This was a surprise, although it probably should not have been as it’s from the cool Carneros zone. A rich wine with great balance and real syrah character that’s not the simple cassis bombs offered by most new world producers of this variety. Rich fruit is layered with black peppercorns and earthy butchershop highlights. A very nice wine to drink over the next several years. This wine make you think Rhone not Australia.
Ever wonder how a wine can be powerful, yet balanced and elegant. This is how you do it. More new world winemakers need to taste wines like this. Intense and closed at this point, it will not really be ready to drink for a decade. Great color, fruit and tannins - everything you need for a fine Bordeaux.
A big wine to be sure, but somehow it just works. No complexity here, just loads of dark juicy fruit. Think hamburgers or sausages and you’ll get the idea.
Damn, this is a great wine from a crappy vintage. Poetically earthy and spicy on the nose, on the palate it explodes into an elegant symphony of power. A classic Classico. What’s wrong with the rest of the producers in this zone?? Buy as many cases as you can lay your hands on and drink over the next ten years.
Always a good bargain, this release from Dessilani does not disappoint. Here is real nebbiolo character at a price you can enjoy often. Classic lean, tannic nebbiolo flavors and aromas that make this a nice wine to introduce you friends to the wines from this noble vine. Like all real nebbiolo, this is not a pasta or pizza wine, but better suited to steaks, chops and roasts.
Nice, but not very compelling. Just too lean for such a young wine.
Too much, too much, too much for me. Cassis juice with brandy.
A very pleasant wine with great minerality, firm structure and a enticing lean character that makes you think about what’s for dinner. I would compare it to a good quality Pouilly Fuisse.
Frankly this wine is too much to drink right now and should not be released yet. Dense and powerful with great concentration and great potential, but just not good to drink at the moment. They should have given it at least another year in bottle before release. This has the capacity to be an excellent wine someday - say in 5 or 6 years. Great balance and structure with outstanding depth. I could hardly drink it until it had been open 24 hours. It is indeed going to be a long haul before this is ready to drink
A razor of a wine that’s really cheap! Crisp, mineraly and mouthwatering, this wine is a delightful, if simple, pleasure. A gulper!
Pure pinot noir here, this graceful beauty expresses everything that makes pinot noir so compelling. Delicate, yet confident on the palate, this wine offers charm, complexity and concentration in all the right places at all the right moments. More or less ready to drink, it will still improve, but why wait?
Just a lovely wine. Lively, fresh balanced yet extremely interesting on the palate. Classically structured, but layered with a good dose of modern fruit brightness. Don’t age this charmer, it’s ready to go.
Intensely ripe and dense, with a structured backbone and some barely perceptible hints of tobacco underneath all the cassis and oak. Lot’s of pleasure here with a touch of complexity to boot. I’d drink it up soon as the substantial alcohol will only become more prominent as the fruit ages away.
Big and juicy with racy ripe dark red fruit flavors and aromas. Big as it is, there is plenty of acid and soft, but very present tannins. This wine is so defined by its deep fruit, I think aging it is a mistake. Not great, but loaded with pleasure.
What a wonderful wine! Earthy and layered with complexity from start to finish. Riecine has become my favorite estate in Chianti and they never fail to deliver an excellent wine. If you want to see what made Chianti famous to begin with taste this wine. The pure character of sangiovese in this wine is a marvel and emphasises how most producers have destroyed the character of this great vine in their wines.
Sweet and dull. Way to expensive at $17. I rather drink a good Cava at $10 than this!
I keep trying to like this wine. The nose seems earthy and promising if a little herbal. Yet, it just falls apart on the palate. Not much of a deal here as it is just too boring.
Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Cabernet Franc 35%
A fine effort, balanced and restrained will still providing plenty of power. The structure is firm, but well integrated. A wine of great character that compliments a fine steak with style.
A lovely balanced wine that will turn off anyone who doesn’t like the herbal side of cabernet. Refined, yet rich with a sweet dose of oak layered throughout with mint, spice and wild herbs. A good, but not distinguished effort. The $48 price tag is a bit stiff considering.
Chapter 4 - Stimulation of Desire
Chapter 5 - Obesity and Cellulite
Chapter 6 - Appetite loss
Chapter 7 - Arterial stenosis
Chapter 8 - Migraine
Chapter 9 - Insomnia
Chapter 10 - Depression and Anxiety
Chapter 11 - Drugs and Intoxication
Chapter 12 - Gynaecological troubles
Chapter 13 - Gerontology
Chapter 14 - Food Allergies
Chapter 15 - Lazy Bowel
Chapter 16 - Distention, Flatulence and Indigestion
Chapter 17 - “Crise de foie”
Chapter 18 - Aerophagia
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