Did I say it was a good wine? — 6 years ago

Matt Nason

9.0

You’ve never tried this, enough said. Delicious. — 7 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.0

Super funky, even for me. I’ve only had Frizzante Gargangea in more elegant & filtered styles. I love the skin contact on this one. Definitely needed food. — 7 years ago

Hajime Kawasaki

9.0

2009 Vintage
とても奥深い。香りも味も。
伝助穴子の煮穴子バルサミコソース。とうもろこしのリゾットに合う〜。
— 8 years ago