Barolo: the king of wines and the wine of kings, some say. Pale ruby color with red fruit, leather, and rose petals. Truth is, this twelve year old wine is just coming together in the glass with vivid tannins, high acidity and contrasting tart sweet red cherry profile. After pairing it with this tomato basil pasta I can attest, “I do feel like a king.” — 2 years ago
This Soave Classico Vigneto Sengialta Balestri Valda 2017 comes from a single hillside parcel of black basaltic soil planted to Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave. The grapes are hand-harvested, fermented separately, and matured in neutral 2000-liter botti for twelve months. In the glass, the wine has a saturated, deep yellow-gold color, with flashes of green-gold just at the edge. Aromas of sun-warmed yellow peaches, crystallized honey, marzipan, and acacia blossoms emerge at first, then alternate with fleeting suggestions of beeswax, grated nutmeg, and sage, as the nose evolves in the glass. On the palate, the wine honeyed and opulent, with a round, juicy core of sweet stone fruit and honey that echoes the nose, along with plenty of dry extract, deep saline minerality, and ripe tartaric acidity. The layered sweet core of honeyed melon and almond paste is seasoned with delicate bitterness, and the long elegant finish is punctuated with fine mineral grip. Drink now – 2030 (yes, the wine is irresistible today, but according to Laura Rizzotto, a bottle that hid unnoticed for fifteen or more years in a good cellar would be a treasure). — Moore Brothers, Brooklyn — 4 years ago
Twelve years old and just finding its way. — 4 months ago
Mazf lalo jesus augusto diego jeff tim jason — 5 months ago
Edward Patten
Nice notes of cocoa and cherry. A grand easy drinking wine — a month ago