Casteggio, Pavia

Frecciarossa

Sillery Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Nero

Like a rich Chardonnay. 2021 vintage for $25. Wish I could find more of it. — 16 days ago

Voga Italia

Moscato

Traci wine. Notes of apple sweet and crisp. — 8 months ago

Bruno Verdi

Cavariola Riserva Red Blend 2010

2 hr decant, then drank over 2 hours. Complex aromas of dense dark red fruits and menthol and tobacco that mingled evolved over 2-3 hours then started to evolve into overripe plum, candied black licorice and cedar. Palette is bold. In the early hours it was intensely Oakes but over time it opens up into more stewed overripe old sweet fruits umm like tasty fermented fruit? Some cacao and leather. Menthol on the finish. Still modestly tannic in a gravely way but it’s in balance, but does work better with food. — 10 months ago

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Bruno Verdi

Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Grigio 2021

Lemon and mineral, sea foam, searing acid. — 7 months ago

Azienda Agricola Barbacarlo di Lino Maga

Montebuono Provincia di Pavia Red Blend 2018

Old style wine
I love the detailed description attached to the neck of the bottle telling you all about the site, the winemaking and how to deal with the wine

This is a Barbacarlo's brother, not minor though

It starts quite fruit orientated, but it does unfold over many hours in the decanter

At first you can mistake it for a robust sparkling shiraz(given that it has a fizz when opened).
Day 2 the blue mineral it's all over and it is smoother and more enjoyable too( the tannin is more digestible too)
Very long and to review again in many years

Ps after a battle in Marengo(Italy) Napoleon stopped by in the area and sipped on this delicious nectar; from there the vineyard hill is also called Napoleon's hill(as well as Montebuono hill).
— 9 months ago

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Azienda Agricola Barbacarlo di Lino Maga

Barbacarlo Provincia di Pavia IGT 2019

Surprise, surprise - It’s not that wine Iyou usually drink. Kind of a mix of amarone, nebbiolo and lambrusco. The best of all them. — 5 months ago

Lyle liked this

Bartenura

Provincia di Pavia Moscato 2022

Notes of peach and apple with a very light carbonation. Sweet but tasty and most importantly affordable — 8 months ago

Cantina di Casteggio

Oltrepò Pavese Barbera 1907

5 cent BevMo buy, John thinks. Had 04/21/22. Yummy. Balanced. — 3 years ago

Monsupello

Nature Metodo Classico Pinot Nero 1593

Dry and round seems to be the tone. — 4 years ago