Fascinating to have a wine older than me. Smell was raisins - reminded me of amarone — 4 months ago
Very boozey first sip, but after that the taste is filled with slight cherry notes and nutty/woodsy aroma. Paired this with an arrabbiata pasta and it went well.
— 7 months ago
Great wine! Strong firm tannins. This is my kind of wine. — 9 months ago
Absolutely wonderful find. Mild grapefruit primary, light floral and limestone seconds. Loved it! — 5 years ago
2016 - Great everyday table wine; one our great value favorites from Peju Province; great with pizza. — 6 years ago
2006 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino — 94 points
Beautifully mature yet remarkably alive at 20 years. The nose opens with tobacco, balsamic notes, dried fruit and earth, followed by dried flowers, cedar and a lovely hint of eucalyptus. Most impressive is a persistent core of fresh cherry, giving the mature wine real vitality.
The wine changed beautifully with temperature. At 57°F, it became more structured and precise, with pronounced tannins, fresh cherry, dried flowers and cedar. At 60°F, the nose was spectacular, offering the best combination of fruit, floral and tertiary complexity. By 63°F, cedar and eucalyptus became more pronounced while the palate regained roundness, the tartness integrated, and the finish became noticeably longer.
A complex, elegant and beautifully evolved Brunello that retains impressive freshness and varietal character. Ideal around 60–64°F. — a month ago
Castello Banfi- Poggio al Mura 2020- deep ruby coloration some transparency, dark cherry on the nose with leather, toasted oak, vanilla, and forest floor. On the palate, Cherry, vanilla, oak, amarena and toasted oak in the very long finish. — 3 months ago
beautiful pelaverga — 5 months ago
At John Aisenstat Memorial Scholarship Dinner with Carisa. — 8 months ago
v19. Very good! Nice black pepper, smoked meat and tobacco nose. Fresh, luscious black fruit medley. Clean chocolate finish. Enjoyable. — 2 years ago
2020 vintage. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon — 5 years ago
Enjoyed a 2013, amazing oaky punch with cherry and tabacco notes. Perfect for a good tipple with friends and family, or with a decent meal. Enjoyed at Laloda in Chianti, Italy. — 2 months ago
Raspberry jam on the nose. Cherry and plum with nice acidity to start on the tongue blending out to cherry, raspberry, leather and oak then finishing in cocoa and a hint of oak. Medium tannins. Went well with my stuffed banana peppers. — 2 months ago
A nice lighter red with a hint of pepper. Not very dry or tannic. Enjoyed with some homemade pasta sauce. — 4 months ago
Candy strawberry — 7 months ago
Full-bodied Tuscan white (Vermentino) enjoyed with linguine alla vongole at Toscano restaurant in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA — 8 months ago
Great Chianti. Got it as a present, shipped over from Italy so obviously top tier — 6 years ago
Stephanie Russo
Great wine! — 5 days ago