Daniel Bloom

9.3

Sometimes you take a blind chance and get rewarded.
N: Cedar, Rose, Woodsmoke(appropriately),Liquorice, tar. Chocolate.
P:Med bodied and not overly wooded(yay!) Slavonian botti for 36 mo.excellent acid tannin balance, lots of sous-bois, tomato, mint,
Chocolate. meat. As it airs, the palate is richer. Nice work here.
I looked them up and see the Riserva spends half it’s time in smaller barriques. No thank you. Without gloss, this really shines.

Deeelicious on a smoky night.
Thanks@ Garagiste. — 3 years ago

Chris Sowick

8.9

Garagiste selection. $19.71. Smooth tannins. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Last bottle of this incredible private label value from Garagiste. Apparently made by Icardi (see cork), this is still not quite at its apogee, but it’s getting close. Classic Barolo nose features clean gravel, ripe macerated cherries, fragrant leather, rose petal, and spice. Mouthfilling flavors of dark cherry, old barrel, and the finish goes savory/minerally as it progresses. Tannin is still abundant and a little puckery at the close, but food will tamp that down. — 5 years ago

Chris Sowick

9.1

Garagiste selection. $19.86. Excellent Margaux. Big ripe tannins. Dark berry tones. Great value. — 3 years ago

Chris Sowick

9.0

Garagiste selection. $26.87. Great value Bordeaux. Fruity start with fine tannin finish. — 4 years ago

Chris DeMay

9.0

Nice chianti. 11/4/2020. Garagiste (Reams). $21.04 + shipping. — 5 years ago

Chris Sowick

8.9

Garagiste selection. $13.91. Great value. Smooth tannins. — 6 years ago

Rebecca Graham

9.2

So good. Had with bacon and tomato sandwiches. Match made in heaven. Bought from Garagiste. — 4 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

This Chianti Classico doesn’t say it’s from a particular commune. Just a straight Chianti Classico. The modest nose features dark cherry, warm moist gravel, savory dark minerality. A fairly low-toned palate displays some dark cherry, but it’s mostly earthy (stony gravel) and savory flavors that prevail. Vibrant acids and some youthful but soft tannin seem to indicate that this will get better in a year or two, but it’s nice with dinner, if a bit vigorous, right now. Neither the cork nor the bottle say the winery that provided the wine for this Garagiste private label, but if you look up the winery number on the back and Google it, you come up with an Italian government document that says Casa Emma (a very good estate). — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.3

2013 Vintage. 12% Alcohol. Great acidity and verve. Nice citrus notes and a bit of minerality. #garagiste wine that delivers the goods. Thanks Jon. — 6 years ago