84 Cellar Tracker

This is a cellartracker.com score based on 11 users as of 5/15/15

91 William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The latest release of the NV Baltimore Rainwater (Rare Wine Company) is showing well, mingling aromas of ripe peach, candle wax and dried fruits with hints of walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping, it's fleshy and elegantly satiny, with a lively core of fruit, nicely integrated sweetness and a nicely defined finish. This bottling, based on young Verdelho, is crafted to evoke the Rainwater Madeiras of the 19th century—wines that were especially prized in the city of Baltimore.

92 Robert Parker

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Subtle roasted spices, sour cherries, hibiscus and bramble berries. Youthful and quite lively palate with a fruity core of ripe, juicy berries and cherries. Flavorful finish. Drink now.

88 Joaquín Hidalgo - Vinous Media

The 2023 Malbec Pizzella is from Paraje Altamira, San Carlos in the Uco Valley. Fifty percent aged in oak barrels, this wine showcases red fruit and plum notes. It is leaner than in previous years, with a slightly rough texture, reflecting the impact of a challenging vintage.

87 Wine Spectator

A polished youngster, showing a smooth-textured core of macerated berries, with twinges of slate and herbs folding around suave tannins. Drink now.

96 Falstaff Magazine

Bright ruby red with a delicately brightening rim. Generous nose of wild strawberry and raspberry, with subtly sweet nuances of fruit and tea, then leather and wet stone, complex and deep. Extremely juicy on the palate, opens up in many layers, powerful and polished, seems to build up endlessly, lingers for a long time.

95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Intense floral nose of red and dark fruit, with a slightly peppery, almost meaty character. There is a lot of stony minerality. Tight-knit structure with fruit and acidity that are crisp and zesty, ripe tannins, a velvety texture and a medium body. Good cherry fruit finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

92 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Fission is packed with scents of blackberry, coffee, dried savory herbs, lavender, mocha and spice. This potent, strapping Moon Mountain Cabernet packs a pretty big punch. I would give the firm Moon Mountain tannins a year or two to soften. Overall, the 2020 is a fine showing in this challenging vintage.

94 Wine Advocate - Wine Advocate

"Barbadillo is somehow a specialist in Palo Cortado, and they now offer a younger, gentler and more straightforward NV Palo Cortado Criadera Selection from the Tío Río solera. It's an elegant oxidative wine, with an average age of 14 years, with a peachy nose, gentle and tender, but with a more saline and sharper palate with a bitter twist in the finish. It has an Oloroso nose and an Amontillado palate. 906 bottles were filled in March 2024."

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Red berries, cherries, minerals and hibiscus on the nose with a very juicy, medium-bodied palate and fresh veins of tannins. The elegant, medium-long finish is vibrant and full of good pristine fruit. Drink now." - Zekun Shuai

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A delicious, well-rounded and velvety Chianti Classico with aromas of strawberries, raspberries and mild spices. Medium-bodied with finely grained tannins and texture. Juicy and velvety with elegance and a pure character. Fresh and delicious finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

92 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The 2024 Collio Pinot Grigio from Livio Felluga shows a delicate pink, onion-skin hue from a brief four- to six-hour maceration. Sourced from five parcels across Rosazzo and Cormons, the wine balances ripe and candied fruit—apricot and redcurrant—with saline, iodine and lightly metallic mineral notes. Partial malolactic fermentation and lees aging add a subtle creaminess, while the palate remains fresh, firm and finely structured with a touch of herbal complexity and a clean, mineral finish."

91 Aldo Fiordelli - Senior Editor - JamesSuckling.com

"A fairly neutral yet focused wine with delicate aromas of fresh pears, beeswax, flowers. spices and pepper. Light- to medium-bodied, very silky, refined and savory, with Mirabelle plum flavors and a tight savory finish with a touch of bitterness. Drink now."