Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2018 “Il Rosso delle Donne” pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberries, strawberry, roses, a whiff of horse blanket, red rope licorice, dried green herbs, and dry gravel. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a slightly wild but positively gorgeous example of a Nebbiolo-based blend from Alto Piemonte. There’s an old school feel about this that completely charms the heart. Too bad there is so little of it: the entire Boca DOC has less than 50 acres planted to vine. Castello Conti only made 3912 bottles of this gem. Drink now through 2048+. — 14 days ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

This was terrific. Grilled tri tip with chimichurri- this rocked. Great fruit, light but adequate tannins, some pepper and spice. — 2 months ago

Audrey Nadeau

9.5

Du bluet au bacon! Miam — 4 months ago

Roman Ochocki

9.2

Yummy... Bold and juicy. Some dark fruit, leather, cigar, smoke. — 21 days ago

John Van Trijp

10

Wow, Woow, WOOOOOW! — 2 months ago

Alex Mutch

9.0

dry and full bodied deep and juicy — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

First rate 100% Zinfandel. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

Ely Cohn

9.1

Rustic and hearty and a little bit boxy until it loosens. It's shy aromatically. Earthy, bing cherries, prunes, and crushed rosemary.

Tannin, structure, and acid seem intact when a little give would do.

Cali wildness that doesn't feel quite as psychedelic as the Chardonnay (see previous note) — a month ago

Sara Gill

9.1

Enjoyed this with steak at dinner. Very good wine. — 2 months ago

Ken Venezio

9.4

Impressive Cab Franc from Detert. Lovely balance and depth. — 4 months ago