Ottella Awards
90 - LE CREETE LUGANA DOC 2016
This light- to medium-bodied white is juicy and balanced, with an appealing mix of blood orange pulp, melon, stone and pickled ginger flavors. Light herb notes lace the tangy finish. Drink now through 2021. 1,000 cases made, 76 cases imported.
91 - LE CREETE LUGANA DOC 2016
Flint and cedar nose with honeysuckle and ripe orchard fruit on the palate. Very drinkable and technically well made, with brisk acidity and a fine seam of minerality.
90 - LE CREETE LUGANA DOC 2018
Bright dark straw yellow. Exotic aromas of tropical fruits, spices and apple on the inviting nose. Then juicy and fresh, with lemony cut lifting the white flower and pomaceous orchard fruit flavors on the long finish. 100% Turbiana grown in the single vineyard Le Creete (written with two “e”s). The wine’s name derives from the vineyard, which has a high limestone-clay content. -- Ian D'Agata
89 - LUGANA DOC 2018
Straw yellow. Crisp aromas of peony, yellow apple and minty herbs are complicated by quince jam. Juicy, fresh and forward, with moderate depth to the flavors that are very similar to the aromas. Finishes clean and medium-long. This will offer considerable early appeal. -- Ian D'Agata
91 - LE CREETE LUGANA DOC 2016
This elegant wine opens with enticing white spring flower, freshly picked orchard fruit and herb aromas. The vibrant palate offers juicy white peach, nectarine and yellow apple flavors, framed by crisp acidity. An almond note graces the dry, refreshing finish.
92 - LE CREETE LUGANA DOC 2018
Editor's Choice. Fragrant aromas of white flower, tropical fruit and citrus mingle together with crushed wild herb on the nose. The vibrant, focused palate shows an understated elegance, offering flavors of grapefruit, pineapple and saline set against bright acidity.
91 - LUGANA DOC 2017
Tangy and delicious, this bright wine offers aromas suggesting white spring flower and ripe orchard fruit. The savory, linear palate doles out crisp green apple, honeydew melon and juicy grapefruit alongside fresh acidity.
91 - LUGANA DOC 2018
Tropical fruit, white spring flower and a hint of crushed tomato-vine lead the nose. The juicy palate doles out honeydew melon, grapefruit and papaya alongside crisp acidity. A saline note caps off the finish.
92 - MOLCEO LUGANA RISERVA DOC 2016
Intensely fragrant, this wine boasts aromas of citrus, perfumed white flower and yellow stone fruit. The elegantly structured, precise palate delivers juicy grapefruit, ripe apricot and energizing minerals while bright acidity lends balance. A bitter almond note graces the finish. Drink through 2024.
92 - MOLCEO LUGANA SUPERIORE DOC 2013
Herbaceous aromas of hay and tomato leaf meld together with notes of stone fruit, citrus and flint. The round, medium-bodied palate offers white grapefruit, candied nectarine zest, white peach, aromatic herb and mineral. Fresh acidity brightens the rich flavors.
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Molceo Lugana Riserva DOC 2018 - Ottella