Amanda Speier

9.3

Light-bodied with berries and licorice on the finish. Quite enjoyable. Buy again. — 3 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

SJOS Tasting Dessert — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 | Introverted Alsace with nice bitters in taste, lime. Paired with a Fish stew with sea bass, halibut, salmon and gamba — 3 years ago

Todd Richard

9.8

Excellent. Almost a 10. Best we have ever had — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2010 / beautiful nectar — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Inaugural vintage of a brand new winery with Jesse Katz as their winemaker.
Super dark and deep purplish red. Extracted nose with gunpowder, coconut, cassis and dark cocoa. Just a baby and wound pretty tightly. Medium plus (7/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Silky mouthfeel with dark coca, graphite, blueberries and crushed purple flowers. Don’t forget the lingering minerality. Solid potential needs a year or so to develop. Drink from 2019 till 2029.

The Setting Wines is a new winery with wines made by Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars and Devil Proof. This is the maiden vintage of their Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which comes from the SJ Vineyard in the south eastern corner of Alexander Valley directly next to Verite. Made up of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 70% new French oak barrels for 20 months with the use of three cooperages (Bel Air, Gamba, Taransaud). Only 500 cases produced or 20 barrels.

$$$ - Sample provided by the winery. Release price is $85.00. (91+)

— 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Henry Luiker

9.3

Very similar to the recent 2013, but with more roses. Again, much softer, less powerful than the Ravera and the Vigana Elena. $225 from WA. At home with Curly. — 3 months ago

Michael Walker

10

This is the La Casuccia vin santo, served at the CdA dinner with pumpkin spice crème brûlée - strangely pink in color (importer said it was the lighting, not sure about that) but superb — 2 years ago

Mark Mannebach

8.9

Smooth wine with fruit upfront and good finish — 5 years ago

Cathy Levy

9.1

Deeply delicious! — 7 years ago

Vanessa Bettge

10

1a zur Dorade mir pestospaghetti und Gamba dazu — 8 years ago

Becky Rose

9.3

Amazing wine. — 9 years ago

Deniz Özger

9.0

Plums, perfect acidity — 9 years ago

Michael Bednarsky

10

Peppery, full bodied, delicious. Paired well with pizza — 2 years ago

with Carly

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2022 | crisp and spicy | at Tokobar Tilburg | paired with Bao Gamba — 3 years ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Nice Italian wine — 5 years ago

with Tammy, Emmett and 3 others

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Madeira like with notes of caramel, hazelnuts, orange peel. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.2

My favorite Zin. — 8 years ago

Chris A

9.1

My first Italian Pinot Noir - and much like my favourite French varietal hailing from St. Hippolyte, this one delivers with a satisfying mouth feel and experience. Punches above its weight for the price, and reminiscent of some French lineage. Excellent finish - a great glass all around! — 9 years ago

Francesco Federico

9.4

Woowwww! So intense! Honey, nuts, dried fruits, grilled mango, mature apples, cinnamon....this is a gorgeous vintage Vin Santo! — 10 years ago