9/1/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Purple/red hue, modest slightly spocy nose. Soft first taste, hints of ripe fruits, tannins modest into a dry, finish - musk, pepper, currants. Medium linger. Not bad but needs a few more year

9/1/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Dark purple hue, soft slightly fruity aroma. Modest first taste, not strong, but bodied, slight tannins - pepper, soft spice. Dry finish medium linger. Earthy, barny. Good drinking wine

8/26/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Dark brown hue, soft nose. One of the darkest colours I have seen in Brunellos. Subtle first Brunello burst, but with dark red fruits clear - cherries, blackberries, currants. Finish is quick and dry with long linger. Nice earthy notes - ash, tabacco, licorice. Drinking well and good value.

8/3/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. Dark red/purple hue, modest rich fruity aroma. Big sweet but fast first burst, opening up into that classic chocolate, herb taste with strawberry/cherries mixed in middle. Finish is dry, slightly earthy with an incredibly long linger - 20 secs or so. Just love these wines.

8/3/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Drinking well. Soft purple colour, deep earthy barny aroma. First taste is subtle opening up into a more complex middle and quick finish, medium linger. High Tannic, leather, hint of chocolate and big oaky barnyard finish. Really liked it, and great drink.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, wine tasting at Enoteca di Piazza. Light hint of brown and purple color, medium fruit nose. First Brunello taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, and into a medium earthy finish herbs, peppers, hint of spice, Medium linger. Well structured and the tannins and rhythm of an older wine. Head and shoulders above the rest.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, wine tasting at Enoteca di Piazza. Dark purple color, medium fruit nose. First Brunello taste freshly ripened fruits - modest cherries, currants, hint of plums, and into a slight earthy but quick finish, little complexity. Medium linger. Not bad, but less developed as other 2018

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, wine tasting at Enoteca di Piazza. Dark purple color, soft nose. First Brunello taste freshly fruits - modest red fruit cherries, currants, sharp and dry and into a quick and very slight earthy finish. Medium linger almost cheek puckering.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, wine tasting at Enoteca di Piazza. Brown/purple color, medium fruit nose. First Brunello taste freshly fruits - big cherries, currants, sharp and dry and into a earthy finish peppers and tobacco. Medium linger almost cheek puckering. Young, but surprising good Brunello body of an older wine which should age well.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, wine tasting at Enoteca di Piazza. Dark purple color, medium fruit nose. First Brunello taste freshly ripened fruits - modest cherries, currants, distinct pepper and spice, and into a slight earthy but quick finish, hint of licorice. Medium linger. Not bad, but less developed as other 2018s hence wait a while.

5/24/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, seventh vineyard visited. Dark purple/Brown, strong rich nose, complex meaty aroma. First Brunello taste - medium rich, taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, but quickly opens into into a strong earthy finish of leather, meats, beacon, long linger. Solid reserva and drinking well

5/24/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, seventh vineyard visited. Dark purple color hint of Brown, strong rich fruit nose. First Brunello taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, and into a medium earthy finish herbs, peppers, rare hint of beacon, long linger. Solid different tasting Brunello and one of the highlights of the trip

5/24/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, seventh vineyard visited. Dark brown color, strong fruit nose already sense deeper complexity. First Brunello taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, strawberries and into a long earthy finish herbs, and peppers, licorice long linger. Much better than my January tasting, maybe because I am in Montalcino 😀

5/24/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, seventh vineyard visited. Dark brown color, strong fruit nose. First Brunello taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, and into a medium earthy finish herbs, leather and peppers, hint of licorice long linger. Very good for a tougher year

5/24/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, seventh vineyard visited. Dark brown/purple color, soft fruit nose. First Brunello taste dry dark fruits - cherries, currants, and into a medium earthy finish herbs and peppers, long linger. Solid

