Don Luciano

• May 2013

  With just a few days to go before my departure for Piedmont, I was thrilled to have been able to join in Antonio Galloni’s brilliant La Festa del Barolo this year. Featuring a tasting of 2008 Barolo, it was perfect timing; a chance for me to revisit this excellent vintage, and to help set the stage for my upcoming tastings from the 2009 vintage.... Read More

  From the article Barolo 2008 Revisited

  
  

• January 2013

  I’ve been writing a fair amount of commentary lately, some of it dealing with wine prices, but only tangentially; so today I wanted to take a look at where fine wine prices are going, and perhaps identify some smart plays for the savvy wine shopper.I’m dealing with some relatively expensive wines here, most in the $50 and up range, so while I un... Read More

  From the article Wines Then and Now: Part 1

  
  
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  January 2013

  Don Luciano Brut

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  No written review

  Wine review by alanb1108

  
  

• Oct 9

  Yes, I would like to make a purchase, please.

  Comment by 1147288Snoother 1147288 1147288

  
  

• Sep 27

  It's a light wine.....easy to drink!!

  Comment by 1143349ctamclarence 1143349

  
  

• Jul 15, 2012

  we have been buying your donLuciano melot from our local Walmart store in Villa Rica, Georgia for several years on a weekly basis....this has been our favorite wine, but lately we are finding a bitter residue in or wine and have been having to strain it before drinking.....please let us know if there is a problem that can be solved in the proces...

  Comment by 1119590aaron 1119590

  
  

• November 2011

  While updating the wine notes I wrote during this year’s Nebbiolo Prima, in this case for the 2007 Barolo of the village of La Morra, I was struck again by the variability of this year’s crop of wines.La Morra is known as a region to produce a softer style of Barolo, one that plays into the hands of the many modernist producers there. The modern... Read More

  From the article 2007 Barolo, part 2

  
  
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  August 2011

  Don Luciano la Mancha 2009

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  No written review

  Wine review by ConnieJ

  
  
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  June 2011

  Don Luciano Brut

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  No written review

  Wine review by ipmilk

  
  
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  May 2011

  Don Luciano Cabernet Sauvignon la Mancha Spain 2005

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  I like this wine but am unable to find it in the northeast U.S. Read More

  Wine review by viporlu

  
  
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  February 2011

  Luciano Chardonnay

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  Most of the time youe Chardonnay is good for the exception of three bottles listed above Read More

  Wine review by Judith Miller

  
  
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  February 2011

  Luciano Chardonnay

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  I purchased three bottles of Don Luciano Chardonnay on 2/2/11 lot #1761 1901 1601. The bottles had sediment in the bottom and tasted like vinegar. They were in a clear bottle not green.\ Read More

  Wine review by Judith Miller

  
  
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  November 2010

  Luciano Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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  had a bottle of 2009 don luciano cabernet sauvignon. i am tasting several of all the reds in recent times, and this one has the classic green pepper palate. medium-bodied, relatively low tannins for a sauvignon, slightly fructose black-rasberry taste along with the medium-low wood covers the alcohol very well. intense color. i would rate this in... Read More

  Wine review by erikuknow

  
  

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