Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a slightly hazy garnet color with a translucent core and some rim variation; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and light signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with notes of ripe and desiccated red fruit: Morello cherry, dried roses, tar, tobacco, leather, gravelly earth, and exotic spices. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose where the fruit showed quite a bit of power. The finish is long. Alcohol is elevated but calling it medium+. This is delicious.

Initial conclusion: this could be Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Granache or Pinot Noir from Italy, France or Spain. Because the tannins were absolutely ripping, and there was no staining, I was leaning Nebbiolo. Additionally, the secondary characteristics along with a strong core of fruit had me thinking this was close to 30 years old from a solar vintage. So I called Nebbiolo, from Italy, from Piemonte, Barolo from a traditional-leaning producer, 1997. Well, I can’t get too upset with my call! Really tasty stuff. Drink now through 2032. — 15 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Pretty florals. Candied pomegranate seed. Wood tannin on the center of the tongue.
Had this been a blind I could see myself calling Ruché. First time trying Quintarelli and did not disappoint. — 3 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.0

Drying process definitely notable. Nice wine but somewhat muted - lacked some balance to give it more life. — 11 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Pretty Nebbiolo. Complex but not much length. — 2 months ago

with Sarah

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Very hot and dry weather. A lot is structure. Plum, tar, confit cherries. Very balanced almost a desert in a glace — 2 months ago

romo

9.4

I might have had three glasses of this before I realized others at the table might want some of it. — 3 months ago

Thijs Hendriks

10

Extraordinary, 101/100 — 3 days ago

C.C. Fridlin

9.5

Excellent zin. Brought back after we visited. One of my favorite California Zins. — 17 days ago

Richard Portes

9.1

16.5+. Nose v dark fruit. Slightly cloudy. Fills palate, way back. Long. Fruit still young! — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.6

Brought to dinner, opened and poured into a decanter just prior to service; enjoyed over the course of 90min. This was my last bottle of the 1994 Rosso del Bepi and I found it to be similarly sensational to the previous bottle that was enjoyed a couple years prior. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with a mix of ripe, tart and desiccated black fruit: brambles, pomegranate, Montmorency cherry, plums, spiced meat, ginger, old leather, dried flowers and just a kiss of VA. On the palate, the wine is dry (technically) though there’s some obvious residual sugar; medium tannin (integrated) and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. This finish is long. As I stated earlier, another outstanding showing. Drink now through 2030. — 3 months ago