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17 notes

2020

Faethm / Fingers Crossed Head Held High White

USA · California

This bottle was fine and all, with melon rind freshness and yellow citrus lift that adds to the yellow and white pear flavors, but it stays middle of the road in terms of depth. Slightly superficial…

Reviewed 28 September 2025
2014

Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Annamaria Clementi

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

This bottle was fruity and doughy on the front end and bitter on the back. Not especially pleasant overall for me. I agree with the previous taster's note regarding the perception of artificiality of…

Reviewed 14 September 2025
2021

Faethm / Fingers Crossed Unanswered Prayers

USA · California

This was a tough sell in a blind white tasting (mostly Chardonnay), as it came off super hot and burley compared to the more elegant Chardonnays in the lineup. This vintage is unfortunately my least…

Reviewed 31 July 2025
2013

Bellavista Franciacorta Riserva Vittorio Moretti

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

The peach note is especially strong with this bottle. Wonderfully balanced otherwise, with a voluminous mouthfeel and weighty mid-palate, but it moves along beautifully and doesn't get gummed-up by…

Reviewed 6 April 2025
2016

Bellavista Franciacorta Riserva Vittorio Moretti

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

Nectarine spray and mandarin orange pith notes push ahead of the lemon, lime, kumquat, travertine, and nougat flavors to form a unique and spritely profile. At first, the elements don't jive…

Reviewed 27 November 2024
2014

Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Annamaria Clementi

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

Similar to my notes on the 2015, this 2014 has all the lemon, marzipan, white bread, and white stone fruit you'd want from a Franciacorta bubbly. There is a nice density here that pauses in the…

Reviewed 27 November 2024
2015

Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Annamaria Clementi

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

Marzipan, almond paste, crème fraiche, and hints of fresh dough provide a silky textural robe to the core lemon, travertine, white melon, quince, white peach, and sea salt notes. The attack is smooth…

Reviewed 11 November 2024
2013

Bellavista Franciacorta Riserva Vittorio Moretti

Lombardia · Franciacorta DOCG

I decided to give this the at-home test to make sure I wasn't just being starry eyed given the Michelin star setting at Petra Segreta where I last had this wine. This is a crazy complex wine with a…

Reviewed 28 September 2024
2021

Faethm / Fingers Crossed Unanswered Prayers

USA · California

Lighter and more airy than previous vintages, with a higher riding wave of yellow citrus fruit to counter the waxy and oily marzipan, apricot, and pineapple elements, the 2021 Fingers Crossed white…

Reviewed 2 June 2024
2020

Faethm / Fingers Crossed Head Held High White

USA · California

Still holding on to your precious 2017 Fingers Crossed white (yes, singular 'white,' since most of you only have one)? Life too scary out there and ya just can't bring yourself to crack the 2018?…

Reviewed 20 February 2023
2019

Faethm / Fingers Crossed Two Become One White

USA · California

I suppose it must be this way, where one of the best white Rhone-styled wines I've had in recent memory is also one of the rarest. I suppose "one of a kind" can't be such if it's common, easily…

Reviewed 10 August 2022
2017

Faethm / Fingers Crossed White

USA · California

Ripe and ready upon opening, the 2017 Feathm White's succulent yellow citrus and stone fruit flavors cascade across the palate with a gorgeous and delineated pulse that strikes a perfect chord…

Reviewed 14 July 2021
2018

Manincor Sophie

Alto Adige · Terlano

Peach, lemon curd, green and yellow apple, white stone, and wisps of cut grass and sea salt. Front-loaded initially with alluring flavor and intensity, moving into a more mineral-driven delivery on…

Reviewed 22 November 2020