Sotiris Bantas

9.5

Aged for 29 years … for our drinking delight! — 20 days ago

Lauren Golanty

8.9

Opened up - initially had a metallic thing upon opening. Toasty, full of dried cherry yum. Hefty, but preventing myself from calling it delicious because it hit sort of in elegant. If that makes sense.  — 2 months ago

Robert B

9.1

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. — 4 months ago

John W

9.8

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. — 5 months ago

Tony Williams

9.0

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.
— 9 months ago

Matt Lehman

9.6

Cellared for 2 years - notes of raisin begin to appear underneath a fruit forward wine. — 4 years ago

Rodney Miller

9.4

No longer purple, but a distinctly strawberry nose gives way to dried cherries and a finish tat lingers — 7 years ago

Greg Andrew

9.0

10/23/26 - steak, broccoli & white rice — 22 days ago

with Beth

elly kang

9.7

sweet and delish — 2 months ago

Steven Heydemann

9.2

98 was not a great vintage and why Giacosa bottled the SS as a red label has long been a bit of a mystery. There’s a lot in this wine to like, and no reason to leave it sitting in the cellar. Fully mature, ample bricking, softer but still lively fruit, rich mouthfeel with classic sous bois, a bit of iron, red berry and herbal overlay, and soft maybe a bit overripe tannin. Lovely, but not near Giacosa’s most memorable SSRs. — 4 months ago

Heather Rostker

9.2

Fascinating to have a wine older than me. Smell was raisins - reminded me of amarone — 5 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

Sergio Del Rio

9.5

At John Aisenstat Memorial Scholarship Dinner with Carisa. — 9 months ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Heady, all aromatics on this one. Roses, licorice, red fruits, minimal tar, and integrated tannins. — 6 years ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Solid value Tuscan blend @ WdW Swan — a month ago

Stephanie Russo

10

Great wine! — 2 months ago

with Andy

Sailesh Jani

9.3

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. — 4 months ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Little floral on the nose. Minerals, a bit or pear and almond. Very nice. Little alcohol at the end. — 4 months ago

Will Huntley

9.0

Candy strawberry — 9 months ago

Rufus King

9.2

Full-bodied Tuscan white (Vermentino) enjoyed with linguine alla vongole at Toscano restaurant in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA — 10 months ago

Steven Heydemann

9.2

Classically-styled Barbareaco. Showing beautifully now. — 6 years ago