Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2021

9.4

2021 vintage. Medium body. Mostly fruit, fewer herbs in the nose. Total green light now. Some structure but not excessively so. Dunno how long the show will go but fabulous now and without any significant speed bumps/humps. This is an excellent Brunello to showcase the allure for those that have never had the pleasure or "gotten it" with the area. 4.15.26. — 15 days ago

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Carpineto

Dogajolo Toscano Sangiovese Blend 2022

Dave

9.0

You can't drink Gaja every night. This is super good, considering the price. Light and bright, touch of leather, and a touch of manure. You are what you drink 🤔
Listening to Foo Fighters — 13 days ago

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Doug Powers

Uh, @Dave, whether you drink Gaja EVERY NIGHT is entirely up to you!!

Jose Lorenzo

Consistently great value for the juice. Been drinking it for 20 yrs. Pretty sure I’ve drank 💩. More than once. This ain’t it!! Unless it was dummy 1st divorce 😶. Cheers Dave

Dave

Cheers! @Jose Lorenzo

Montevertine

Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese 2001

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Taba cansado ya — 5 days ago

Tenuta Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

Wulf Losee

9.0

Shoe leather on the nose. Red fruit on the front. Light tannic structure. Not much body. What body there is fades on the end. Short finish. Except for the slight scent of mouldy shoe leather on the nose, there’s nothing objectionable about this wine, but it’s weak and watery and without much character. Meh. But wait!…

I left the remainder in the bottle, and 24 hours later it had developed quite nicely. The nose had developed into unripe cherries—losing the moldy leather smell. Red fruit developed on the front, and the tannic structure improved. And it developed a longer finish. I upped my rating from an 8.6 to 9.0.

— 7 days ago

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Roman Ochocki

9.3

Fantastic Brunello di Montalcino. Not my first rodeo with Frescobaldi, but this one was exceptional. — 21 days ago

Isole e Olena

Cepparello Toscana Sangiovese 2019

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2019 Cepparello pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe notes of Morello cherry, red flowers, black tea, a combination of cool and warm spices and dry, dusty earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. A beautiful Cepparello and although it’s quite young, it’s showing well in its relative youth! Drink now with some patience through 2044. — a month ago

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Daniel Bloom

A plus is that Paolo di Marchi , the winemaker is a joy to be with.
Slanté

Jay Kline

@Daniel Bloom I’ve heard. I hope to have the pleasure some day!

Marchesi Antinori

Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2021

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2021 vintage. Last tasted 3.25.26 (9.0). Liked this time even less. Not feeling this vintage. 4.29.26. — a day ago

Azienda Agricola Fontodi

Chianti Classico Sangiovese

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 3 days ago

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2020

Joel Lara

9.2

Really tasty. Full bodied with medium acidity and medium/high tannins. Plums with hints of blueberry are joined by interesting herbal notes of thyme and sage. Also has a nice earthiness that veers into a touch of just-ground coffee beans accompanying the fruit and herbal flavors on the finish. Really good, and went well with meatball, ricotta, and mushroom pizza. — 20 days ago

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Joel Lara

@Dave I really enjoyed it. Looking to explore more CC. Didn’t have good experiences in the past with Chianti, but I didn’t know that classico was the subregion to get.