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, sixth vineyard visited. Purple/brown color, soft fruit nose. First Brunello taste dark fruits - modest cherries, currants, and into an earthy medium finish, hints of pepper, spice. Long linger.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, sixth vineyard visited. Purple/brown color, soft fruit nose. First Brunello taste dark fruits - modest cherries, currants, and into an earthy medium finish, hints of licorice, ash, spice. Medium linger.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Montalcino trip, sixth vineyard visited. Dark purple/brown color, soft nose. Subtle to strong first Brunello taste fresh red fruits with cherries and currants into and noticeable earthy finish short linger. High quality Rosso.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, fifth vineyard visited. Purple color, soft nose. Modest first Brunello taste fresh red fruits with cherries and currants into and quick finish with very slight earthiness compared to others. Medium linger. Fruitier Rosso and great price.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, fifth vineyard visited. Dark purple Hue, soft nose. First Brunello taste bursts into freshly ripened fruits - modest cherries, strawberries, currants and into an earthy but quick finish. Medium linger. Fresh and new but surprising good Brunello body of an older wine which should age well.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, forth vineyard visited. Dark purple/brown color, softnose. Subtle to strong first Brunello taste fresh redfruits with cherries and currants into and very slight earthy finish medium linger. High quality Rosso and great price.

5/23/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, forth vineyard visited. Purple/brown color, soft to modest nose, hints of earthiness. First Brunello taste quite strong with dark fruits - cherries, currants, hint of strawberries, and into a slight dry earthy medium finish hint of leather, ash, Long linger. Not that complex in its finish so clearly needs to develop, but can see potential.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, third vineyard visited. Dark purple/brown, strong aroma of fruits. Modest first Brunello taste of red fruits - cherries, currants and into a medium dry and earthy finish hints of pepper and herbs. Long linger cheek smacking. A ripe and fresh wine and rhythms of a good Brunello tasting well.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, third vineyard visited. Dark purple color, soft nose slightly brown. Modest first Brunello taste fresh and and into a dry quick and very slight earthy finish. Long linger. High quality Rosso

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, third vineyard visited. Dark purple color, soft nose. Modest first Brunello taste fresh and and into a dry quick and very slight earthy finish. Medium linger.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, third vineyard visited. Dark purple/brown, modest aroma of fruits. Modest first Brunello taste of red fruits - cherries, currants, licorice and into a medium dry and earthy finish hints of pepper. Long linger cheek smacking. A ripe and fresh wine an rhythms for a young Brunello.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, second vineyard visited. Dark purple/brown, strong aroma of ripe fruits. Modest first Brunello taste of red fruits, but more developed- cherries, currants, and into a medium dry and earthy finish hints of pepper, spice. Long linger. Nicely developed rhythms for a young Brunello from a great producer.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, second vineyard visited. Dark purple color, soft nose. Modest to strong first Brunello taste fresh redfruits with distinct cherries and into a dry quick and very slight earthy finish, hint of herbs and peppers Short linger. High quality Rosso and great price.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited, one of my favourites and a nice chance to go back an taste one of the best vintages. Brown color, dry fruity nose. Strong first Brunello taste of dark red cherries, and into very dry, earthy finish - pepper, hint of licorice and mint. Long linger cheek smacking. Drinking extremely well but would have like to see slightly more development from the last time I drank it.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited, one of my favourites. Dark purple brown color, soft fruity nose. Subtle first Brunello taste of red fruits - cherries, currants, and into dry, earthy finish - pepper, hint of licorice. Long linger cheek smacking. Wonderful wine from a great year

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited, one of my favourites. Dark purple brown color, soft fruity nose. Subtle first Brunello taste red fruits - cherries, currants, and into a more complex dry, earthy finish - pepper, herbs hint of licorice. Medium linger.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited, one of my favourites. Dark purple hint of brown color, soft nose. Modest first Brunello taste redfruits - cherries, currants, and into a quick and earthy finish but nothing complex in terms of tastes. Medium linger.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited, one of my favourites. Dark purple hint of brown color, soft fruity nose. Subtle first Brunello taste ripe redfruits - cherries, currants, herbs and into a dry quick and earthy finish hints of leather and tobacco. Medium linger.

