{"id":7117,"date":"2025-07-10T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/2025-tre-bicchieri-toronto-tasting\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:30:15","slug":"2025-tre-bicchieri-toronto-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/2025-tre-bicchieri-toronto-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Tre Bicchieri Toronto Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TB<\/p>\n

(May 2025) …<\/strong> Tre Bicchieri seemed smaller this year than in past outings, which made it easier to try more, or most of the wines … so let’s get right to it. There were some real show stoppers here, and there were some tasty little treats … and bubbles, plenty of happy bubbles. These are the wines that impressed me enough to write about them and tell you about.<\/p>\n

Andreola<\/strong>
NV Valdobbiadene Rive di Santo Stefano Extra Dry Dirupo Etiche<\/em> <\/span>(*** ½) <\/strong>    <\/p>\n

2024 Valdobbiadene Brut Dirupo<\/strong><\/em><\/span> 
Some may find $25 for a Prosecco a little much, but when the quality is there, you drink it like a sparkling, not in a memosa. This one is driven by pear and peach with lovely acidity on the finish. This rocks your tastebuds – take it out for a spin.  (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024 Valdobbiadene Rive di Refrontolo Brut Col del Forno<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bersano   <\/strong> 
2021 Nizza Cremosina<\/span><\/strong> \"TB2<\/em>
Ripe, rich and concentrated with plenty of dark fruit at it’s core. Round, full and spicy finish.  (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022 Barbera d’Asti Superiore Costalunga<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
Fruity and easy drinking: cherry, raspberry that’s ripe and ready – still one of the best values on the LCBO shelves.  (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024 Gavi del Comune di Gavi Mirage<\/strong><\/em><\/span> (***½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casale del Giglio<\/strong>    
2022 Matidia Cesanese<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong>
2023 Anthium Bellone<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francesco Tornatore<\/strong>
2021 Etna Rosso<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong>
2021 Etna Rosso Contrada Pietrarizzo<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong>
2022 Etna Bianco Contrada Pietrarizzo<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Il Borro<\/strong>
2020 Valdarno di Sopra Sangiovese V. Polissena<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong>
2022 Pian di Nova 2022<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Caterina Dei<\/strong>
2018 Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong>
2020 Nobile di Montepulciano<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+) <\/strong>   
2023 Rosso di Montepulciano<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"TBMarilisa Allegrini<\/strong>
2020 Bolgheri Superiore Sondraia – Poggio al Tesoro<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
This is shockingly good: super spicy yet fruit driven with dark cherry and raspberry as an opener and mocha, chocolate joining in on the mid-palate to the finish. Quite simple, gorgeous.  (**** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Menhir Marangelli<\/strong>
2023 Quota 29 Primitivo<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ottella <\/strong>   
2021 Lugana Molceo Riserva<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 Lugana Le Creete<\/span><\/em><\/strong> 
Creamy texture but with notes of pineapple and hints of pear. There is a hint of a bitterish finish, which could be described as a watermelon rind – but it adds to the depth of flavour and enjoyability.  (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024 Lugana<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorelle Bronca<\/strong>    
Valdobbiadene Brut L’Est<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+) <\/strong>   <\/p>\n

Valdobbiadene Extra Dry L’Ovest<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 Valdobbiadene Rive di Rua Brut Particella 181<\/em><\/span><\/strong> 
Minerality with acidity and pleasantly fruity. Nice!  (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Torre a Cona <\/strong>   
2019 Chianti Colli Fiorentini Molino degli Innocenti Riserva<\/em><\/span> (*** ½+)<\/em><\/p>\n

Vinicola Arno<\/strong>
2020 Nizza Leone Riserva<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
Smooth, silky with a nice mix of both black and red cherry with a licorice outer rim. Bold, brilliant, lively with a nice medium-length finish.  (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2021 Barbera d’Asti Superiore Maria Augusta<\/strong><\/em><\/span>  \"TB1
Dark and brooding fruit with plenty of spices. Black cherry and mocha play prominent roles; and then there’s the LONG finish. Beauty!  (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 Barbera d’Asti Desolina<\/em><\/span> (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(May 2025) … Tre Bicchieri seemed smaller this year than in past outings, which made it easier to try more, or most of the wines … so let’s get right to it. There were some real show stoppers here, and there were some tasty little treats … and bubbles, plenty of happy bubbles. These are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}