The Barolo 2021:
By chatting with producers they say that this vintage is on par with 2016, some say even better.
Most Barolos were very enjoyable out of the gate. And even the 30€ ones were great.

Timorasso:
Incredible wines all great from the bottom end to the single vineyards. Incredible consistency and developing tertiary aromas even after a few years. My GOAT for this year.

Alta Langa sparkling:
Great potential and great consistency among producers. All very good, edging great for aged examples. The vibe was creaminess and power.

Friuli and White blends:
1 in 4 producers have a white blend as they are hard to market but what I had was very good and very affordable. Great value region.
The wines are complex and layered. Some are too oaky but that's fine.

Campania whites:
Quality is inconsistent and most of the Fiano tasted the same. Selected yeast ruins the party IMO. I found only 2 good producers for whites.

Great sword boy is back?

I found Malanotte such a unique wine, so much power but so much freshness. So much oak but so much fruit.
Yes, it is definitely delicious.

2/2

I bought their Malbec a while back, it was the first Argentinian wine I had, I suspected power and extraction (very common in the new world), but it was very elegant, subtle and balanced.

I personally enjoy CellarTracker for "bookkeeping", the reviews aren't many, especially for affordable wine, kind of the opposite of vivino. But I'm hopeful that it can change if people with a smaller cellar star using it and contribute.

Sometimes I scare myself on how better I am at doing stuff without thinking about it.
Sometimes I'm just worse, balance is key.

Very fun to see Amarone labeled first as "Recioto", I guess it was the start of Amarone's history, and the name wasn't still recognized as much as it is today.

Here's what's in my humble wine fridge
www.cellartracker.com/user.asp?iUs...