Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Year in, year out, this is my fav Chianti Classico. To me it captures all what I look for in a good every day Sangiovese - freshness, a bit of tannic edge, juicy flow, a savory sweetness to the fruit. And food friendliness!
Enticing nose with red cherries, a bit of wet undergrowth & turned earth, a bit of tomato leaf, a flowery whiff. Joyful!
Medium bodied on the palate with great energy & flow. The tannins present, a touch rustic, but in a nice way, the acidity juicy & vibrant. Nice depth and long finish.
So drinkable but also has some seriousness to it.
Love Monsanto! — 10 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.6

In 10 years, this will be a 98-100 pt wine. — 25 days ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

375ml. Nose has crunchy black cherry fruit, and the characteristic earthiness of the region has taken on a slightly animal, feral quality in this iteration. Savory and relatively full in the mouth. A little drying and bitter at the end of the finish. — 4 days ago

Tim O’Brien

9.6

Chianti Classico with our engagement label - VERY yummy with prime rib for last meal in Oaklan — 6 days ago

Jenn

9.1

A night of wine, laughter, adventure and charity with new friends. Nashville Wine Auction — 16 days ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Gentle and more feminine in style than many old style classic Brunello - drinking really well. Very nice. Long caressing finish. — 20 days ago

with Michael and David

Dave

9.1

Old standby. I guess i haven't written about the 2022. This wine is softer than previous bottlings. Typical Sangiovese flavors, though the tiny bit of Cabernet Franc is apparent. Cherry, sweet tobacco, a bit heavy on florals, lower tannins but a lingering finish.
Listening to Adam Again — 17 days ago

Kate

9.0

Smooth. Enjoy — 5 days ago

Inseon Hwang

9.3

Dark tannins, cherries, fig jam and long minerals # — 19 days ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Very succulent, very generous Sangiovese. Obviously too young but drinks very well. — 4 days ago

Billy L.

9.4

1.5 hr. Decant, lots of dark cherry notes; paired nicely with our bolognese pasta dinner. Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻 — a month ago

Shuhui Ng

9.0

Dark fruits, tobacco, clay leather. Decanted for 2 hours… well integrated tannins, medium acidity — 17 days ago

Benjamin Shirk

10

Incredibly lucky to even taste this, way outside of what I'm familiar with. First thing i noticed is how concentrated the nose is, extremely aromatic, red fruit with a creamy note and oak that is perfectly integrated. Normally I can smell when an ABV is this high but not with this wine. I can't believe how perfectly balanced it is - tannins, fruit, acidity, oak is all the perfect exact amounts so that nothing stands out on its own, but it has such concentrated flavor that everything stands out at the same time — a month ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.2

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of raspberries, balsamic, and wood smoke; on the palate, it's dry, with high acidity, high tannins, medium body, high alcohol, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of red currant, cherries, and clay pots with a long finish. This wine is balanced and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. Nellie likes it too. — 10 days ago

with Nellie

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Eugenio@jason jorge b en sullivans tucson — a month ago

Sagee Aran

9.3

Pours a medium, slightly faded garnet rim, opening with an intense and highly expressive nose showing advanced tertiary evolution. On the palate, it exhibits a firm, full-bodied structure driven by ripe, integrated tannins and a distinctly mature, savory depth. The texture remains smooth, carrying through to a finish with harmonious spices—a fully evolved bottle to be consumed in the very near future. — 10 days ago

Robert Swart

8.9

Traditional Sangiovese from a warm vintage — ripe but structured. Sour cherry, dried herbs, leather, balsamic, fine-grained tannin, bright acidity holding it all together. Entering its window now; the fruit has integrated and the tertiary notes are emerging. Built to drink through 2030+ but already showing well. — 6 days ago

Lynn Graham

9.4

Special evening with friends. Well balanced smooth finish — 4 days ago

Tom Jenkins

9.0

Dark, lush fruits. Soft tannins, but a peppery finish. Great with my Veal Milanese. — 24 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.5

Drink quickly to blackberry & plums. Dark cherry/tobacco fine cigar. Doesn’t hang around long though, so enjoy the moment! — a month ago

with Letha