GaryWEdwards

9.6

This is lovely wine and 10 years later, it’s still not quite ready for prime time. It’s a long runner so no real hurry. The cassis and cocoa will integrate with the dark berry eventually but I’m gonna let this rest another 5-10 years to enjoy as this vintage and this wine deserves. It’s very good now. Don’t get me wrong and it’s perfectly approachable but greater potential lies Ashe’s — 3 days ago

Vino Joe

9.7

Based on other reviews here I decided to open, decant and wait 2 hours. Great advice! This was electric after 2+ hours. Pungent, powerful and delicious! Rich deep dark color and strong earth and mature cherry notes. Still active and pacing in the glass. This was the best bottle of the ‘16 so far for me. Definitely in its enjoyment zone. — 7 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.6

Vintage 2016 | a treat — a year ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Dark purple color. A baby Amarone. Aromas and flavors of black currant, plum, black olives, lavender baking spices, figs, iron and black olives. Hint of bitter coffee and smoke on the very long finish. Medium-plus body. So complex. Thanks for sharing, Ron B! — 3 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.0

What a good vintage this was for the rosato. Deep aromas of blossom, apple and cherries. Firm grip, good acidity, minerality. Sad this was my last bottle. — 4 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.0

The charming youthfullness may be gone, but there is still a lot to like about a five year old Contadino/Susucaru Rosso. — 5 years ago

Mitali P

9.0

lovely smooth chianti. incredible value — 5 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2016 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes and one hour. Mostly front and mid-palate push. Medium body. Some spice. Some chunk. Some fruit. Fairly balanced. Needs to sort out some issues and will likely show better in 3-5 years. 6.12.26. — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Beautiful drinking Barbaresco with its red cherry, berry fruit, spice, licorice, dried herbs, rose petal & tobacco. — 6 months ago

SW

9.1

Cosi buono! 🇮🇹 — 9 months ago

with Stephen

John W

8.9

Dark ruby coloration with tinge or brown. No translucency. On the nose, dark berry, black cherry, black dirt, tobacco, oak, vanilla and minerals. On the palate, cherry, anise, tobacco, florals, and minerals. Medium body. Tannins still present. Easy to drink, lighter Sangiovese that drinks bigger with food. — 3 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Decanted for two hours. This time around was pleasant with soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Oliver N

9.2

black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, herbs, anise, menthol, grippy tannins. rustic and delicious! — 5 years ago

Hal Ozanne

8.9

Bought in Norman, Oklahoma. — 5 years ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.2

Cereza, frambuesa, violetas, primario aun. — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Blend of about mostly Sangiovese with 3% Syrah & 15% Canaiolo Nero, aged in large oak casts. Deep Ruby red color with aromas of black and red fruit adding tobacco and herb pepper spice nuances. On the palate flavors of blackberries and cherries, savory with licorice notes. Fine tannins, full body, nice balance, long finish ending with herb and fruit mineral character. — 3 months ago

Lance E. Farman

9.4

Well, is there an arpepe that isn't 🔥? — 7 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.0

A compelling, historical and sophisticated Chianti Classico Riserva dedicated to the Mazzei’s notable ancestor, Ser Lapo, known as the “father” of the Chianti wine appellation in Tuscany. The V.2016 also had a composition blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot. This wine as a “Riserva” under the Chianti Classic Classification system has to be aged a min of 24 months in barrels including 3 months in the bottle prior release.

Decanted for 35 Mins served as an opener of an Italian-inspired dishes, made it a perfect amplifier to appreciate the balance of freshness, richness and complexity. The acidity remains at the perfect point and the red cherries and fig notes are quite palpable from the very beginning, the wine dances in your palate, it jumps on flavor of cherry, tobacco leaf, toasted spices and fresh herbs notes come out alive from the glass, as an overall this wine dances in your mouth with great harmony of the juiciness and integrated medium plus tannins.

The label is another great release from Mazzei family, which is one of Tuscany’s oldest wine dynasties (25 winemaking generations for 600+ years. The script at the top of this wine label is a reproduction of a historic correspondence of a document dated December 16, 1398 that addresses this “father” of Chianti.

Simply lovely, cheers! — a year ago

Brooke Gannon

8.9

Smells brambly, earthy, leathery, kind of meaty. Alcohol feels high — 4 years ago

with Joseph

Ron Siegel

9.3

Structured showing great promise. — 5 years ago