Tom Casagrande

9.2

Last of three bottles of this. It’s never been the fruitiest or friendliest Brunello. And it’s still quite tannic, but it’s resolving well and, in my view, at its peak. To wait longer for the remaining tannins to fully drop would be at the expense of the remaining fruit. Color is going brown at the rim. Nice intensity and decent balance right now. Mostly tertiary notes, but there is a core of morphing fruit underneath. Should go well with the Tuscan beef stew (Peposo) I’m making. — 9 days ago

Dan Casagrande

9.0

With chicken saltimbocca 🤙 — 4 months ago

Ely Cohn

9.0

Balsamic cloudy maroon glow.

Thick body, restrained nose, easy going groomed tannins.

The usual suspects. Roses, tar, fleshy thick skinned dark cherries and spicy sandalwood. — 8 months ago

Martijn

8.9

From a half bottle. — 4 days ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

Heavy, full, age will supercharge this acidic big bodied valpollicella — 3 months ago

with Gillian

Runbunny

9.0

Easy drinking red — 6 months ago

Orly Berke

9.0

Delicious and sweet. Consumed with some good pizza and salad — 8 months ago

with Andy@andyberke.com

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Needs a 45 minute decant. Don’t pop and pour.

Nose: complex. Dense. Yellow fruits. A bit brooding. Almost dark minerals.

Palate: delicious. Such dense yellow fruits. Dense minerals. Dense and insane internal aromatics. So night and juicy but in a serious way. Mohammed Ali (float like a butterfly….)

Long long long long long.

Fass selections — 23 days ago

Chip Habegger

9.1

Lively and fresh. Great acidity (high) with light and silky tannins. Fun to drink. — 4 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

This is a bit more dense and complex on the nose , denser fruits perhaps with some cedar , herbal hints along side the slightly bitter cherries . This fills out more on the palate , is longer and more intense , touch of herbal bitter cherries and pine sap. Really long and fresh . Needs time but has all the qualities to age well over the next 10 years . At Vinous Icons NY , Pier 60 , Feb 2025. — 6 months ago