Another nice bottle and value. Consumed without food. The nose has seltzer and a bit of peach. Nice effervescence. A slightly sweet note that I did not notice on prior bottles. Almost dry but quite. Refreshing and a good way to start the evening.

Very nice and refreshing. Worked very well with food. I would drink these up soon though. The nose has just a bit of peach with more seltzer and ginger. Light gold in color. lighter bodied. Nice acidity. Very lean. There is some peach on the palate and plenty of minerals. Worked fine with food. At $16, very nice value, but younger is better.

Really interesting wine. Light gold in color. The nose is juniper berries (think Gin). Its dominating although there is some minerality. That quality carries over a bit to the palate, though that is more minerals driven. Again, I think this might be on a downward slide. I would like to try the 14 at this point. Its still refreshing and interesting. Worked well with food. Wonder if this bottle is representative.

I liked the freshness of this wine, but I think the Pinot Bianco is probably a better wine. It would have been good to compare similar vintages. Light gold in color. The nose has peach, minerals and a slight minty note. Light bodied. Refreshing. Easy to drink. Food friendly. Enough acidity though not a lot. Good value at $18.

Very nice, but again, I think it was probably better last summer. Light gold in color. The nose has slight peach with nice minerality. A very nice medium bodied texture. Good acidity - best of the flight. The palate is slight peach and mineral. Some depth. A bit fresher probably due to the acidity. Nice finish. Worked well with food especially some wood fired pizzas.

Light golden in color. The nose seems more mineral driven than I remember prior bottlings. Slight oak on the nose as well. On the palate, this is medium weight and intensity. Some complexity but I don't know that this is built for the long haul. The fruit is less pronounced than prior bottles. Still, it is excellent and a very good value.

I seemed to have liked this more than the group. To me this is a wine, that shows how good Lagrein can be. Its around $40, which for the quality is worth it to me. purple in color. The nose has dark cherries, spice, cherries and plenty of depth. The palate shows deep if not delineated complexity. Big cherry and dark cherry fruit. Great acidity. Easily worked with the food, but would drink well on its own. Wonderful wine. I wish it were easier to find.

It was good to drink this against a top quality Lagrein. Considering that this was 1/3rd the price, I thought it held its own. ruby in color. The nose has nice cherries with a bit of earthier dark cherries. Spice and maybe some cocoa powder. Nice acidity. Easy to drink. A classic "pizza" wine I suppose and indeed it went great with a foraged mushroom wood fired pizza. At $16, there is a lot of value here. The waiter said they had just finished their 07's which were drinking great. It might be interesting to see how these age.

This is one of my favorite producers in all of Italy. Elizebeth Foradori's wines are great at all price ranges. I still think of this as her top bottling. I had some misgivings about opening one so young, but it was allowed to breathe for a couple of hours before pouring and I thought it showed well. Purple/ruby in color. The nose is great with cherries, dark cherries, a perfumed floral quality and just a touch of vanilla. On the palate, complex and tightly layered. It unwinds in the glass. Silky but tight tannins. Great acidity. Long finish. Great with food now, this easily will last another decade and maybe two. Wonderful wine that deserved a bit more attention than the occasion allowed. But, that's what more in the cellar might be for. At around $52, there are not many better values in wines of this quality.

Jeff thru this in as an extra. I was quite delighted as I had not yet had a chance to try these. A single vineyard offering (Teroldego) that was raised in amphora and then neutral oak. The nose has dark cherries with some herbal notes and even some cocoa powder. Silky texture. Fine tannins. Great acidity. Just a notch down in complexity for me from the Granato, but time may help that. Delicious wine. Thanks Jeff!

A few months back, this group did a Barbera tasting and we discussed how well they might age. I bought this wine since then to check it out. It seemed as good a time as any to drink it. Ruby in color. The nose has dark cherries and black raspberries along with a nice earthy funk. Maybe a bot of damp forest floor. On the palate, this is juicy with nice black raspberries and dark cherries. It is still fresh and alive. But, at ten is it giving me anything that it didn't give me at 5? I don't think so. An outstanding wine, but I am not sure it gets much better after five or so years. It certainly held just fine though. YMMV.