Gaffino

Merlot 'Tubbo' 2019

88

The Cantina Gaffino 2019 Merlot Tubbo is a darkly saturated and succulent wine that is packed tight with lots of primary fruit ranging from dark cherry and blackberry to plum and soft spice. This is a rich, medium-bodied wine to pair with one of my favorite dishes: bucatini all'amatriciana with extra guanciale(pork jowl). The grapes are sourced from a two-hectare site with volcanic-clay soils. Production is 6700 bottles.

Gaffino

Merlot 'Tubbo' 2019

88

Silky and fresh with modest flavors of plum and spice; clean and balanced; decent and a good value

Gaffino

Merlot 'Tubbo' 2018

90

Pretty blackberries, dried rosemary and hot stones spring out from the glass. Full-bodied, round and juicy with lots of primary-fruit appeal. Verges on jammy, but holds together. Drink now.