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Taster #6737
· Oct 16, 2024
90/100
Not sure why I’ve overlooked this for so long but it’s actually quite a nice, balanced and tasty bottle. Couldn’t have paid much for this back in 2004 but it has held up nicely! Italian wine with Italian food. Surprisingly quite good.
1999 vintage
Taster #2175
· May 4, 2024
90/100
ABV: 13.5%. 34% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 33% Sangiovese. Herbs and spices dominate the nose with a subtle hint of fruit in the background. On the palate, there's a lot of bright red fruits (think cherries and cranberries), lifted by ample acidity. However, the acidity is a bit discombobulated and some tannic grip remaining so more time in the cellar should help. The finish is lengthy so there's definitely good potential in this wine. I'd say keep your bottle …
2010 vintage
Taster #3446
· Oct 26, 2023
90/100
Opened a forgotten bottle that I bought 17 years ago or so. Didn’t expect much but it is very nice. Berry notes, not very complex. Sometimes you get lucky.
2004 vintage
Taster #5613
· Jan 3, 2023
87/100
Drank with meatloaf this evening. Nose of prunes and earth. Sour cherries and prunes on the palate 1 dimensional, non-eventful and past its prime.
2001 vintage
Taster #4870
· Jun 6, 2019
87/100
Blackberry, pomegranate on the nose; dark fruit and alcohol on the palate; long smooth tannins on the finish. Did not work as a cocktail wine tonight but can imagine it pairing nicely with spaghetti and meatballs
2010 vintage
Taster #8991
· Mar 2, 2019
87/100
Cherry
2013 vintage
Taster #2879
· Jan 1, 2019
87/100
Strong tanins, simple, but good pizza/picnic companion, low price
2013 vintage
Taster #6503
· Feb 20, 2018
89/100
Simple tasty wine with food and a good QPR.
2012 vintage
Taster #7665
· Aug 22, 2017
83/100
Fruchtig leicht
2013 vintage
Taster #8448
· May 14, 2017
Not a fan, tasted very cheap, string bite on the finish.
2013 vintage
Taster #8991
· Mar 18, 2017
86/100
Opens up after while. Fruity and some power
2013 vintage
Taster #6750
· Dec 24, 2016
89/100
Much better after sitting for a while
2010 vintage
Taster #8991
· Dec 4, 2016
86/100
dark purple coloured. Strong wine. Very closed. potential is hidden right now
2013 vintage
Taster #9972
· Oct 21, 2016
88/100
Lufthansa airline red wine on the flight from Berlin to Munich and from Munich to Zagreb. In the beginning didn’t know what I am drinking but was very pleasantly surprised. Next flight from Munich to Zagreb I asked if I can buy a bottle and got one for free. Thanks Lufthansa!! Wine is 34% Sangiovese, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Wine region is Montecchio & Orvieto, Umbria. Winemaker Riccardo Cotarella. Wine shows dark fruit mixed with smoke, bacon, spice …
2013 vintage
Taster #7621
· Aug 12, 2016
87/100
Easy red on a hot summer night.
2012 vintage
Taster #5026
· Jul 27, 2016
Drank off the wine list @ Betony in NY. This was sadly more than a $12 wine and I'd call it massively overpriced. Appreciated the aged characteristics and certainly was a nice mix with food, but wasn't the most appealing.
1999 vintage
Taster #3791
· Jul 4, 2016
Seems more internationally styled than in the past. Don't know if it has changed or my taste has but I don't like this. Used to be a reliable cheap drink.
2013 vintage
Taster #6171
· May 18, 2016
Smokey italian red with some dark fruit in there as well. And hey, juicy delicious fun on the palate. PRetty darn tasty.
2013 vintage
Taster #7198
· May 6, 2016
87/100
Good blend and table wine.
2013 vintage
Taster #0825
· Mar 25, 2016
90/100
Nicely balanced, dry.
2008 vintage
Taster #8742
· Mar 23, 2016
85/100
I have no idea what the grapes are inside, but I can tell you I was in for a surprise: dusty and dry but still smooth and drinkable and even has a bit of a welcoming smoky note; earthy finish with hints of anise and oak and touch of a cigarette ash linger. For a 14 year old with wine I really can't complain about how this one has stood the test of time.
2001 vintage
Taster #4740
· Dec 17, 2015
85/100
Meh. Nice color, a little thin in texture. About right for the price. Convenient and accessible weeknight red.
2012 vintage
Taster #2541
· Dec 7, 2015
87/100
Nice blend. Nothing complex. Decent QPR
2012 vintage
Taster #0529
· Dec 1, 2015
80/100
16/20 VISUEL: rubis OLFACTIF: beau nez GUSTATIF: vif, gouleyant, frais. Cela regorge de fruits. Un bon vin. ENSEMBLE: rien à déclarer....
2012 vintage
Taster #2009
· Nov 6, 2015
88/100
This one was the youngest tasting on the series. Quite tannic, attractive color, still quite dark and bright. A bit lacking in lushness and firm acidic wine it is. Quite green was what one guest said. Nice $12 wine.
