Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Sourced from 65 year old vines, sitting in rich clay soils. Medium Ruby with complex aromas of berry fruits, oak and fresh floral scents. On the palate dried tart cherry, tobacco, licorice, espresso and fresh herbs give this full-body wine grace and elegance. Soft fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy notes, well balanced, enjoyable now and has room to run over the next decade. Very Nice! — a day ago

Mandi Perkins

9.5

BC4C 2025 at La Terrazza on ship — 20 days ago

Guy Acheson

8.9

Solid Italy. Sharp tannin. — a month ago

romo

9.3

Called Barbaresco. All the markers. Wonderful balance. — 3 days ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Nice easy drinking red. Good with the Bolognese pizza and the rather spicy ricotta gnocchi. — 19 days ago

with Bonnie

Stuart Dershaw

9.4

Medici Chaine dinner with florentine beef. Wow — 3 days ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

Great with my Bolognese! — 2 months ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Excellent Barbera, especially given its youth, sparkle tamed after an hour or so — 16 days ago

Vanessa

9.4

This is the 2013 Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva ‘Nuova Regina’. It’s 100% Chiavennasca and aged 39 months in cask.

It is PALE ruby in color with pronounced aromas and flavors of red and black cherry, bright raspberry, mulberry, pomegranate, purple fig, stewed strawberry rhubarb, rose, potpourri, black licorice, black tea, anise seed, fennel, tri-colored peppercorns, peat, vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, forest floor, and mushroom.

On the palate, this wine is dry, w/ medium (+) acidity, a medium body, medium alcohol (13% ABV), & medium (+) tannins that are smooth and velveteen; it has a lingering finish.

It’s an outstanding wine, incredibly fresh now with runway to age & gain complexity in the bottle. — a month ago

with Deked1

Nolan Waggoner

9.1

At 35, melon flavor and dry. As it warmed there was more mineral. Very good. — 2 months ago