Zia's Italian Wine

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2007

Bit mixed on this wine and to be honest super Tuscans in general. This Tig has some serious secondary shoe leather notes at this point. Still has some quite nice fruit and just barely enough acid, but overall was hoping for a bit more verve. — 4 days ago

Jason, Severn and 2 others liked this

Tenuta Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2015

Jan A
9.4

Beginning of drinking window. Sour cherries. Light medium body, zippy high acidity. 94+ — a day ago

Roman, Peter and 12 others liked this

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2019

Medium ruby in color; cherries, tomato leaves, and tabacco on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like red currants, raspberries, black paper, dried herbs, and clay pots with a long finish. I love this wine, but Nellie didn'tlike it. — 6 days ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie
Andrew, Douglas and 4 others liked this
Norman Gennaro

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I feel like this wine always shows well and that’s not taking into account the price.

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2017

Red fruit and thyme nose. Raspberry (and leaf) roasted vegetables (in a good way) white pepper with tannins at the edges. Opens nicely. Great pairing with lamb pasta. TBL — 9 days ago

Ted, Paul and 7 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Solaia Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Breathtaking… as complete and as rounded a Solaia as I have ever had. Great aromatics. The perfume was strong and the dark fruit was full of live but also rich. It was as interesting in the 3rd hour as the first. Fantastic bottle! This is why I love wine… — 22 days ago

Ira, Joe and 22 others liked this
Anthony De Blasi

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Not too young?
Vino Joe

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Surprisingly no. I was shocked at how developed it was already.

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2020

Tough and compact. Just ripe crunchy strawberries and soaring complex aromatics. One to lay away, but massive potential. — 10 days ago

Vin, Jay and 7 others liked this

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2004

Rich with savory spices, cherry, berry, plum fruits with notes of leather, dried herbs, balsamic, rose petal & tobacco — 14 days ago

Jan, Ira and 10 others liked this

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2015

What a wine, so fresh, juicy, harmonious and elegant. This will evolve nicely and gain even more complexity. 97++ — 7 days ago

Lies, Daniel and 6 others liked this

Vietti

Castiglione Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

2019 vintage. Medium heavy bod. Tar, earth, dark cherry in the nose. High acidity/tannins painfully evident and only tackling this because some greedy human insisted. Visited easily 15 years too early. Mostly structural currently while the dark fruit tumblers slowly click into place. 10.30.24 — 16 days ago

Ted, Bob and 12 others liked this
David T

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Picked up the 2020 today.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@David T Haven't had enough of the 2020's to rate the vintage. Still trying to process the 2019's. Do enjoy this producer tho.

Tenuta San Guido

Bolgheri Sassicaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2006

Served alongside beef short rib, xo sauce, pickled mustard seed, cumin stir-fried asparagus. This bottle of 2006 was throwing a ton of sediment. Showing mostly red fruits with red currants, new leather, tobacco, earth, forest floor, baking spices…a touch green. Hello Cabernet Franc!! Good structure. The finish is long. Every time I have the opportunity to enjoy Sassicaia, I am reminded why it’s one of the great wines of Italy. I just wish it wasn’t so expensive. Drink now through 2036. — 13 days ago

Ira, Jan and 15 others liked this