Tasted by rmalloy. If you think 90+ wines should have complexity, this is not the wine for you. A strange choice for the Wine Spectator Top 100 wines. Nonetheless, this wine is undeniably tasty, and impossible to dislike. You might find yourself quickly finishing the bottle and wondering what happened. The wine is similar to a simple but well-made pinot noir. Light-bodied, low tannins, easy to drink. Red cherries and strawberries dominate. There is a wisp of herbaceousness. Would be delicious with fresh mozzarella or burrata. A welcome break from the heavier, more serious wines I've been drinking. It makes me wonder WTF WS is thinking. Other people talk about the "tight nose," but I don't get the sense that there's any hidden substance to this wine. In sum, this wine trades profundity for deliciousness. (87 pts.) - Tasted 5/12/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by Jochems. I adviced this wine to a lot of friends over the past months. After some recent bashing of this wine on CT, I wanted to check if I'm not making a complete fool of myself ;-). The only solution to this: opening a bottle!

And I haven't changed my thoughts on this wine. But it has slightly developed:

Dark red/ruby colour, only the faintes hint of purple at the rim. Full aromas of cherry, some chocolate and floral hints. Medium bodied with nice fruit, cacoa and chewey tanins. Long, slightly bitter, finish. Seems to be setteling down a bit and has become a bit more smooth. Drink now - 2011

This wine needs a lot of air. This note was writen after the second day in the bottle. The first glass after opening was very tight and not giving much. Even slightly herbal and edgy. After about 2 hours the wine started to sing in the glass.
Its not an Extraordinary or Classic wine. But still, at ?5,99 in at Albert Hein a real steal!
I would still highly reccomend it to anyone asking for a serious wine with some tipical (Italian) character. Hard to beat at this price point. (88 pts.) - Tasted 5/11/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by Cobbster. Consistent with last tasting. (88 pts.) - Tasted 5/3/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by jhannah27. I definitely don't see the 88-92 others have scored this. Maybe it needed to breath for a couple hours, or maybe this just isn't my style of wine. It's fruit forward and on the sour side, balanced with some minerality and very light acidity. I will say that it is a well made wine with some structure to it. For the money, it's definitely drinkable, or something that would probably be a hit at a party, but I have had better Italian wines at similar price points. (84 pts.) - Tasted 4/30/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by jwsobeck. nice aromas, definitely italian....sour cherry, the tartness subsided a bit over time, some chocolate, good mouthfeel, smooth finish, wanted to keep drinking more. left 2 small glasses in the decanter to try tonight. good for $13 (91 pts.) - Tasted 4/28/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by albertomassa. (84 pts.) - Tasted 4/25/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by MCody. (88 pts.) - Tasted 4/23/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by jazzb. O - Röd mot brunt
D - Kryddnejlika, Ceder/Blyertspenna, Rök, Lakrits
S - Tanin/Ekchips, Kryddpeppar, Kort finish, Varma ektoner - Tasted 4/21/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by CaliCab. Nose a little tight. Sour cherry, strawberry, and chocolate on the palate. Healthy tannins carry a respectably long strawberry finish. A little fruit forward and sweet for my personal taste, but absolutely no disputing the QPR on this - it is a well made and enjoyable wine far beyond its price point. (88 pts.) - Tasted 4/16/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by cwheeler. Apricot, violets, coffee, tar and kirsch aromas. The palate is powerful, but also balanced and structured. Long and utterly delicious. Superb wine, easily the best of the night. (93 pts.) - Tasted 4/13/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by tudval. The duale Rosso from Fontanafredda is a 70% nebbiolo, 30% barbera blend. Lively acidity, but not overpowering. Light oak, spice and fruit. Round. Very nice, quite elegant. (88 pts.) - Tasted 4/10/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by Rossodio. (84 pts.) - Tasted 4/7/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by cgseldin. Lovely with flowers and tar, already a nice brick red in color. (91 pts.) - Tasted 4/2/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by HomeJames. Opened and drank. Good purple color, armoma shows the expected dark fruit. Tart, but expected. Good balance and mouth feel and great with a slow dinner. - Tasted 4/1/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by Cobbster. I think 'slaton' nailed it in his 4/24/07 note. (88 pts.) - Tasted 3/29/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by KriLis. (83 pts.) - Tasted 3/28/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by jfat1202. had with penne arabiatti. very smooth finich, toasty oak. paired well with penne and asiago cheese (88 pts.) - Tasted 3/27/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by ghnye. Let bottle sit one hour. Spice, cherry, some floral notes, mouth feel was very lushes and chewy, very round, subtle supportive tannins, and mouthwatering acidity on the finish. Cheery and chocolate notes. The nose transitioned to a woodsy kind of nose and eventually to almost nothing very closed after a handful of hours. Real green flavors overcame the cherry and chocolate. Essentially the wine fell apart after about 2 hours open maybe a bit more. At 10 bucks can't beat this, at least in its early incarnation. Next bottle pop and pour and beat it to the two hour unraveling. 90 points. (90 pts.) - Tasted 3/23/2008. [FIND IT!]

Tasted by jbeauprez. Great value wine at Osteria Marco in Denver. Super with cheese, meats and pizza. (88 pts.) - Tasted 3/21/2008. [FIND IT!]