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Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

On the his has a bit of earth and spice, almost a hint of barnyard, or more like a well used kitchen actually. That subtle savory element comes through on the palate as well but it's well concealed in a deep pool of blackberry fruits with a touch of apple skin acidity and a hint of slightly rouch tannins. The finish adds some bitter cocoa notes and the fruit turn a little brighter recalling freshly made black raspberry preserves. A lovely wine with length, depth and complexity. 90pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This is big, but wonderfully balanced with plenty of acid buffering the sweetness. On the palate there are layers of rich raspberry and red plum fruits that turn a touch blacker on the finish. There are hints of dried black cherry, earth and fudge. Not terribly complex but with tons of ripe fruit and a lovely, zesty character. 88pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Always one of my favorite bottles of Lambrusco. This has a touch of violet on the nose with rich, fresh sour cherry and black raspberry fruit. In the mouth it's got a whisper of sweetness but is bursting with red plum and black raspberry fruit that is just a touch astringent and bitter, balancing the sweetness perfectly. The finish has a great acid cut and leaves one with a lingering, earth, mineral tinged note of black currant. This is pretty much as good as Lambrusco gets! 90pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Typically grapey on the nose with a touch of earth and spice.. This enters the mouth with a sweet burst of blackberry and black cherry fruit that is supported by zesty acidity and just a hint of tannin. The mid-palate has that lovely bit of contrasting bitterness and leads to a fine wash of grapey acid on the finish. Bring on the Salame! 86pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This possessed superb aromatics with very clear notes of astringent red fruits, limestone, tobacco, and nuanced notes of spice, wood and flowers it was simply a classic expression of Barolo with just a hint of oak. In the mouth this was sweet and packed with ripe, juicy raspberry fruit supported by fine tannins that lend this a fleshy, rich feel. Altogether likable in a rather enthusiastic style the palate doesn't quite deliver on the promise of the nose, but this is still fun to drink and very satisfying 2009-2024 90pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Another great nose, full and complex with layered notes of licorice, wild cherry, animal fur, dry earth, salame, and very fine rose and lilac notes. In the mouth this is silky and polished with impressive weight. The fruit is dark and medicinal with a bitter, earth edge to the very ripe fruits. The texture is velvety and this really saturates the tongue with superb, sweet fruit that recalls tarry, roasted or dried strawberries. This is still decidedly young and ever so disjointed but with fabulous potential for the future. Leave it for a few years yet, if you can. 2012-2040 96pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This was a great change of pace with a nose decidedly on the mineral, austere, and strict end of the spectrum It was spicy with oak and mineral tones, though the oak was almost all absorbed leaving just a hint of spicy cinnamon, sweet baking spice and Graham cracker that added to the bouquet. The fruit was intact, spicy and sweet with limestone and incipient notes of truffle adding depth. On the palate this was seamless with a soft and sweet entry, which builds to a sweet, black, plummy midpalate that is precisely balanced with very fine tannin and acids. The acids and mineral note draw out the finish giving this cut and fantastic definition and length as the finish segues from fruit to a sweet baking spice finale. This is very youthful but a gorgeous wine. 95pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This smelled quite bloody at first, down right like an abattoir but with incredibly sweet spearmint, sassafras and sauteed mushroom notes that were deeply embedded in the gamy, slightly roasted, meat core of dark berry and dried fig fruit. On the palate this had a brilliant texture with bright acids balanced by a blanket of superb, soft tannins. The dark fruit presented itself with great precision possessing a lovely sweetness matched by the complex, layered notes of dried herbs, earth, tobacco and salted capers that drove through the long, powerful finish. 2009-2030 93pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Write your review here, and rate the wine from 1 to 5 glasses above.Low key on the nose with notes of raspberry coulis, tobacco, dried rose and roasted strawberry. This is gentle and feminine smelling with very subtle spicy earth tones. In the mouth this is quite velvety with a seamless quality to the slightly astringent red plum fruit. There is nice drive on the palate with a big licorice drive tone that completes the palate and adds length. This seemed to be very youthful though I can't discount the possibility that this suffered a bit of abuse along the way since the incredibly long cork was quite fully saturated though I did pick this up from a reputable shop in Germany. 2009-2024 92pts

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This had as complete and complex a nose as we were going to see this evening. Redolent of dried spices, fresh rose petal, raspberry, black pepper and medicinal herbs in a nuanced, balance package. On the palate the tannins started out with a chewy edge but quickly revealed their ripeness as they melded into the sour raspberry and sour cherry core of fruit that had an inner mouth perfume hinting of peach. Lovely notes of rose and fruit linger on the long finish 2009-2022 93pts