Current Press & Accolades

"This delicious, silky textured wine wraps rich black-cherry and black fig flavors in gentle tannins and adds a hint of bright acidity for a balanced and well-polished expression of mostly Zinfandel and Barbera grapes in the blend." — Jim Gordon

"Made from a variety more commonly found in Sardinia, this wine makes the case for Carneros, showing a wealth of fresh, inviting peach, lychee and green apple. High-toned acidity highlights a dry crisp salinity and lively style." — Virginie Boone

"There is not a lot of Vermentino to be found in Carneros – or anywhere else, for that matter – but Uvaggio’s Il Nostro makes us wish there was more. We do not subscribe to the notion that fine wine is made in the vineyard and consider winemaking as equally important in the calculus of success, and, in this case, the wine counts both lovely fruit and careful crafting to its credit. It is wonderfully fresh and light on its feet, yet it sports a very fine fruity voice suggestive of white peaches and pink grapefruit with subtle background notes of minerals throughout, and, if a most refreshing quaff on its own, it will prove a versatile mealtime partner to lighter dishes of all sorts. "

"48% Barbera; 43% Zinfandel; 9% other. Those who might argue that the first duty of any wine is to be varietally specific would simply miss the point here as this one’s sum is truly greater than its parts. A bit more oriented to Zinfandel despite its marginally larger portion of Barbera, it keys principally on juicy, ripe black and red berries with enriching elements of sweet soil and vanilla surfacing along the way. Its lengthy finish shows a fine spark of brightening acidity, and, although tasty and easy to drink now, it is structured to keep and very likely to gain in complexity for another three or four years. "

Full review will be available in November.