Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

When something is sooooooo good, you go back and bring in your own bottle.

This is drinking beautifully, but would be even better in 5yrs.

This started with a caramel front. After a hour decant…it’s evenly balanced fruit, florals & spice/earth. It is now elegance refined with spice and roses from my backyard.

The best version of ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, strawberries, bright cherries, pomegranate & raspberries. Dry crushed rocks-top soil, cedar shavings, tobacco, old leather, mid berry cola, hints of graphite, charcoal, just a touch of moist herbs, some clove/nutmeg, a dab of olive tapenade, tree bark puree, the most insane red & pink roses, red florals, seriously perfect acidity, balance for months, mid tension, long length and elegance that most Tempranillo doesn’t give and long sets in dry soils.

Not your average Tempranillo with the right age. It is refined.

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If you find yourself in Tokyo, don’t miss it! They shave fresh Wasabi. — 6 days ago

Jenn Ingle

10

Nose - Plum, candied orange, peat moss and wood. Mouthfeel - Velvety smooth up front, ending in a subtle pleasant astringency. Main flavors - Stone fruit and earth with a delicate acidic ending with a touch of dryness, like you get when you lick the pit of a nectarine, peach or plum. Overall - a gorgeously complex and lovely Pinot!! 1 million out of 10! — a month ago

with Jeremy and Jay

Michelle Sakowicz

9.1

Amazing heavy, bold wine with steak and balsamic mushrooms. Perfect pair for the price. Tonya de door grapes are bold and flavorful red wine option. — 2 months ago

with Brian

Ted

9.4

Beauty. Red licorice and ripe plums. The bottle disappeared very quickly. 😆 — 6 months ago

with Jeni

John Van Trijp

10

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 blend 1970, 1976, 1982 — 8 months ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Needs a little bit of air. Red fruit that at first seems over extracted and then mellows a bit to reveal some mushroom earthy notes — a year ago

Daniel Jara

9.3

Vinazo con decanto y espera de 50 min ! Es un vino de paciencia para disfrutar! Excelente en nariz y en boca potencia , madera , tabaco . — 25 days ago

Dave

9.1

Pleasant and true to type Garnacha. Ruby red, floral, some Flintstone vitamin on the nose. Fruity and tannic.
Listening to Oscar Peterson — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Pappas jorge b memo b jason — a month ago

Jason Keefer

9.4

Just fantastic! Tobacco, cherry, herbs, layers galore! — 2 months ago

with Natasha

Norman

9.2

Amazing nose — 4 months ago

Erica Cessna

9.0

FWGS - Norristown — 7 months ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

Well this was nice. Paired well with crab and shrimp risotto and a salad. — 9 months ago

David Walser

9.1

At La Gazzetta Italian restaurant for the second time. The first wine we tried here last time we didn’t like so we tried a different, more expensive one this time. Much better experience by spending a few more Euros…22.50€ on the wine list but the only charged us 18.50€ because we told them we didn’t like their 18.50€ wine. Nice gesture…one that will bring us back. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.6

Opened about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of two days. Fairly consistent throughout but maybe even a touch better on Day 2? The 1976 “Unico” pours a garnet color with a slightly orange rim and a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with intoxicating notes of cassis, black cherry, red plum, dried flowers, coffee (for dayz), tobacco, leather, sandalwood, some organic earth and a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with gorgeous texture. This bottle came across remarkably young and supremely elegant. So much so, that I thought it was an inspired decision by one of our brothers-in-wine to include it in this particular lineup. We had a little leftover for the next day and it continued to show well. Brilliant stuff. Drink now through 2046+ — a month ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.4

bold, powerful, and deeply colored—perfect for steak ; — a month ago

Mark S.

9.0

Deep cherry red. Good concentration. Black fruits. Deep oak vanilla.
Fruitiness M Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M Smooth Soft Silky Velvety. Bitterness M Body M Finish M % 14 @3500, chateau, 260709 — 2 months ago

Jamie Amann

9.0

Had a ruby color. Smelled like red berries and tasted like cherry or blackberry. — 7 months ago

Lia

9.0

Production area: Umbria/ style:dry// body:medium// acidity: medium// tannin: light// taste profile: honey, floral,peach — 8 months ago

Ted

9.2

Nectarines that need to ripen. I liked this. Very different. — 9 months ago

with Jeni