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Tasting Notes: Weekly Roundup

Happy Friday! Before we celebrate the coming weekend, we want to look back on drinks the Delectable community enjoyed and consumed this week. We've gathered a handful of reviews and notes that caught our eye. From detailed notes to standout photos, the Delectable community was busy this week, and there are so many great posts to read. Mark your favorites and pick up a bottle to try this weekend. Cheers!

Azienda Agricola Fontodi

Flaccianello della Pieve Colli Toscana Centrale Sangiovese 2009

Leslie Matheson
9.5

Drank with Marc at lovely restaurant in Lethbridge. Aged wonderfully, strong nose and paired well with all our plates — 3 months ago

Andrew, Joe and 13 others liked this

Clerico Massimo

Costa della Sesia Spanna Nebbiolo 2014

Angelo Casagrande
9.3

Earthy, beautiful, spicy nose , like a Christmas cake baking. . Light and Rust- colored. Mouthful of cherries. This is a lovely wine. Will get more of this. — 4 months ago

Tom Casagrande
with Tom
Tom, Douglas and 22 others liked this

Daou Vineyards

Patrimony Caves des Lions Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Kapyrick Wine
9.5

v20. Outstanding. Smokey tobacco and fresh crushed grape nose. Rich, juicy, black fruits with hints of plum. Full, bold, slightly astringent , peppery finish. Well balanced and enjoyable. — 4 months ago

Andrew, jesus and 4 others liked this

Altesino

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2013

Brett Francis
9.2

Benefited from breathing for a while (20-30mins) — 3 months ago

Andrew, David and 6 others liked this

Rochioli

Estate Grown Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Marc Melser
9.4

We had the 2019 Vintage on 8/4-5/24. A fantastic RRV PN. Black cherry, black raspberry, Cinnamon, baking spice and cola. Medium bodied with a wonderful mouth feel. Smoothed out tannins with a nice finish. Would definitely buy more. I like this more than their single vineyard offerings — 4 months ago

Eric, jesus and 8 others liked this

San Giorgio

Ugolforte Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

M. Christopher Roebuck
9.1

Medium orange-rimmed ruby in color. Not too expressive on the nose: some dried flowers, albeit with stems and potting soil. Medium plus bodied. Medium minus acidity. Dry with nice initial palate feel but then gives way to bitterness and somewhat rough tannins. Medium alcohol at 14.0ABV but feels hotter. Some cranberry/unripe strawberry left, but not much else--pehaps some woody vanilla. At 8 years old, I would expect some tertiary flavors to have begun to develop. I don't think this is improving. It's a strong Brunello with a stiff upper lip, would pair well with a Florentine steak, but not elegant.

91 points — 4 months ago

Ron, jesus and 6 others liked this

Kosta Browne

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018

Neil Valenzuela
9.2

Pale ruby color. Aromas of cherry, raspberry and sandalwood. Such a great Pinot. Black and red fruit on the palate, great structure, hint of black tea on the finish. — 4 months ago

Rob, Tom and 16 others liked this

Stonestreet Winery

Upper Barn Chardonnay 2018

Brett Vanderbrook
9.1

A great example of California Chardonnay done right. Rich and unctuous with big oaky vanilla notes balanced by a razor sharp acidity that keeps everything harmonious. This is old world influence meets new world swagger. — 4 months ago

jesus, Douglas and 4 others liked this

Damilano

Lecinquevigne Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

Devin Healey
9.3

If I could only drink Barolo, Nebbiolo & Dolcetto for the rest of my life I think I’d be okay with it. — 4 months ago

Byron, Jean-Philip and 3 others liked this
Jamie Lauder

Jamie Lauder

Great producer in a great vintage and you’re not paying through the nose for it.
Congrats.