Ron R

9.6

This was a crowd-pleaser along with the very low production back-story. The winemaker is self taught and risked everything to produce his own wines. This wine is uncommon in its flavor profile and sheer regal elegance. The last bottle I had frightened me as it displayed signs of decay, but not this. This was powerful and stole the day.
Sag Habor — 2 days ago

with Anne-marie

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Ripe bright lemon yellow… with lemon curd, yuzu, ripe pineapple pouring from the glass. Alive, pulsing with lively acidity. Real tension with gravity/weight on the palate. Long, lip-smacking finish. — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2021 fall. As always, this is darker with a lower center of gravity than the frappato wines, but well balanced with crunchy acidity — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. In the 2005 Albesani pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and no signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of tart and ripe red fruit: Morello cherry, pomegranate, red roses, cedar chest, a touch of leather, dried green herbs, and gravity earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. All around delicious. Drink now through 2035. — 8 days ago

Daniel veit

9.0

Still brooding, expressing dark chocolate, charred plum, coffee. Nostalgic. On the downside. Drink now — a year ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2015 vintage.
Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) grown in gravel soils outside the village of Sotillo de La Ribera in the vineyards of Nogales, Monticello and Arenales at 870-890 meters.
Manual harvesting in individual boxes , gravity feed , natural yeast and 18 months barrels aging.
Bright, deep ruby red in the glass.
Dark plums, underbrush, rosemary and herbs on the nose.
Black fruits, currants, savoury, earthy, and tobacco with an astringent, long dry finish.
The oak is well balanced so give it 5 years.
We grilled rack of lamb and many Chorizo Sausage with this wine. — 3 years ago

Brian

9.1

2016 vintage — 7 months ago

Norman

9.0

Sake World 2024 Had to judge given it’s the same glass throughout the tasting but like this the best of the two from this brand. Free pour/no press. — 9 months ago

Karen Tripson

9.5

Amazing. Excellent WA fruit creating a stellar wine. — 3 years ago

ESF

9.0

Classic - hi gravity big guns here, tons of complexity - ever evolving & dang tasty when you’re working on a chainsaw — 4 years ago