Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Had three bottles since 2010 or so. This is my first.

Nice, elegant but lacks what I hoped in Brunello’s I’ve had from this vintage and previous Brunello’s I’ve enjoyed.

It needed the bolognese. As the night & the meal progressed, it showed me its better self. It was short/less even w/ a hour decant. — 11 days ago

Fin Jams

9.2

Quintessential Rioja. Rounded ard the edges. Tertiary notes are out to play — 5 days ago

John Van Trijp

10

100/100 Parker tasting — 10 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2017 vintage. 8.12.26. — 2 months ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.0

Started rough and really opened up. Perfectly paired with red sauce — 3 months ago

Lisanne Nijenhuis

9.3

🎵 Suzan & Freek- Goud 💫 — 4 months ago

John Davidson

9.7

This is the best bottle of wine I’ve had from my cellar in years. Nearly perfect. Bought it in 2008 for $30 and one of my great finds. Good lord it was just divine. I’m sure there have been better vintages but I can’t imagine it. — 6 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2001 vintage. Opened not decanted. Medium body. Lean throughout except for (still) substantial oak presence like a drone posse. Pretty. Maybe another decade diminishes the oak? It must have been overwhelming upon release. 10.2.26. — 12 days ago

Matthew W.

9.3

Dark fruits, light woodiness, smooth finish. — 10 days ago

KA

9.2

Carbone Vino Coconut Grove — 10 days ago

Tony D

9.2

Coto de imaz
Gran reserva 2018
Rioja

Nice rioja. Warmer than I like but it’s hot this summer. Smooth. Floral notes. Easy to drink. Low tannins. Great taste. Highly recommend. Didn’t even loose my taste for drinking after looking at my wife’s cut open finger from the knives i just sharpened. Dry, doesn’t make your mouth pucker. Gets better the more you drink. 9.2. 33$ great value.
— 2 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico Tasting @ Ai Fiori 4/27/26 — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 1987 | a treat! Figs, dates, walnuts, nectar — 5 months ago

Tom Jenkins

9.0

Hugo’s menu, GM recommended. Soft, delicate. Light on the tongue, hints of tart fruit. — 6 months ago

Riccardo L.

8.9

A little too fresh to compete with an aged brunello but a good wine. Would probably just have a Chianti riserva for better value. — 2 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

💯 for the privilige and the scarcity. Incomparable nose of chocolate figs, dates and raisins. Port/sherry notes! On the palate this is very lively, yet quite acidic.
To me, this is more intriguing and interesting than tasty… — 11 days ago

John Van Trijp

9.6

100/100 Parker tasting — 10 days ago

Ming L

9.3

The Don Rolando bottling was a tough act to follow, but this Cab Franc is equally impressive.

Perfumed nose of black cherry and plum layered with violet, pencil shavings, tobacco leaf, a subtle green herbal note that added freshness without becoming vegetal. The palate, almost Bordeaux like, is concentrated and layered, driven by vibrant acidity and stony minerality, with fine grained yet firm tannins. — a month ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

10

OMG. Perfection. All the notes. Gotta give it to these guys. Best Chianti we have had. Had with the new Kirkland pepperoni pizza with the best ingredients possible. Must buy more now. Absolutely amazing! — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

vintage 1978 | Cedar and spicyness in smell, blissful — 5 months ago