| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
3/3/2024 - Dukes88 Likes this wine: 90 pointsHalf soaked cork. |
| Red |
2007 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PratoasciuttoDolcetto more |
12/31/2023 - Fractalage Likes this wine: NROh, how I love this wine! |
| Orange |
2016 Tenuta Grillo SolleoneVino da Tavola Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc more |
12/2/2023 - Boblen wrote: 90 pointsMadraskarry, hyldeblomst, den hvide haribobamse, moden fersken, høj syre. |
| Red |
2007 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PratoasciuttoDolcetto more |
8/24/2023 - Fractalage Likes this wine: NRMy official vote of best wine of 2023. (so far) |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
5/17/2023 - DTK Rockstar Likes this wine: 87 pointsTasted with a friend along with pasta and pizza at a restaurant in Montreal. Was surprised to find an ‘04 on the menu. |
| White |
2012 Tenuta Grillo Piemonte Cortese BaccabiancaPiemonte DOC more |
4/7/2023 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 pointsI generally have a negative feeling about “natural wines,” but this cortese-based wine is tastier and more interesting than any Gavi I’ve tried. Really complex flavors, from sea salt to dried apricot to butterscotch. Moderate tannins add structure. It’s really good. |
| Red |
2005 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato TornasoleMerlot more |
2/9/2023 - ssouth Likes this wine: 94 points2005 Cascina Grillo Tornasole, Guido e Igiea Zampaglione, Monferrato |
| White |
2011 Tenuta Grillo Piemonte Cortese BaccabiancaPiemonte DOC more |
1/12/2023 - Jonathan / Vinofili Likes this wine: 91 pointsSuper nice wine! Would do very well with Asian food or roasted pork!
This is one of these wines, where the VA is in perfect balance, fretting up the ripe fruits. |
| Red |
2005 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PratoasciuttoDolcetto more |
10/23/2022 - Peter Spijker Does not like this wine: 85 pointsSecond the note below, plus some brett! |
| White |
2009 Tenuta Grillo Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato Baccabiancamore |
7/24/2022 - chilibear wrote: NRCorked |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
6/26/2022 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 pointsPrototypical northern Italian wine made with the Freisa grape, which I like even more after learning that Parker called it "totally repugnant." The wine was balanced, with firm fruit and vibrant tannins, softened by age. |
| Orange |
2014 Tenuta Grillo SolleoneVino da Tavola Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc more |
4/28/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 points100% Sauvignon Blanc. Macerated on the skins for 2 months and aged on the lees in stainless steel for 2 years. Deep orange golden colour. Ripe citrus, cider, ripe quince, apricot, nuts, and salted caramel (but without any sweetness), with lively acidity and very good length. Finishes tannic and bone dry. Full, funky, and bretty, with some VA. Complex, very energetic, and very different. A captivating wine! |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
4/3/2022 - Nick72wine wrote: 92 pointsWow for Tonight after filtering this bottle on Saturday and putting it back in the bottle in the cellar. |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
4/4/2021 - Connecticut Wino Likes this wine: 90 pointsLively and robust at this age - has years ahead of it. Upon opening, this was indeed tightly wound, with earthy, tarry notes predominating. After decanting and with a few hours of air, the tart cherry fruit came to life and things came into balance. Wonderful with rich beef stew. |
| Red |
2006 Tenuta Grillo Barbera d'Asti Igieamore |
6/27/2020 - ericindc Likes this wine: 91 pointsno real brett on this bottle. On opening was mostly primary with strong fruit and moderate tannins. Solid acidity. After about 2 hrs, this opened up and sweet red fruit, earth, mushroom and leather came through and it really mellowed out. Quite nice. |
| White |
2009 Tenuta Grillo Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato Baccabiancamore |
5/26/2020 - NYC_Maenad Likes this wine: NRI forgot having bought these back in 2016, and came across them the other day by accident. We don't drink a lot of natural or orange wine, so the combination had me wondering a bit what I was thinking when I bought them. Probably remembering that orange wine is sometimes the only thing other than sherry that will work with certain foods. Anyway, this poured as expected - cloudy and orange - but the nose was really interesting and appealing from the get go. No mouse at all, no dirt, only a little funk and a lot of cinnamon and dried orange peel. On first sipping, the palate had good acidity, some generous weight through the mid-palate, but a totally fall-off-a-cliff finish. Fortunately, that abrupt ending filled in with a little air and some food. As anticipated, the wine handled the bitter salad beautifully, and no surprise it was good with roast chicken. "Cinnamon Tang with a touch of creamsickle" was Jonathan's assessment. We both quite enjoyed it. |
| Red |
2006 Tenuta Grillo Barbera d'Asti Igieamore |
5/8/2020 - NYC_Maenad Does not like this wine: NRForgot we had a few of these in the cellar, truly don't remember buying them. Opened this to go with a late night pizza indiscretion, but found it so brett laden that we couldn't drink more than a couple of sips. Don't know if there would have been much fruit there even without the brett. I'll try another one soon to see what's up here, but this bottle was not enjoyable. |
| White |
2010 Tenuta Grillo Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato Baccabiancamore |
4/25/2020 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 pointsFrom Monferrato, Piedmont. After long maceration on the skins the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts. The winery applies minimal use of sulfur dioxide and excludes the use of any other additives. The wine is bottled unfiltered. |
| Red |
2006 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato IgieaBarbera more |
12/30/2019 - JWG wrote: 91 pointsAnother remarkable bottle, similar to my notes last month... |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
12/3/2019 - La cave à JC Likes this wine: 88 pointsSmoky, not much fruit left. Maybe a little out of its prime. |
| Red |
2006 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato IgieaBarbera more |
11/22/2019 - JWG wrote: 91 pointsAt first I thought it may be a bummer, because at opening it had a lot (lot) of funk in the nose. Reminds me of some of the Paolo Bea wines from a couple of decades ago that lived and breathed barnyard funk. But the funk blew off after about 15-20 min. and the result was delicious. Palate is big and dark, tobacco, earth, balsamic. Nose ended up being simple but with a strong yet ethereal presence without a lot of definition. Only had part of the bottle, so will add notes tomorrow if suitable. |
| White |
2009 Tenuta Grillo Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato Baccabiancamore |
11/11/2019 - Boutip Likes this wine: 88 pointsLight orange color wine. Good mix of light acidity and grapes with very little residual sugar notes. Lomg finale with good drinkability and good amount of complexity. |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
10/25/2019 - JWG wrote: 91 pointsVery much like my 2018 bottle, except that tar has entered big into the picture along with the tobacco and truffles. |
| Red |
2004 Tenuta Grillo Monferrato PecoraneraFreisa more |
7/22/2019 - JWG wrote: 91 pointsI give this another outstanding vote. My notes from 2018 fit this perfectly. Big, bold blend of Monferrato grapes! |
| Orange |
2013 Tenuta Grillo SolleoneVino da Tavola Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc more |
3/9/2019 - jwebtx wrote: NRforceberry pretty much nailed it in his/her TN. I like many orange wines, but dumped this one down the drain. Brett, VA, and bruised apples proved way too much funk for me. Only difference I noted was my bottle was a more advanced amber color than described (shading toward rust). |
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