Vinous
92
"The NV Rosso Passito mixes sweet black cherries with minty herbs and a spike of spiced orange. It's pleasantly sweet yet vibrant and lifted in style. Silky textures and masses of ripe red and blue fruits run through, joining hints of licorice, mocha and expresso on the long and staining finish. Through it all, the Rosso remains quite fresh."
Vinous
91
"The NV Bianco Passito is exotic in the glass, with a tropical air of citrus and florals. Soothingly soft and round, it splashes across the palate with minty herbal freshness and a wave of ripe peaches and green melon, all balanced by candied citrus. It cleans up quite well, finishing with a potent saturation of sweet spice."
Vinous
90
"The 2023 Grillo Timpa is airy and sweetly scented, wafting up with hints of mint leaf, green melon and confectionery spice. This smooths over the palate with fleshy textures and citrus-tinged white pit fruits as a tropical air of inner florals forms toward the close. The 2023 finishes with admirable length and freshness, closing with a youthful tension and a citrus concentration that tugs at the cheeks. Nicely done."
Vinous
91
"The 2022 Nerello Mascalese Terre di Elio opens in the glass with a candied personality as bright cherry-berry fruits, candied orange peels and sweet spices form its seductive bouquet. It’s more refined within, soft-textured and perfumed, with rosy inner florals and saline mineral tones that saturate toward the close. This tapers off long and staining yet still fresh, leaving violet inner florals and hints of candied lavender in its wake. The 2022 is a wonderfully inviting and fully satisfying Nerello Mascalese."
Vinous
91
"The 2022 Nero d'Avola Lagnusa is perfumed with a fresh mix of wild berries and spices accentuated by hints of blood orange. It's soft-textured and lifted in feel with vibrant acidity and crisp wild berry fruit. The 2022 finishes energetic and pleasantly tart, puckering the cheeks while keeping the mouth watering for more."
Vinous
92
"The 2022 Perricone Core lifts from the glass with an earthy blend of grilled herbs, blackberries and exotic spices. It's silky-smooth and deeply textural, with a rich blend of ripe red and black fruits motivated by vibrant acidity. The 2022 cleans up beautifully, finishing long and staining yet fresh. A coating of fine tannins remains, framing the experience remarkably well. This is a total pleasure to taste."
Wine Spectator
90
"A bright, tangy white, offering a fragrant range of orange and lime blossoms, blood orange and pink grapefruit zest, and poached quince and apricot. This is lightly lip-smacking and hard to stop sipping, with a snappy, mineral-driven finish."
Wine Spectator
91
"Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of raspberry puree, dried cherry, star anise and violet gliding across the palate. Well-honed, succulent acidity keeps this fresh and focused, while a minerally underpinning of stone and smoke emerges to drive the lightly chewy finish."
Wine Enthusiast
92
“The nose begins with sophisticated fruit notes of figs, plums and cherries, then turns intensely earthy and vegetal. That balance between fruit and earth, sweet and astringent continues on the palate, before a dark chocolate finish that is structured by firm, reliable tannins.”
Wine Enthusiast
92
“A sweet, playful nose features chocolate and strawberry milk, plus maraschino cherries, like any good ice cream shop. The palate stays sweet with vanilla and more strawberries and cherries, but a slightly powderiness keeps everyone in a line. Smooth tannins create an enjoyably slick texture.”
Decanter
90
“Bush vine Catarratto from Vigna del Masso, at 750 metres above sea level in Montoni in central Sicily, vinified with some skin contact in cement tanks. Peachy and floral, it has a slightly waxy quality , good intensity, and a touch of salinity to its pithy and peachy fruit. Vibrant finish.”
Wine Spectator
91
"Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of raspberry puree, dried cherry, star anise and violet gliding across the palate. Well-honed, succulent acidity keeps this fresh and focused, while a minerally underpinning of stone and smoke emerges to drive the lightly chewy finish."
Wine Spectator
90
"A zesty white, with vibrant acidity buoying an exuberant range of tangerine, kiwi fruit, pink grapefruit granita and lime blossom notes. Sleek and well-knit, with spice and mineral accents on the finish."
Wine Enthusiast
92
"White peaches, apricots and jasmine are on the nose with a spritz of lime that announces the coming citrus-soaked palate, where limes meet lemons and oranges before a salty, sanguine finish."
Wine Enthusiast
92
"Rich metallic and herbal notes on the nose match the opulent copper in the glass and the savory overtones of the palate, where pink grapefruit and blood orange find oregano and crushed volcanic stones but also a certain lushness despite the salty citric acidic backbone."
Wine Enthusiast
91
"Warmed pavement and garden hose give way to yellow peach and green apple on the nose before the palate gives more green apple, fresh and candied, before a salty, mineral finish.."
Wine Enthusiast
90
"Salty, savory aromas dominate the nose, from roasted almonds to lemongrass and sautéed spices and herbs with a squeeze of lemon. Notes of citrus and nuts are more pronounced on the palate, emphasized by a roundness of texture."
Wine Enthusiast
92
"The nose offers a sweet and savory blend of strawberries and watermelon candy with cinnamon, chili pepper and pickling spices before the palate brings out more strawberry and watermelon but with a mineral edge and tannins that cling intensely."
Vinous
93
“The 2018 Nero d'Avola Vrucara Prephylloxera is hauntingly dark and floral, dusting exotic spice and crushed violets accentuating red plums and balsam herbs. This is a surprisingly lifted and pure interpretation of Vrucara, with silky textures and mineral-tinged wild berry fruits lifted by brisk acidity. A black licorice twang resonates toward the close. Cocoa and balsamic spice hints linger as the 2018 finishes with crunchy tannins and a lovely honeyed sweetness.”
Vinous
93
“Dried black cherries, red plums, sage, dried orange peels and a dusting of crushed rocks create a deeply alluring bouquet as the NV (2021 Harvest) Rosso Passito opens in the glass. It's silky-smooth with racy acidity and ultra-ripe wild berry fruits accentuated by autumnal spices and traces of dark chocolate. It finishes zesty and extended with a sour cherry flourish and sweet herbal tones that resonate.”