Trattoria Monti in Rome — 2 years ago
Truly a great value at $30. This Amarone is at the end of its life and is starting to turn brown, but it still delivered lovely bitter Amarone flavor. Deep dark fruit and chocolate. — 3 months ago
Really interesting funky wine. Not a textbook valpocella ripasso but still great. Dark cherry, blackberry, and smoke on the nose. Medium bodied, not as sweet as I’d expect for this style. Lots of licorice & cocoa. Finishes with a lingering cocoa note with lots of wood. — 9 months ago
Langhe State of the Nation. Crushed dark cherry, chocolate, mint, lemon verbena, and saddle leather. Sour and tart with murky old eyes. — 2 years ago
Very dry. Minerals or earthy something, ripe lemon. Too dry. — 4 months ago
Vitalba anfora 75 days sour 22 @6500, Dmar wave, 240407
Deep orange color. Orange peel aroma, honey. Deep Herb and orange peel’s complexity. Slight sweet. Rich, 14.5%. VITALBA Romagna Albana Secco Anfora 22 @6435, Dmar wave, 240413-240511 — 7 months ago
Light bubbles, but not too much. Semi-sweet at first taste, but smooths out once aired to pair with cheese and chocolate. — 2 years ago
Ellen Clifford
Fresh, red fruited, spicy and cedar-y on the nose. The body brings fine-grained tannins and that alluring combo of dried fruits: cranberry, strawberry, and raspberry marinating in the fresh tart juice of said fruits. All is overlayed with black tea and just a hint of bell pepper. Good gosh, it is exactly what I love about Ripasso: richness lurks, but freshness prevails. — 3 months ago