Love a screw top!
Dark, opaque ruby color.
On the nose it's woodsy, earthy, and very berry prominent. Cherry primarily, VERY reminiscent of the heart-shaped cherry lolipops from Valentine's day in grade school.
On the palate, lots of character and a developing finish which brings out tannins that offer a savory chew.
Not as sweet and fruity as it smells. — 2 years ago
Older bottles of Chianti are some of the wine world’s unknown treasures. Everyone is happy to age Brunello but you don’t see many people putting away Chianti in the cellar. And they’re missing out. If you can find old bottles you can sometimes get them for a song, as I did a bunch of these from @garagiste_wine. You want to talk about punching above your weight?!? These suckers are classy AF. Dark fruit with leather, a touch of graphite and earth. Great acidity still, decant and watch them shine. 1996 Terreno “Riserva” Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy. — 3 years ago
Dark rubi robe, nose of blackcurrant, top soil notes and hints of anise, pepper and asian spices. Medium bodied, tamed tanins and really good if not very complex. Great bottle now and no rush. We bought it for a song couple of years after it came out and is one of our best ROI in the cellar :) — 2 years ago
Deeeeeeelicious. 2012 fabulous!! Smooth finish, easy drinker doesn’t even need to breathe but the longer it did, the more velvety it became. Devine! — 3 years ago
Spicy, easy to drink red. — a year ago
Great with shrimp dishes. Very citrus forward. Very refreshing. Frankly would be great on any hot summer day. — 2 years ago
14 years old and still singing like a song. Bright, sweetly balanced liquid lemon curd, with loads of pineapple punctuated with dashes of white asparagus that only that Loire vegetal train can bring. Lots of honey crisp/motts apple juice box all up in that mid palate. — 3 years ago
Stephanie Zolynski
One of my favorite wines! Definitely can taste the jam and berry flavor — 3 months ago