Chianti, Tuscany

Azienda Agricola Fontodi

Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2020

Deep black berry fruits, matured, herby, tomato, earthy, nice tannins, organic grapes 2020 — 8 days ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2021

Unbelievably young but already smooth. Really fruity at this stage but will evolve nicely. Was hard to identify as a Supertuscan. Would consider buying some of this vintage and forgetting about it for 10 years... — 13 days ago

Lies, Ira and 24 others liked this

Tenuta Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2018

Silky and smooth. Ripe cherries, apricot, melon, white truffle in nose. Red wild berries, honey, raspberries, a pinch of lime at palate. Medium soft tanins, moderate low accidity. Getting much reacher after good breath. — 7 days ago

Peter, Bob and 9 others liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2015

Bordeaux style blend of Merlot (64%), Cabernet Sauvignon (17%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petite Verdot (9%). Dark ruby/purple color with a garnet rim. Aromas of dark berry fruit, graphite and dusty earth. Flavors of blackberry, black cherry, ripe plums, kirsch, black licorice and iron. Full bodied, long finish and intensely structured. Beautifully integrated acidity and tannins. Great combination of power and elegance. — 18 days ago

Bob, Tom and 2 others liked this

Ruffino

Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2021

Pure and light surf savory finish. Delicious. — 6 days ago

Tom and Deborah liked this

Tenuta Sette Ponti

Oreno Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Durty dirty intro nose. Medium body. Grippy with little hedonism. Very businesslike. Should age effortlessly for a solid 20-spot. Woulda picked it up but surprisingly good in the Italian section in that price range. It's in the notes tho...do occasionally recall/pluck sin on sin a wine from time to time and commit. Could see this easily rolling into 9.5 territory within the next decade. 04.02.25. — 16 days ago

Jan, Douglas and 13 others liked this

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Riserva Nipozzano Chianti Rùfina Sangiovese Blend 2020

Eric K
9.5

Ruby red great very tasty Chianti. Went excellent with chicken Parm — a month ago

Tenuta San Guido

Guidalberto Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

At an Italian Restaurant on the Gold Coast having a nice pasta dish of Rigatoni with Lamb Shoulder. This wine by San Guido where their top Cuvée is the famous Sassicaia. This wine is 50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Oak maturation is well balanced using a combination of new and used oak. The nose shows obvious Cabernet traits and shows again how suitable Bolgheri is to Bordeaux blends - plummy notes. A good match with the dish. A dry finish. — 3 days ago

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Sounds like a great meal, complimented by a nice wine, in an amazing place, Gold Coast! 👍 ☀️

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2020

More dark fruit and oak in evidence than I remember from previous years — a month ago

Sarah Bignami
with Sarah
Tom, Pinotman and 7 others liked this
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Used to be solid.

Argiano

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2013

Drinking gorgeously right now. Nose still showing ripe dark red berry/cherry, with secondary notes of leather and mahogany furniture developing. also some warm gravel. Remarkable balance in the mouth. Fruit and acids, tannins resolving to a point of velvety softness. — 13 days ago

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with Rebecca and Angelo
Angelo, Pooneet and 17 others liked this