Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. Arianna’s 2022 “Il Frappato” pours a ruby color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is youthful with notes of tart red fruits: strawberry, pomegranate, subtle Eastern spices and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. As usual, a fresh, elegant and serious expression of Frappato. Drink now through 2032. — 13 days ago

Maddie Fromell

9.4

From Travis — 3 months ago

Kelly Carlin

9.2

Fantastic - effervescence, sharp acidity with balance, great with a creamy, lemon, almond pesto pasta. — 8 months ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.1

Flores blancas, piedra volcanica, fosforos, albaricoque, grosella, miel — 8 days ago

Gladys Xiques

9.2

Medium bodied berry with minerality. . . — a month ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

This is a story of two wines. The first one is what I experienced the first evening I tapped the bottle through Coravin, after about 20 minutes in the glass. It opened up to a beautiful melange of red fruit, a touch of spice and an off the charts, distinctive grippy minerality. Truly beautiful. Though they come from radically different climates, it reminds me of the beautiful that Teroldegos of Foradori, or a prettier Hugh end Beaujolais Cru.But it’s so hard to catch it right. Between the whiff of funk at the start, the closed off moments and the drop in quality on day 2 (24h after Coravin!) it’s always a good wine but so much fragility to catch it as its peak — 4 months ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

A lot of red and black fruit, and a smooth mild structure. Very nice. — 23 days ago

with Barbara

Garnet Kindervater

9.3

Amazing. Dry, full bodied. Black peppercorn and fennel and raspberry. Terrific for our NYE steak dinner. — 2 months ago

with Elyse

Noah Chasin

9.1

Excellent funk… Bootsy meets Michael Jackson. — 7 months ago

Willie Carter

9.1

Now this is my kind of wine. So beautiful, so relaxed but with energy. Right up my alley. Dark pretty purple in the glass with some cherry red accents. Wild strawberries all over the nose, attacking you in the most loving way. Fragrant spices and cinnamon are in total harmony. There’s a bit of leather going on here that is simply divine. Smoky wood and dark chocolate just for good measure.

Low production Frappato from a single vineyard in Sicily. The acidity here is fairly high which is nice and the tannins silky smooth. This is a bold Italian that pulls no punches when it comes to the funk. That sexy, sexy funk which I love. That combined with low alcohol at 12.5% is such a balm for the soul. So different than the usual fare. The palate references the nose with more spice and crushed herbs. The red fruits are lively and the leather strong. A superstar of a Frappato. — 3 years ago