Valle D'aosta, Italy

Marchesi Antinori

Solaia Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

1 hour decant(decent fine/chunky sediment). A splendid ruby red color. On the nose: perfumed intoxicating notes of stewed red fruit, forest floor, worn leather, tobacco, smoked meat, a little funky. Taste: soft, fresh, silky, chalky, mature savory wine with dark plum, baking spice, earth, herbs, leather, and a gamey mineral intense finish. YUM! should hold a few more years...drink em if you got em. — 19 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Tom, Brenda and 15 others liked this

Casanova di Neri

Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Tasted blind . Medium deep , garnet core , garnet rim . Quite sweet spiced nose , slightly deeper cherry , riper slightly less fresh . Black tea . On the palate this is deeper and richer , more extracted in style . Darker cherry , blackberry , quite high acidity but slightly drying tannins . This is quite intense and with lots of presence, reasonably long , dry spice , dried dark cherry finish . Really quite young . Needs more time , better in 3-5 years and will last well a further 5-10 — 16 days ago

Jan, Tom and 14 others liked this

Tenuta Caparzo

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Soft, plush, low acidity, brown spices, round and gentle.
Served blind, it made me call Priorat….
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— 18 days ago

Tom, Jan and 3 others liked this

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2020

Garnet medium intensity. Herbs, spearmint, fossils on the nose. Dry, medium plus alc, medium plus acidity, medium bodied. Sour cherry, herbs, on the palate. Tannins are chalky and drying. Long nice finish. This will of course greatly improve. But certainly drinkable now.

93 points
— 8 days ago

Tom, Ron and 13 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Very enticing photo!

Tenuta San Guido

Guidalberto Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2023

Young but after a three hour decant it was amazing — 11 days ago

Iwan, Shay and 3 others liked this

Masi

Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2018

4/2025. Opened up very nicely. Bold, nice on the palate and a smooth finish.

Smoked on Main in Columbia SC
— 17 days ago

Ted, Raul and 1 other liked this

Ruffino

Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2020

Dried fruit, dark cherry, even prune. A distinct difficult note, perhaps tobacco or leather. Bright acid, moderate tannin, maybe too bright — 12 days ago

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Frappato 2022

Stanley Tucci likes this stuff, I like Stanley — 9 days ago

TwiLea Fletcher
with TwiLea
Ray, Jay and 4 others liked this
Jay Kline

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I like that stuff…not that it matters what I think

Gaja

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1967

Ultra sweet nose, concentrated aromatics, focused and tannic, still. Gentle finish but tons of length. Meditation wine or light fare. — 5 days ago

Lyle, Scott@Mister and 8 others liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2015

Bordeaux style blend of Merlot (64%), Cabernet Sauvignon (17%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petite Verdot (9%). Dark ruby/purple color with a garnet rim. Aromas of dark berry fruit, graphite and dusty earth. Flavors of blackberry, black cherry, ripe plums, kirsch, black licorice and iron. Full bodied, long finish and intensely structured. Beautifully integrated acidity and tannins. Great combination of power and elegance. — 2 days ago

Bob, Tom and 1 other liked this