Jody Roberts

10

Discovered this little gem at The Ordinary Raw Bar in Charleston, SC. I asked for a dry rose and looked over to see the bartender pouring sparkling. I was not excited. Then I was blown away. Show stopper! Bright and vibrant with a perfect pepper grip. Love love love. — a day ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

Ruby to garnet
Crunchy
Big cherry, black truffle, mushrooms, preserved peaches, iron. Long and fresh.
This guy apparently has worked with all the top sangiovese handlers such as Palmucci, Gambelli, Manetti and so on, but lost the train to become famous and still he is doing the right thing
This is just more than an ordinary Montecucco and fits perfectly in the "serious sangiovese" bracket. I expect it to age beatifully for quite a while. Demeter producer. — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Smells and looks exactly like a good Langhe. Brick red with aromas of dried cherry, menthol, mint and other herbs. Medium weight palate - M plus tannins; M plus acid - typical again. As good as anything I’ve had as a Rosso from Piedmont. Myself and fellow judges made this the Grand Champion of the Toowoomba Wine Show in 2019. Also Trophy, best other variety red, 2018 Adelaide Hills Wine Show. Have written previously about Steve Pannell’s expertise with alternative varieties. — 4 years ago

keke mollari

9.2

Wanha uskollinen. Reliable old fellow. — 6 years ago

Sathya Nouth

9.3

Scent of blackberries and very oaky, deep red color, full bodied and fruity, smooth with lasting finish. Long fellow never disappoints. — 7 years ago

Josef Mclean

9.1

Calling this fellow Bruno bc he is the sweetest Brut I’ve ever met. Only in Portugal! — 7 years ago

Jon Hoke

9.3

In Charleston SC The Ordinary — 8 years ago

Daniel Clarke

9.0

Merry Xmas — 7 months ago

with Sara

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.8

My first Petrus was a very special thing. So intense and seductive, really something out of the ordinary. It kept begging my nose going back to the glass and harmoniously gave back so much pleasure. Could feel its presence very clear after a few minutes. Incredible. 98-100. Unique and delicious. — 2 years ago

Joshua House

9.2

Naughty little syrup - literally roaming in the barrel. Perfect with large small plates and fellow Vikings — 4 years ago

with Pete

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2019 vintage. Another great value from this Listrac estate. Dark red. Black fruit, less oaky compared to the 2018. Good concentration, a more extracted style compared to fellow Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Lilian Ladouys 2019 (Saint-Estephe) tasted alongside, but excellent value at 11(!) euros. — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

I’ve heard for years about the wildly extroverted and extra-ordinary Sancerre wines from Sebastien Riffault. His wines are an outlier of ripeness in a sea of lean high acid chalky juice. Rich with an amber glow.

He picks his Sauvignon Blanc at the last minute to reach a level of ripeness you’d never expect could come from the tiny cold pocket of the Loire.

Now I like both styles, but this is super fun and something completely new to me.

Think juicy peach, fresh apricot, and bright yellow pineapple. But still with high acid - nothing flabby. — 6 years ago

Nicole Revilo

8.9

Solid blend for the price point. Definitely give it a try. Let it open a little bit for it’s full potential. If I find it for $12 again, I’m buying at least 2. — 7 years ago

Diana Sabo

9.2

Enjoyed 2021 vintage on December 6, 2025 — 7 months ago

GT

9.1

Don’t get the hype. Good wine. Very California, but nothing out of the ordinary. Not worth $80, worth $40 — 2 years ago

Willem Booij

9.2

Promising BDX fellow! — 3 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

Tasted in wine class: Super for a village chard, but hey, not exactly any ordinary village. Complex and intense. Nice oak too. — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Dinner with a fellow Chevalier after waiting out the full regime of vaccinations...notes possibly, scores honestly. — 5 years ago

Cindy Cammack

9.0

Light tannic wine with a sharp cherry finish. Nice pairing with our handmade pasta dishes. Delighted to run into a fellow Nebraskan in the restaurant. — 7 years ago

with David

Bob McDonald

9.5

At an old school mate and fellow Pinot nut up at Maroochydore. Never had an aged Ata Rangi before and it was marvellous. Thanks John! Always one of the best Pinots in New Zealand, at 10 years it has dropped a lot of the aromatic red fruits of its youth and become much more Burgundian with savoury earthy mushroom and compost heap nuances. A beautiful wine. — 7 years ago