Jay Kline

9.4

Poured into a decanter about three hours prior to dinner. The 2012 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears and no obvious signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with heavy notes of Morello cherry, exotic spices, bergamot, black tea, red flowers, cola nut and stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a remarkable 2012 Riserva that hides its 15% alcohol about as good as any I have encountered. Full of character and full of life. My last bottle, but I hope to encounter this beauty again at some point in the future. Drink now through 2032. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2006 vintage. 426 cases produced, 3rd vintage from Jonata. Good fill and excellent (if slightly dry) cork. Decanted with little sed and tasted after 2.25 hours. Whiffable, earthy nose. Light-medium body. Tremendous, dark cherry concentration flavor-wise. A token offering of richness perceived just behind the front teeth on the roof of the mouth/palate. Instructive. 7.6.24. — 4 months ago

barak heller hayun

9.0

just like that french region... — 7 months ago

Panamá Vibes

9.0

Slight fruity smell and a great taste, not sweet but not dry. In my opinion a well balanced red wine to accompany any moment. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2021 vintage. Nice, entry-level SRH juice. Sleek, light-medium body with red fruit overtones. 7.3.24. — 4 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

Extremely compelling. If you could convince people here to shell that kind of money for Argentina fizz, it would be worth twice the price. White stone fruit, delicate florals, lengthy acid with some, rounded by a good press quality — 6 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

2016 | Gamay
Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu; Alma Mater (VDF)
Rhone; Beaujolais, Brouilly, France
(91-93; Drink 2024-28)
Decanted +2H — 8 months ago

Ed Chin

9.0

Drinking really nice for this recent vintage. A lot going on with this high acid bottle. A year or 2 wouldn’t be a bad thing though. — 4 months ago

Some Dude

9.0

2016 was a stand-out year, and this wine reflected that. We could easily have given this another 8 years: it was tight and wild when we opened it, but by the time we had it with dinner, two hours later, it was a powerful and delightful experience. Some tannins had dropped out but it was still grippy, and the fruit had deepened into something wonderful with traces of fig. And that acidity: oh my it was wonderful with our salmon and with some Wagyu. I think one of our guests found the right technical term to capture it: yum. — 4 months ago

James Everhart

9.0

Fine fruit, mostly citrus.no NZ monocots. $28. — 6 months ago