The nose is lovely and fresh with tones of berries, red cherries, strawberries, lemon peels, roses, a touch of biscuits, some toast, and peaches. There is nice freshness to the nose, but it lacks some complexity and depth. The Medium bodied feel is fresh with crisp, medium+ acidity that has a touch of bite. This is a solid bubbly that works well as an aperitif.
The nose is succulent and fragrant with tones of peaches, green apples, sweet lemon peels, nectarines, white fruits, and white flowers. The Medium bodied feel is fresh, yet textured with medium acidity. This is a fun and easy drinking Pinot Bianco. It leans into the fresh side of things as it isn’t meant to be complex or thought provoking.
The nose is fragrant with tones of berries, lemon peels, fresh citrus, white flowers, nectarines, and some white fruits. The Medium bodied feel is fresh and forward with crisp, medium+ acidity. This is a solid and straightforward Rose. It’s balanced and hits its notes, but doesn’t offer up much more than that.
Unfortunately this is just slathered in oak. It’s a bit tough to get a read on what Pinot Noir could be here as this is richer and bold with creamy oak, toast, black raspberries, dark red cherries, violets, licorice, and some liqueur notes. This isn’t subtle nor does it show off much elegance one would want from Pinot Noir. The Medium/full bodied feel is richer and dense with tart, medium+ acidity and woody, medium+ tannins. The oak is the big driver here sadly. I honestly don’t know what Pinot Noir could do in Tuscany, but it isn’t this.
The nose is lovely and perfumed with a level of poise to the tones of roasted herbs, dark red cherries, raspberries, sour red berries, potpourri, violets, wild flowers, spices, and some sweet tobacco notes. This nose is really sexy and with a coolness to the tones that is balanced and with some tension. The Medium/full bodied feel is polished and refined with tart, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. This is showing so well right now, yet it has a lot more it can give. The balance and refinement is already there, it just needs a few years to coax everything out and let it sing.
The nose is deep and sumptuous with a bit of mystery to the tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, savory herbs, sour red berries, perfumes, a touch of earth, tobacco notes, and some crushed rocks. There is so much complexity right now that it takes a bit to get it all in. The Full bodied feel is refined and balanced with tart, medium+ acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. This is really gorgeous already, but it has so much more to give. I can see this kicking on another gear with another 5+ years as it has that kind of stuffing.
There is a noticeable bit of woodiness, but it doesn’t fully dominate. Along with the woody notes, it shows off richer tones of dark red cherries, dark raspberries, chocolate notes, lavender, licorice, and violets. The Medium/full bodied feel is richer and brawny with medium acidity and slightly woody, medium+ tannins. This wasn’t as oak-driven as the 21 was, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t relatively noticeable. I would be interested to see how Pinot Noir performs here, but without the oak influences being so prominent.
The nose is expressive and aromatic either tones of crushed berries, licorice, dark red cherries, raspberries, tobacco ash, leather, crushed herbs, raspberries, and some violets. There is good depth as it shows off excellent balance as well. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure is showing a fair bit of youth while the nose is expressive and primary. I would love to see where this goes with at least 4+ years as his definitely has another level it can get to.
NV Colle Bereto Colle B Rosé Brut Spumante 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola
The nose is lovely and fresh with tones of berries, red cherries, strawberries, lemon peels, roses, a touch of biscuits, some toast, and peaches. There is nice freshness to the nose, but it lacks some complexity and depth. The Medium bodied feel is fresh with crisp, medium+ acidity that has a touch of bite. This is a solid bubbly that works well as an aperitif.
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2024 Colle Bereto Albo Bianco Toscana IGT 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose is succulent and fragrant with tones of peaches, green apples, sweet lemon peels, nectarines, white fruits, and white flowers. The Medium bodied feel is fresh, yet textured with medium acidity. This is a fun and easy drinking Pinot Bianco. It leans into the fresh side of things as it isn’t meant to be complex or thought provoking.
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2023 Colle Bereto Colle É Rosé 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose is fragrant with tones of berries, lemon peels, fresh citrus, white flowers, nectarines, and some white fruits. The Medium bodied feel is fresh and forward with crisp, medium+ acidity. This is a solid and straightforward Rose. It’s balanced and hits its notes, but doesn’t offer up much more than that.
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2021 Colle Bereto Pinot Nero Il Cenno 83 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Unfortunately this is just slathered in oak. It’s a bit tough to get a read on what Pinot Noir could be here as this is richer and bold with creamy oak, toast, black raspberries, dark red cherries, violets, licorice, and some liqueur notes. This isn’t subtle nor does it show off much elegance one would want from Pinot Noir. The Medium/full bodied feel is richer and dense with tart, medium+ acidity and woody, medium+ tannins. The oak is the big driver here sadly. I honestly don’t know what Pinot Noir could do in Tuscany, but it isn’t this.
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2021 Colle Bereto Chianti Classico 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
This is exactly the same as a month ago. Unfortunately it didn’t come with a plate full of pasta and truffles like the bottle I had before, ha!
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2019 Colle Bereto Chianti Classico Riserva 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The nose is lovely and perfumed with a level of poise to the tones of roasted herbs, dark red cherries, raspberries, sour red berries, potpourri, violets, wild flowers, spices, and some sweet tobacco notes. This nose is really sexy and with a coolness to the tones that is balanced and with some tension. The Medium/full bodied feel is polished and refined with tart, medium+ acidity and silky, medium+ tannins. This is showing so well right now, yet it has a lot more it can give. The balance and refinement is already there, it just needs a few years to coax everything out and let it sing.
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2019 Colle Bereto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The nose is deep and sumptuous with a bit of mystery to the tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, savory herbs, sour red berries, perfumes, a touch of earth, tobacco notes, and some crushed rocks. There is so much complexity right now that it takes a bit to get it all in. The Full bodied feel is refined and balanced with tart, medium+ acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. This is really gorgeous already, but it has so much more to give. I can see this kicking on another gear with another 5+ years as it has that kind of stuffing.
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2019 Colle Bereto Pinot Nero Il Cenno Selezione Di Famiglia Toscana IGT 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
There is a noticeable bit of woodiness, but it doesn’t fully dominate. Along with the woody notes, it shows off richer tones of dark red cherries, dark raspberries, chocolate notes, lavender, licorice, and violets. The Medium/full bodied feel is richer and brawny with medium acidity and slightly woody, medium+ tannins. This wasn’t as oak-driven as the 21 was, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t relatively noticeable. I would be interested to see how Pinot Noir performs here, but without the oak influences being so prominent.
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2020 Colle Bereto Il Tocco Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose is expressive and aromatic either tones of crushed berries, licorice, dark red cherries, raspberries, tobacco ash, leather, crushed herbs, raspberries, and some violets. There is good depth as it shows off excellent balance as well. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure is showing a fair bit of youth while the nose is expressive and primary. I would love to see where this goes with at least 4+ years as his definitely has another level it can get to.
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