Catherine Piccoli

10

light, tart cherry, herbal, tannic, almost effervescent

had at Mado for Justin’s 40th

lovely with pork rib chop (with cardamom rub?) — 18 days ago

with Adam

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. In a year of low yields, a 2017 “Riserva” was not made however, we were fortunate enough to get this “Gran Selezione” and, spoiler alert: it’s not a mere consolation prize. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is intense and developing, with complex aromatics consisting of Montmorency cherry, orange pith, fresh sage, eraser head, cedar box, Pu’er tea, gravelly earth, and some subtle spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with its tart, funky cherry character. A head turner and really, at this point, no-one should really be at all that surprised; it’s Casa Emma we’re talking about. Drinking generously now but has the stuffing to deliver the goods for another 10+ with ease. — 2 years ago

Brian F. McCabe

8.9

“This is the one we liked…” — 4 years ago

with Gregory

JK Robinson

9.9

This is an under $10 bottle at Trader Joe’s. And it shows up like it should be $40. Next time I’m at Trader Joe’s and they have this. I’m buying a case. It is way too good. (2024) — 5 months ago

Kathleen Fischer

9.0

2023 from Trader Joe’s. Good, light, refreshing, not sweet. — 10 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; no formal notes. Served alongside our dinner of a simple pasta dish: spaghetti all’arrabbiata. The 2013 CC Riserva from Casa Emma is redolent of gorgeous black cherry, raspberries, bergamot, dried green herbs, espresso, a touch of leather and subtle spices. Stout structure with tannin still firm and acid ideal for food. Long, dry and sublime finish. Every time I drink these wines from Casa Emma, I fall deeper in love. Drink now through 2033+. — 3 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Emma & Christian Sorine - Santenay vieilles vignes 2018.
Very nice nose of cherry, rose petals, hay, vanilla and tiny bit of oak. This is very subtle and nice. The palate is model of balance, strong acid backbone, very wide palate with cherry notes and a floral thing if that's even possible to taste, a teeny tiny touch of oak, a soft and delicate mouthfeel that shivers nicely in mid palate to the rhythm of the tannins. The finish is salivating with cherry, those nice oaky notes, a persisting tannins layer and a crisp, almost fresh everlasting note. This is truly a great effort. I didn't expect it to be on that level. — 4 years ago

Kelsey Adams

9.5

Super light finish! Easy to enjoy! — 7 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

The ‘21 iteration of this wine is very, very good. Deep dark cherry, veering a little into a whiff of framboise, iodine-tinged minerals. Deep and vigorous in the mouth. Lots of everything, fruit, mineral, acids, tannins. Basically stuffed. Thing is great now and will age for several years, kind of amazingly for a basic annata. — 9 months ago

with Rebecca

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

Big acid, juicy, raspberry and tight cranberry. Attention grabbing. — 3 years ago