| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2020 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Le Serre NuoveBolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/10/2024 - mfimiani47 wrote: 88 pointsRound, rich, fruity and one dimensional. All in all a bit boring and disappointing, particularly for the price. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Bollinger Champagne PN AYC18Pinot Noir more |
5/4/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsSome really love red fruit notes with a silky mouth feel. Quite a lean style but quite nice. Very enjoyable. |
| Red |
2021 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Jardin de Hormigas Los AmantesValle de Uco more |
5/4/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsLean but expressive and inviting. If you could describe a wine with the word “elegant” this would be it. I would drink this over the next 2-4 years. |
| Red |
2018 Cheval des AndesVistalba Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/4/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsToo early. All the stuffings are present but this needs time to build on some of the complexity that comes through in short glimpses. |
| Red |
2019 Familia Zuccardi Finca Piedra InfinitaAltamira Malbec more |
5/4/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 93 pointsThis wine is juicy but not overly ripe. It’s expressive and grippy with a lovely mouthfeel. It is elegant and intellectual; having you question what Malbec should taste like (this) versus what your preconceived notions of Malbec suggest it will taste like. This is far away from the extracted purple/black fruit bomb you sometimes find for Malbecs. |
| Red |
2022 G.D. Vajra Langhe NebbioloLanghe DOC more |
4/27/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsExcellent QPR. A perfect weekday wine that can go with just about anything. Delicious. |
| Red |
2016 Paolo Scavino Barolo RiservaNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): This was a rather nice wine, however, when you factor in the price ($560 CAD), there are just so many other baroli I would buy before this. |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël FiascNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 93 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): Beautiful wine. Almost like a more well-rounded iteration of the Monvigliero this year with quite a bit more complexity. So good! |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino Barolo PrapòNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): 92+ - This was just lovely. The big boy of the lineup so to speak. Serralunga all day with a darker more savoury edge to this barolo. Really great. |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino Barolo RaveraNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 wrote: 89 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): There was an almost green pepper -like note that I was picking up. I wasn't as excited about this upon tasting it as I had been in previous years. |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino Barolo MonviglieroNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): To me, this is the wine that always brings me back to this producer. Expressive, floral and peppery. It has character and refinement. Would be happy to have some of these in the cellar. |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bricco AmbrogioNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): The nose was closed but the palate was deep, rich and generous. This wine takes over your entire palate with velvety tannins. Really great and for me, was the surprise of the 2020 Paolo Scavino lineup. |
| Red |
2020 Paolo Scavino BaroloNebbiolo more |
4/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 90 pointsPaolo Scavino 2020 Tasting (Vintage Conservatory): Much more accessible than anticipated. Fresh and fruit-forward. A bit lean and I anticipate that if I tasted this blind, I would think this is a very well-valued langhe nebbiolo. |
| Red |
2019 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz LamellaEden Valley more |
4/6/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 94 pointsIron fist in velvet glove. It’s restrained power at its finest. Just got better and better as we gave it more air (drank over 5+ hours). What an incredible wine. |
| Red |
2020 Château MangotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/25/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsWhat a wonderful wine. Texturally, the tannins are velvety. The palate is enjoyable now but you can just tell this will continue to exude more and more expression in the years to come. Yum. |
| Red |
2017 Pian Delle Vigne (Antinori) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/19/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsNeeds at least 1-1.5 hours to open up before gaining some well-balanced meatiness with classic notes of sour cherry. Good wine. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grande RéserveChampagne Blend more |
4/13/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsRacy acidity and mineral driven, as this wine warms up a bit in the glass you start to get some of those bready notes on the finish. Really nice. Quality champagne. |
| Red |
2019 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri SuperioreRed Bordeaux Blend more |
4/13/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 94 points94+. A beautiful wine that hasn’t even started to fully share its story. More cherry and freshness on the palate than I was expecting. This is a wine of refinement and balance not power. After tasting this, I understand why all the wine critics were so gobsmacked by this wine. I now am too. |
| Red |
2016 I Custodi Etna ÆtneusEtna DOC Nerello Blend, Nerello Mascalese more |
4/7/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 94 points94+. What an incredible wine. The nose is incredibly perfumed with strawberries. The mouthfeel is excellent, picking up in intensity with air with the tannins giving it some much needed structure to hold the frame of the fruit. Just lovely. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2021 Bevan Cellars OntogenyNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/6/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis was more open than I thought it would be. Plush, ripe and dark fruits. Got even better with 1+ hours in decanter. Will certainly get better with some further aging. |
| Red |
2022 G.D. Vajra Langhe NebbioloLanghe DOC more |
4/5/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsGood level of tannin with black cherry. Not overly complex but perfect for a mid week drink. Keeps pulling you back in. Tannins much more pronounced than the 2021 was at this stage from what I can remember. |
| Red |
2008 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon AnnumNapa Valley more |
3/31/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 pointsThe nose faded in and out between being expressive and shutdown. On the other hand, the palate stayed was full, fresh and expressive. There is a sort of ocean like salinity that I often find in wines like Tignanello that I was getting here as well which I enjoyed very much so (what’s not to enjoy). |
| White - Sparkling |
2006 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut MillésiméChampagne Blend more |
3/30/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 94 pointsStunning bottle. Yeasty with sliced almonds. Everything perfectly in balance with a great richness and purity of fruit. Feels like this can still age for years but irresistible now. |
| Red |
2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon The Reserve To-Kalon VineyardOakville more |
3/24/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 pointsMy initial impression is that this is young and has not yet had the time to put on its weight/complexity. Felt light and lifted with a good amount of oak. Should get better (I hope it does). |
| Red |
2015 Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain FiveSpring Mountain District Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/23/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 93 points93+ beautiful nose of big black cherry, leather and some smoke. The palate is equally as complex with a great backbone of tannin and acidity. I think I would have a hard time guessing this is from Cali in a blind. Would perhaps guess a high quality cab/super Tuscan from Italy. Really enjoyed this. |
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