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Recent Tasting Notes on CellarTracker

  • Tasted by rogerr. Enjoyed over three days. First off, noticed nice acid balance, a bit more pronounced than some other Saxum bottles. Big and intense (as expected) the balance and finesse improved on day 2 and was barely diminished on day 3. One of the better Saxum's I've tasted over the past two years. (94 […]
  • Tasted by rogerr. (93 pts.) – Tasted 3/6/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. (93 pts.) – Tasted 3/6/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Drank this bottle over 5 days. It improved over the first 3 days and day 5 it started to be a bit flat. Pretty remarkable. Really enjoyed it and it will improve with further cellaring. (94 pts.) – Tasted 3/5/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Big style and is still young. Three days later is was little changed. It's tasty but I'm tiring of the big wine style so my score is a bit muted. QPR is poor. (92 pts.) – Tasted 3/2/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Simple, expected more from this. (88 pts.) – Tasted 2/27/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Pellinge’s TN is spot on. (89 pts.) – Tasted 2/19/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Age is bringing some interesting complexity. (93 pts.) – Tasted 2/16/2026.
  • Tasted by rogerr. Well made, but a bit one dimensional. (92 pts.) – Tasted 2/16/2026.

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    Nathan’s “I’m Moving To Italy” podcast has been a encouraging lifeline in our process of searching for, buying, and learning how to live in Italy. In July of this year, Natan interviewed us for his podcast. We tell our story from the beginning up to the present and hope it helps others as much as… Read More »We were interviewed by Nathan…