1999 vintage
Taster #7042
· Oct 28, 2015
89/100
Easy tannins - slight fruit Good blend. Really nice Italian and first wine of the day Should be good with cheeses. Appetizer wine
2013 vintage
Taster #1901
· Oct 24, 2015
86/100
PnP. Dark color. Not much nose. Black fruit, reduced tannins. Enjoyable , easy drinking wine that is a little short on flavors.
2005 vintage
Taster #1615
· Oct 16, 2015
89/100
Nez moyennement ouvert. �pices et fruits rouge. En bouche, tanins souples saveur de canneberges acidit� moyenne, le vin est joufflu est tout � fait digeste. Bon rapport Q-P.
2010 vintage
Taster #7840
· Sep 22, 2015
85/100
34% Sangiovese, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon e 33% Merlot, estagiou por 03 meses em barricas francesas de Nièvre. Cor rubi concentrada, mas não excessiva. Nariz razoavelmente profundo, que remete a frutas vermelhas, ameixas em compota, um caramelado da madeira e toques defumados.. Em boca já é mais carente de profundidade, tendo sabor de frutas vermelhas meio ordinárias, corpo médio e bom frescor. É um bom vinho para o dia a dia, não chega a ter uma relação qualidade preço notável, mas …
2012 vintage
Taster #6962
· Sep 11, 2015
87/100
Pretty straight forward, not complex. Decent blend, but nothing special. Good for the price.
2012 vintage
Taster #3330
· Sep 2, 2015
past prime bricky
2001 vintage
Taster #8799
· Aug 17, 2015
87/100
Pleasant blended wine; smooth well-balanaced flavor but lacks complexity; mild dark red fruit with average depth; modest finish; good QPR.
2012 vintage
Taster #7769
· Jul 28, 2015
84/100
Nice every day wine but nothing special about it
2012 vintage
Taster #2135
· Jun 28, 2015
Nice. Maybe more dark fruit than the cherry I noticed in the previous bottle, a little pepper, maybe some smoke.
2012 vintage
Taster #2135
· Jun 18, 2015
This is pretty nice. Plan to case up as a red easy drinking wine. Medium bodied but with a lot of acidity. Flavors of cherry and a bit of pepper.
2012 vintage
Taster #3858
· May 23, 2015
88/100
Cherry with herbal tinge. Light bodied with very little tannins. Although it is pretty average on its own, it really works with multiple foods. Always one of the best Italian values , year in and year out.
2012 vintage
Taster #0300
· May 23, 2015
A winner, especially at the seven bones price point. Ready.
2012 vintage
Taster #7042
· Mar 11, 2015
86/100
Easy nose with good color Good blend easy flavors with no tannins. Soft easy and nothing special
2012 vintage
Taster #9443
· Mar 9, 2015
86/100
Nice wine, but not a lot of depth, body and finish.
2004 vintage
Taster #1145
· Mar 5, 2015
89/100
Medium bodied with spice in the nose. Smooth and light finish. Nice weeknight bottle.
2012 vintage
Taster #4054
· Dec 14, 2014
83/100
Noch trinkbar aber deutlich über dem Zenit.
2001 vintage
Taster #9578
· Nov 9, 2014
86/100
Clean and fine. Nothing special though.
2012 vintage
Taster #9443
· Oct 12, 2014
85/100
If it wasn't for Cellar Tracker, I would have forgotten about this wine. Decanted this wine for one hour. Good value wine. Short finish and one dimensional nose.
2004 vintage
Taster #9891
· Aug 19, 2014
Definitely wine for food. Not a good sipping wine.
2010 vintage
Taster #7599
· Aug 13, 2014
88/100
88-89 not bad for a $10 tuscan style blend! merlot and sangiovese are the most dominant with soft plummy fruit followed by the sangio's earth and forest floor. surprising amount of depth and old world funk.
2010 vintage
Taster #3041
· Jul 14, 2014
90/100
Consistent with previous note.
2012 vintage
Taster #3041
· Jun 12, 2014
90/100
PnD let air for 1hr. Deep garnet purple not saturated with crimson to clear rim. Fresh crushed cherry raspberry aroma with a touch of sage. Medium(-) with sligtly drying black tea tannins. Plush flavours of Bing cherries sour cherries and raspberry compote with a touch of herbs and earth. Lingering sour cherry finish. Very nice and begging for sausage pizza.
2012 vintage
Taster #2009
· Apr 25, 2014
90/100
This wine was bought at release at probably below $10. It has been kept in a very cool cellar built as a wine cellar. The wine is garnet in color with barely a bricky/tile-like edge. The bouquet huge of toasted grains, dusty and dried lychee. It is of medium body. The tannins are soft but it definitely has a good structure. Acidity is perfect. It is mouth filling, extremely charming and complex with dried fruit and bacon fat. It has …
1999 vintage
Taster #2522
· Jan 17, 2014
86/100
Essentially equal thirds of merlot, sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon ... this is a little sharp/angular for me but Mrs. Merlot liked it a lot (then again she's half Italian) so I guess I'll be going back for more. It's a little manufactured tasting though not over-oaked, so hopefully I would have guessed old world, at least. Short finish but solid backbone and pleasant dark-red fruit flavors. It won't get any better but it might last a few years.
2010 vintage
Taster #4014
· Jan 13, 2014
75/100
Drink now.
2008 vintage