Tom Casagrande

9.2

This co-op’s village-specific gran seleziones are seemingly always great values and nice weeknight dinner choices. Very classic nose of macerated cherry, and mineral-flecked gravel. Medium-bodied, soft and balanced in the mouth. Flavors tending toward the savory and mineral rather than fruity. Lengthy finish. — a day ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

RWOTN. Approachable now and quite delicious. Rich kirsch and and raspberry fruit, some wafty garrigue earthy notes. Rich and silky on entry, so delicious, but at the finish a bit of alcohol (15.5%) pooks though. — 5 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

So loving the nose on this. Zingy red fruit, a little happy barnyard. In the mouth, great acids and crisp, intense flavors. Tannins in check. So much character for $$. — 5 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Second bottle of this in the past year. It’s deep, complex, and drinking really well now. A little note of barnyard adds a dimensional to the deep ripe fruit and deep granite on the nose. It’s dry and very deep on the palate. Deep savory and mineral notes are prominent, nicely augmenting the dark fruit. Nice but soft acids. A teensy little bit drying on the finish, so this is definitely designed for the table, where it will shine with stews and braises and pasta and . . . — 3 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Gorgeously honeyed nose. Loving the day and loving this. — 5 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Lots of iron and sandstone on the nose , along with some cherry. Gone mostly tertiary, but we’re all digging it. On the austere side, but not in a negative way. Great with the grilled sausages. — 5 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.4

This is electric. Nose shows a bit fruit but mostly just rocks and smellable acids. Such zingy, intense minerality and acids in the mouth, everything just ricocheting around. So good. — 5 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Lots of fresh fruit — orchard and tropical — jumps out on the nose, along with lots of stony minerals and some sweet hay and floral notes. The pure fruit hits the palate immediately with mouthfilling juiciness. Scent acids and a medium length finish. Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Roussanne and Marsanne. This is a terrific pre meal aperitif or apps wine. — 4 days ago

with Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Very good if not quite to the level of the reputation of this cuvée. A large-framed Grenache but not showing as much of the sultry and sexy dark florals and other vegetative notes I expect from The Rocks District AVA. — 5 days ago

with Angelo and Dan

Tom Casagrande

9.3

This had aged into something quite elegant. Only 13.3%, it’s got some fruit still but is quite “claret” like. I love how old school this is. — 5 days ago

with Dan and Angelo