my wife really liked it — 2 years ago
Plum, tobacco notes — 3 years ago
Medium orange-rimmed ruby in color. Not too expressive on the nose: some dried flowers, albeit with stems and potting soil. Medium plus bodied. Medium minus acidity. Dry with nice initial palate feel but then gives way to bitterness and somewhat rough tannins. Medium alcohol at 14.0ABV but feels hotter. Some cranberry/unripe strawberry left, but not much else--pehaps some woody vanilla. At 8 years old, I would expect some tertiary flavors to have begun to develop. I don't think this is improving. It's a strong Brunello with a stiff upper lip, would pair well with a Florentine steak, but not elegant.
91 points — 4 months ago
Powerful, and concentrated, marked sweetness; wide mouths with balanced tannins, well-integrated alcohol despite its 15 degrees. Deep nose with ripe fruits, and spices, raisins, prunes, fig confit. Orange blossoms, vanilla, chocolate, tobacco, underwood. Remanent finish, Intense wine. To drink in 5/10 years
Puissant, et concentré, sucrosité marquée; bouches ample aux tanins équilibrés, alcool bien intégré en dépit de ses 15 degrés.
Nez dense de fruits mûres, et d’épices, raisins secs, pruneaux, confit de figue. Fleurs d’oranger, vanille, chocolat, tabac, sous-Bois. Finale rémanente sur le bouquet du nez. Vin intense. Doit vieillir. — 2 years ago
Rust color. Notes of tomato paste, tuna carpaccio, green strawberry. Light nose. Drank on the patio at Bottega Monteleone in Palermo with olives/sun dried tomatoes and ricotta sesame toast. First wine we’ve had from Pantellira. — 2 years ago
Gentle rolling notes of plumcots, smoked sage, gardenia, and granite. Robust tannins provide a warm, tart finish. — 10 months ago
Fruity aroma with feature of natural wine. Orange, flowers or spices. Tannic. Minerally produced near volcano. Canto Del Grillo Abbazia San Giorgio 2021 @4686, Toscan, 231112 — a year ago
Doug Powers
Crisp, clean, tight bubbles in this lovely Spumante, bone dry, medium-bodied, medium-long finish, very good!! — a month ago