5/22/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

2023 Montalcino trip, first vineyard visited and one of my favourites. Dark purple color, soft nose. Subtle first Brunello taste fresh red fruits and and into a dry quick and very slight earthy finish. Short linger. High quality Rosso and great price.

5/19/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine. Purple brown hue, modest fruity nose. Big first Brunello burst, dark fruits - cherries, currants, pepper, spice finishing into a long barn and pepper cheek smackingly dry finish. Long linger. Drinking well now.

5/18/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Lovely. Dark purple hue, very fruity nose. First Brunello burst is big, fruity, still just ripe but flavourful red fruits - cherries, currants, hint of mint with a medium quick finish. Earthy and dry - ash, bit of licorice and long linger and that dry cheek pucker I enjoy. Drinking well now! Go for it

5/15/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Drank again almost 2 yrs later and developed well. Purple/red hue, soft fruity aroma. Strong first Brunello burst of dry red fruits- cherries, currants and hint of pepper and spice. Quick finish but long linger, hints of earth. Drinking well.

5/14/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Bought at an amazing price and not bad. Red purple hue, strong fruity aroma. First Brunello taste is a medium burst of just ripe cherries, currants,
And hint of orange. Quick finish medium linger, nothing too complex there. But a goof refreshing wine at a good price

5/14/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Drank again almost 2 years later. Beautiful development. Dark purple/brown hue, soft nose. Soft first taste, subtle dark fruits, richer earthy cherries, currants followed by soft dry and earthy finish, long linger. Nice drinking wine

5/6/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Purple/brown hue, soft fruity aroma. First Brunello burst Is punchy - spice, peppery ripe red fruits, lots of body finishing quickly into an ripe earthy finish. Medium linger. A bit early but could age into something very nice.

4/1/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Drank it 2 years after initial tasting in Italy. Dark brown hue, soft to medium fruity aroma. Powerful first Brunello burst, dark rich fruits - currants, cherries, followed by a lip smacking earthy finish - hints of chocolate. Long linger to let the earthy flavour sit. Great wine - drink up

2/11/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Still drinking very well. Brown purple hue, modest nose. Modest first Brunello taste, rich red fruits, drier more tannic than before, cheek smacking peppery with hint of earth in the long finish. Long linger. Slight development from last year but drinking well.

2/11/2023 - ShangGuy wrote:

Sad - really looking forward to drinking it

2/8/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Wow, Okanagan wines just keep getting better. Dark inky purple color, medium nose. Fruit first taste - dark fruits quickly finishing into an earthy barny finish. Modest tannins but almost classic bordeaux finish with medium linger. Not many Okanagan blends do it, but this vineyard has thread the needle on creating a great blend

1/21/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Drinking 1 1/2 year after initial taste. Still rich fruity aroma, dark purple brown hue. Bold first Brunello burst, red fruits, currants, cherries and hint of spice. Earthy long finish medium linger. I expected a bit more development so slightly lower score.

12/10/2022 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Nice. Soft nose, brown purple hue. Soft smooth first Brunello burst - dry dark fruits cherries, hint of currant and chocolate. Dry earthy finish ling linger - ash, leather, earth. Drinking very well.

11/26/2022 - ShangGuy wrote:

Purple hue, big fruity aroma. Fruity big first taste -
Cherries, currants, soft and smooth with a quick finish. Nice smooth drinking wine.

11/26/2022 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Purple, brown hue, incredibly strong earthy aroma. First taste is a burst of dark fruits, leather, ash, earth, medium tannins. Finish is long, earthy, not powerful but subtle earthy flavours. Nice and drinking well.

11/26/2022 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Amazing brown/purple hue, subtle fruity aroma. Soft Brunello burst - dark fruits, cherries, currants moving into a more complex earthy finish - licorice,
Pepper, hint of ash and earth. Cheek pucker and long linger. Lovely wine drinking well

11/25/2022 - ShangGuy Likes this wine:

Nice fruity rosso. Purple hue, modest fruity aroma.
Nice first taste of ripe red fruits - cherries, currants. Quick finish, medium linger, slight earthy taste. Nice wine.