Marc Melser

9.0

We had the 2012 vintage on 10/27-28/26. Light garnet in color. Got better after 90 minutes of air. Candied cherries and leather on the bouquet. Raspberry, red cherry, kirsch, and leather on the palate. Medium bodied. Old World. Nice finish. — 6 days ago

Sarah Nally

9.0

Great flavor! — 7 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Quite garnet colour , terracotta rim, slightly younger looking than the Lovara, very fine sediment . Slight touch of leather , then spiced cassis , sous bois , coffee, grafite . On the palate quite good sweet dark fruits , with touch of soy sauce , leather , sous bois , dry spices . Good balanced, quite fresh acidity , soft tannins . Medium length and still showing really quite well . At the end of its drinking window so drink now and over the next couple of years — 2 years ago

A.Burkett

9.1

At dinner the other night, we ordered this in place of the Kenzo Sauvignon Blanc and it did not disappoint. Lovely tropical fruit notes. It was a great substitute for our favorite wine. — 3 years ago

Pedro Guimaraes

9.2

Confraria Freddy do Sureto — 5 years ago

Patrick Melville

8.9

Another good Nero d’Avola discovery. — 6 years ago

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9.0

Pale gold. Aromas of dried lemon, beeswax and jasmine, with a hint of fennel emerging with air. Chewy and dry in the mouth, showing very good depth and heft to its nicely concentrated citrus/orchard fruit flavors. Lingers with very good persistence, leaving notes of tangerine, pear skin and dusty minerals behind. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2019) — 7 years ago

Joel Lara

9.2

Medium bodied with med/high acidity and moderate powdery tannins. The nose has flavors of smoke with sweet cloves and anise along with dark cherry and pomegranate. The same flavors come through on the palate, with the fruit gradually receding into the background while a saline, smoky minerality along with the spice notes shine through nicely. An initial smooth, round mouthfeel gives way to slightly drying tannins that are balanced by the bright acidity. Super tasty. — 12 days ago

Noah Chasin

9.2

Can’t wait to drink more. The funk arrives late to the party but always welcome. No year (that I can see) on any label but I’m told it’s a ‘22. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.6

Vintage 2007 | Stunning wine with incredible awesome balance, less than 3 hl/ha. | at Monarh Tilburg — 3 years ago

Kristen McCabe

9.2

Lovely and drinkable — 5 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

There is smokey start to this nose, with a bit of vanilla and red forest fruits and maybe raspberries. Quite interesting but rthe smokyness is strong. The palate is well balanced with a creamy touch, a nice red forest fruit note all along, a soft mouthfeel and a good width. Very gentle tannins in mid palate and a rather long fruity finish. This is very well made! First Brazilian wine and a good first impression — 6 years ago

Adam Nesto

9.4

PEACHES 🍑 — 7 years ago

with Alex

Jessica Walkup

8.9

Excellent sparkling rosé — 7 years ago

Ed

8.9

Really nice--pale, peaches, minerals, little bit of salinity for $20 — 2 months ago

Sharon B

9.5

Very delicious! My first time with this grape. 🍇 — 5 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2021 vintage.
100 % Falanghina from single vineyard in Irpinia, Campania.
Grown in Calcareous clay soil between 300 and 440 meters elevation.
70 % fermented in stainless steel and 30 % partial fermentation in small oak barrels.
Bright, straw golden green colour.
White flowers, herbs, ripe apples and pineapple. It has a great textural richness on the finish.
It spends 8 months resting on its lees.
Quintodecimo also produces Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino……also equally impressive. — 2 years ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.2

Adi Abr22 — 5 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.0

I still have quite a few wines like this from my early days of wine collecting - stuff that was highly rated or recommended in the $15-30 price range (this was $18 from Wine Library in 2009). Wines that could provide a great quality for the price, but that no one, including me, ever expected would spend a dozen years in my cellar. Many people would assume wines like this one to be hopelessly past prime, but over and over again I’m surprised how well so many of them - from both the old and new world - hold up. At first this wine seemed to be over the hill, with some brownish tinge to the color, balsamic aroma and leathery mouthfeel, but the longer it’s in my glass the more I’m enjoying it. The sweet and intense red cherry fruit is sightly raisiny in character yet still somehow bright, the tannins are integrated but still firm, and the acid is balanced and mouth watering. Pretty classic Grenache-Carignane that would hold its own against Priorats costing several multiples of its price. Sometimes wine makes you smile (most times). — 6 years ago

Daisuke Murakami

9.0

ハーブ？独特な香り、あとから酸味がくる、ミディアム — 7 years ago