Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2015 vintage. Blanc de Blancs. Fab grower champagne with nice mousse, judicious acidity and harmonious body. Catching it at a good time currently. Will develop more but pushing an increasing number of chips into the middle of the table now. Simply delicious. 12.11.24. — a month ago

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9.3

The 2005 Lynch-Bages is more opulent on the nose with camphor-tinged black and red fruit, desiccated orange peel and sage. With time, it develops a lovely floral component. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, bold and brassy with plenty of substance. This is no shy retiring wallflower but rather a demonstrative, almost flamboyant Pauillac with layers of black fruit laced with white pepper on the finish. Maybe it is a bit brash for some? But give this time because it will ultimately mellow. Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago

Jay Kline

9.2

This bottle of 2010 Roberto Voerzio “Brunate” was generously provided by a friend who wanted to share this with me after service along with a few others from Tasting Group. Opened, splash decanted and consumed over three hours; served side-by-side with the 2010 Pecchenino “Le Coste”. The Voerzio “Brunate” was a relative hermit. Even after three hours in the decanter, it remained a bit of a wallflower while the Pecchenino was a whirling dervish on the dance floor. The classic structure of 2010 and the austerity of “Brunate” made for an impenetrable fortress, keeping the fruit under lock and key…and behind a moat and a drawbridge and stone walls with soldiers and trebuchets for that matter. Despite all of that, one does get the sense there is a deep core of high quality fruit recessed underneath the surface. It’s dark and mysterious…and simply hard to access at this moment in time. For what it’s worth, Voerzio’s holdings in “Brunate” come from the western portion of the MGA, on the La Morra side, right next to Oddero’s holdings. Frankly, this is going to need a long, long time in the cellar before it shows really well. If i had any in my cellar, I wouldn’t touch again until 2030. — 2 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

My first stab at 1/2 of the dynamic duo’s effort. Tiny berry intensity & dark cherries on nose; on palate more of that intensity & small berry thing- the fruit is quite lush & generous, with an elegant & serious tannin frame demanding some time & air. A brooding quality smashes into Monty Python? Which is to say decanting moves the whole show in the right direction, & I found my self marveling at the QPR as the wine deepened & softened. I want to say there is some odd humor in the labels portrait of the vintner, given the semi stoic painting & from what I might infer to be a less mannered & more of a wild man character, but what do I know? It’s a fascinating tip of the wine hat, so to speak. — 2 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.3

Arianna Occhipinti renders a wonderful portrait of Nero d’ Avila. — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2018 vintage. Punchy and powerful. Not entirely without notes of finesse but grabs you by the lapels of the palate. Definitely not a wallflower. — 3 years ago

Carmen

9.1

Well balanced, medium body, high acidity
Chamomile, bees wax, orange blossom
Certified organic, biodynamic - no chemical intervention.

Delicious w a creamy spaghetti limone and prosciutto/peach/burrata/ honey crostini

And the label has a portrait that Andy Warhol did of Orsola, who is the namesake of this wine, and a relative of the winemaker. — 7 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.2

Daigingo so has a bit of alcohol in it to pull the flavors before pressing. I didn’t find it as intense as the class suggested but it did go well with the food and is no wallflower. The alcohol allows the flavors to spread a bit on the palate. — 8 months ago

David Lee

9.0

Always liked this producer. Took a long time to open up and then got super chewy. Medium + body. Dark chocolate, violets and leather. Long tannic finish. No wallflower. Rustic with a lot of tension. In your face Chianti. — 2 years ago

Heather Venard

9.1

Lovely notes of bright better, raspberry, cranberry with some a acidity — 3 years ago