M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Garnet medium intensity. Herbs, spearmint, fossils on the nose. Dry, medium plus alc, medium plus acidity, medium bodied. Sour cherry, herbs, on the palate. Tannins are chalky and drying. Long nice finish. This will of course greatly improve. But certainly drinkable now.

93 points — 11 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This started out lean and picked up weight & depth after it sat in the decanter after about 20-30 minutes. As we moved through dinner it started to push into 93.

The tannins were darker, firmer than the 2009 Pio Cesare. Blackberries, slightly sour but dark cherries, not yet ripe bold orange, tar, beautiful, lighter dark spice, sandalwood, dry tobacco, crashed rocks, nice tarriness, pink & red roses, nice acidity with a good, polished, elegant, well structured & balanced finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls evenly on fruit and earth.

— a month ago

Mark S.

9.0

Transparent cherry red. 3 hours decanting, still solid. But getting showing up it’s power. Good black fruits aroma. Elegant 20 @13000, A Novello, 250228 — a month ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Tasted blind . Medium garnet , more terracotta rim . More closed on the nose , some sweet cherry and cedar , orange rind and touch of anise . This is again quite fresh on the palate , some cherry and cedar , cut herbs , anise . Pretty grippy tannins . Reasonable length with good strawberry , raspberry , liquorice tinged finish . Needs a little more time , better in a couple of years and will last well a further 5-10. — 18 days ago

Rob Krapf

9.0

Cherries, leather and approachable finish. — 13 days ago

with Tom

Britt Strick

10

Woodland Wine in Nashville - tasting recommendation — 18 days ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Happy Lenten Friday to all the Catholics out there…if you needed a sipper for seafood, mission accomplished — a day ago

with Jennifer

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Medium Ruby color with a bouquet of fruit, herbs and floral notes, aged for 30 months in large Slavonian oak casks. On the palate flavors of cherry and raspberry with notes of herb pepper, floral and earthy notes. Medium+ finish, good balance with fine tannins ending with earthy nutty notes and mineral character. — 18 days ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.4

Medium ruby to garnet in color; bright cherries, raspberries, and dried leaves on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like raspberries, cranberries, tart cherries, tabacco, and asphalt with a long finish. I love this wine — 23 days ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

Stanley Tucci likes this stuff, I like Stanley — 12 days ago

with TwiLea