Azienda Agricola Ciro Biondi

Ciro Picariello

Irpinia Fiano 2018

Oysters 🦪, clams, and caviar raw bar fun — 9 days ago

Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi)

Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2006

Greg thomas jesus o jaimec — 2 months ago

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Jacopo Biondi-Santi

Braccale Maremma Toscana IGT Sangiovese 2010

Developed incredibly. Smoothed out with great notes of fruit and cherry. — 3 months ago

Casale del Giglio

Faro della Guardia Biancolella 2021

Had this with Natalie and Seb @ CIRO — a year ago

Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Quite the line up at 10:00 A.M this morning. Old world versus New World with master Pruner Marco Simonit. Pebble Beach Food & Wine Event. — a month ago

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Vini Biondi

Outis (Nessuno) Etna DOC Bianco Carricante 2021

Salty apricot, lemon, blood orange, apricot cream. No Malo. — 3 months ago

Ciro Picariello

Fiano di Avellino 2022

I sometimes like fiano for the somewhat interesting texture even trading off for perhaps a bit less acid. Nice one. — 2 months ago

Tom, Severn and 2 others liked this

S. Biondi

Contrada San Nicolo' Etna Rosso 2021

One of the best estate visits and the best Etna Rosso during our focused Sicily wine trip Jan 2024. Very pale brilliant ruby. Fresh cranberry and strawberry and red blossoms. Rose petal. Smoky and herbal. Lavender, truffle, mint, medicinal herbs. — 3 months ago

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Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2010

Served double-blind as a sort of epilogue to an already epic night. This was served alongside another red wine that was also presented double-blind. Immediately, I called this Southern Rhone and the other wine, Sangiovese from Toscano (it ended up being a 2012 Biondi Santi Riserva). This presented a bright ruby color in the glass with a transparent core. This wine…had an OMG nose. The kind of aromatics that could end all wars and bring a century of peace to all mankind. It’s both powerful and elegant. Both ripe and fresh. An androgynous wine that represents both masculine and feminine with a grace that would make Prince or David Bowie envious. Gorgeously layered red and dark fruits, exotic spices, licorice and garrigue wrapped in the most beautifully textured package imaginable. It reminded me of something similar a previous experience; like Fonsalette…but this was different, there was more here. When you taste this, everything becomes clear. You look at everyone at the table differently; for what you have more in common instead of what makes us different. An experience akin to an Odesza show on MDMA. It’s that profound and then you are forever changed. You wake up the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that and weeks go by and your worldview is different. You see love in everything. And then it was revealed to be a 2010 Chateau Rayas. *Insert expletive*. A magnificent wine. An epiphany and, as far as I’m concerned, perfect. This is not merely a great Chateauneuf du Pape. This transcends the appellation. It should be its own AOC. Drink now or whenever you’re reading this note. — 10 months ago

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Bucket list to drink a Rayas.
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@Ceccherini Cristiano @Tom Casagrande @Andrew Cullimore thank you…but really, thank the wine. It was truly that special.