Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

What a Greco
I left this bottle in my cellar for a few yearsa ns i had no hugh expectations
I find a wine that looks like a cerasuolo rose
The skins were only left in during the fermentation, but the wine kept a lot of colour for a "white". This explains better than anything why they say that Greco is a red variety disguised by a white.
The wine after 7 years in bottle is remarkable.
Fresh, fun and long. — 18 days ago

Howard Greenfield

9.4

Artie strikes again!! — 4 years ago

Christopher Bezzone

9.0

Thanks to two great friends, we enjoyed this one brought by one friend, with a pork chop recipe given from another friend. #brad #vincenzo — 6 years ago

Cintia Mabilde

9.8

excellent primitive wine! — 6 years ago

Ben Murray

9.0

Great brut. Smooth. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Big. Dark. Extracted. Aged ~ 24 mo. in Allier barriques. Firm tannins. Lovely cherry aromas. A whiff of wood. Tasty. — 7 years ago

Rob Nohle

9.0

Da Vincenzo — 8 years ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2023 vintage.
Garganaga 70 % with remaining 30 % of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
From a combination of volcanic tuff and limestone soils. Aged 6 months in stainless steel before bottling.
Pale gold in colour.
Citrus, lemon zest, nutty and herbal aroma.
Yellow plum, white peach and tarragon with grassy and herbal flavours.
Juicy finish with a pleasant pinch of minerality. — 2 months ago

Kayla Bixby

9.4

Really good, light. In Ottawa with Sarah and Rob — 2 years ago

Anderson Amaral

9.4

Absolutely amazing! — 5 years ago

with Patricia

DoKeun Hwang

8.9

#탄닌감 #농익은과일향 #다소낮은바디감 — 6 years ago

Jessica Walkup

9.4

Excellent prosecco, aged very well. Would love to find and buy again. — 6 years ago

Jim Nelson

9.3

The real riserva — 8 years ago

with Camille

Rick Phillips

9.2

Aging perfect. Deep bold flavors of plum and cherry. Smooth with a lasting finish. — 9 years ago

with Letha

Angelo Casagrande

9.3

Oh is this a juicy, delicious drink. Blueberry, blackberry, and tart cranberry. Some smokiness adds a different dimension. Fairly light, alc at 13.7. Lot to like. Nice for the warming weather. Grilling some burgers with it. — 3 months ago

with Tom

Joe DeMarini

9.2

Funky and tasty. — 4 years ago

James Whitmore

9.0

Good bold red. Definitely buy again — 5 years ago

Diana Cristina Patiño

9.0

Tonight we are enjoying some wine from the island of Sicily. A 2012 Puritani Etna Rosso from Azienda Valenti Vini 🍷 The #nerellomascalese grapes from this bottle were planted in 2004. As a literature lover I must share th story behind the bottle's name: 'The father-son team of Giovanni and Alessandro Valenti have embarked upon
the journey to produce the very best
wines from their homeland of Mount Etna
in Sicily. Being avid lovers of literature and
music, the names of their wines reflect
this passion. Enrico IV, Henry IV (Enrico
IV) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello;
Puritani – I puritani (The Puritans) is an
opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini;
Norma is an opera in two acts by
Vincenzo Bellini. Poesia is Poetry in Italian.' Cheers to Italy! 🇮🇹 — 6 years ago

Enzo Crifasi

9.3

Vincenzo is enjoying the 2016 with a fillet mignon. Delicious 😚 ciao. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Updating notes from 29 weeks ago.

On the nose, macerated & baked; blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, plum, strawberries with raspberries painting the background. Mocha, vanilla, dark chocolate, fruit liqueur notes, dark rich soil, limestone minerals, fresh & decayed red florals with bright fresh field of blue & red floral florals with violets.

The palate is elegant, rich and full. The tannins nicely softened & resolved. 60-65% resolved. There is nice; soften structure, very good balance with excellent length. The fruits are; ruby ripe blackberries, sweet & sour dark cherries, blue fruit mix, black raspberries, plum, creamy raspberries and hint of strawberries. The red florals & violets really shine through on the palate as well. Sweet tarry notes, dark fruit liqueur, dark chocolate, mocha, caramel, vanilla, some black licorice, limestone minerals, iron, tarry notes, smoke, used leather, cigar with ash, touch of dry stems, pinch of herbaceousness, dark spices, dry clay, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rock powder, just hint of white pepper, blue & dark red florals, lavender with violets, good round acidity and a long, elegant, balanced finish that lasts minutes.

Better with a good meat sauce pasta than pizza. Slightly overpowered our pizza tonight. But, still delicious.

Photos of; the backside of Valdicava, one of their vineyards and Valdicava winery owner Vincenzo Abbruzzese.

Brunello’s take years to come around and why Italians hold them extra year(s) over other varietals/regions in bottle. It’s ten years before good Brunello producers wines are truly enjoyable; which is why I still have so many in hibernation. Drink through 2025. — 8 years ago

with Christina and James