Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Graet personality.
Earthy, mushrooms and truffle woth autumnal feel going from pomegranate to forest floor.
Strong iron component
And the fruit is there somewhere too and it is a spur cherry.
It screams DRIIIINKKK MEEEEE!!!
..with moderation please...
Quite persistent too — 5 months ago

James Sanders

9.2

Potpourri, flower petals. A lot of blue fruit. Transcends into lion’s mane, blossoming fruit that lingers on the nose and carries across the pallet. It leaves me wanting more … Really clean. This is CA all the way and not too hot. Well done. — 9 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | Calabria, from gaglioppo grape. Very refined bouquet, I determined the wine as Margaux. Laurel and red fruit explosion. Rondeur and potential. — 3 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Felt like this #brunello was only starting to hit its prime drinking window, classic #sangiovese notes but dare I say a touch underwhelming? — 8 months ago

Mark S.

8.9

Slight greenish yellow. Unexpectedly rich. Rounded nuts, almond. Later on, citrus etc. feel acidity and dry. Bianca Di Valguarnera Duca Di Salaparuta 20 @5632, Toscan, 240720-240814 — 9 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.2

Very good Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Textbook wine with a very good QPR — 2 years ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

Nice and bright with good fruit (Grenache). Perfect with fish and pork. September 2024. — 7 months ago

Lynn Graham

9.0

Good body and smooth finish. Delicious with or without food — 8 months ago

Ron Kyle

9.0

Smooth with lots of flavor. Fourth bottle of this type but unfortunately did not record the vintage. So removing previous entry although probably the same. — a year ago

Vanessa

9.1

Yves Leccia’s 2019 Île de Beauté IGP Rouge is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Niellucciu, hailing from the northerly appellation of Patrimonio, Corsica.

Île de Beauté – the namesake for many wines produced on the island – translates to ‘island of beauty’ in English.

This is a beautiful wine, indeed. It is medium ruby with ripe cherry, strawberry, and kirsch notes leaping out of the glass; it also offers licorice, fennel, violet, and subtle meaty characteristics. The fruit is unmistakably intense and concentrated. I suspect it’s a reflection of the dry, sun-soaked climate on this beautiful, mountainous Mediterranean Island.

This is such a versatile and food-friendly wine – it’s definitely worth a taste if you have the chance (preferably while gazing upon Corsica’s coastal seascapes). Cheers to the wines of Corsica! — 3 years ago

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