Sarah O'Kelley

10

This was a wine that I have been holding onto for years and finally deemed my belated birthday dinner to be the perfect or imperfect time to enjoy it. Le ragnaie is for me the very best that Brunello can be especially with this type of age on it: all dried red fruit and dried herbs and leather and all perfectly in balance! Plus Ricardo The man behind the line is just a super nice person! You can read more about it on my blog if that’s the sort of thing you do 🥰 — 5 years ago

Hanibal

9.2

the most traditional brunello I have had. makes one wonder why some producers add so much wood or overextract???? — 7 years ago

Matt

9.4

I love how this is showing. Soulful and delicious, worked so well at the table. Sexy, aromatic, and bright acid/tannin. Violets, licorice, tar, pepper, leather, wet tobacco, moss, macerated cherry and plum. The earth is so integrated, layers of pure fruit beneath is all. Nice length, silky texture followed up by charming tannin. — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Had it February 2011.
Garnet, orange, a bit cloudy.
Nose that changes minute after minute. Fruit and balsamic at first( full on Sangiovese from 96 vintage), then hematite( like Sodaccio 97), later hazelnut, chestnut, Tuscan chimney (Rayas 98), again changes in fava beans notes, herbaceous (cab franc like🙄).
Round, soft with a fresh approach and a good persistence on the palate. Good tannin, complex, enjoyable, but I don't think it will evolve more. — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.2

This took a while to settle down. Initially, I was concerned, but that soon evaporated.
Visually, the wine is delicate in the glass. Nose is filled with mushrooms, truffles, forest floor and black cherries. The wine is taut on the palette. With O2, it extends and expands. Perfectly balanced with underripe tannins. This is destined for greatness - make no mistake!
Tonight, I was introduced to something that I want to return to, 3 - 5 years from now... — 9 years ago

Stavan Desai

8.9

A little more muted than I expected, but very nice. — 10 years ago

Amy Ray

8.9

Probably our wine of the night, but I can't say I'm trading in my Burgundy card for Brunello anytime soon. — 10 years ago

with Keith

Joe VanDorn

9.9

One of the best wines I have ever had. We let it age for 5 years and it was perfect. — 11 years ago

Peter Heidt

9.1

5 guys... Thursday night dinner.... Three California Cabs already... What the Hell... One more... Marco cracks this... Actually good... Not Caymus or Heitz Cellar good... But I would drink this before the Chappalette... — 11 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.6

Bloody marvelous!!!
Refreshing, complex, long, sexy!!
I simply love it!!! — 6 years ago

Patrik Laestadius

8.9

I had expected more for the price. Still a damm good vine with lamb and roasted potatisen and som really hardcore garlic tzatziki. — 6 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Drinking today, I give this an edge over the Poggio, but I know that will change. Banfi knows Brunello! — 7 years ago

Paul Barnes

9.8

Such a pleasure to see this on I Sodi's wine list. Will never not buy. — 8 years ago

Mario Zillner

9.8

Lovely. Just lovely. Was lucky enough to receive this one as a gift while visiting Florence. This is simply a great Brunello (although the 2010 is slightly better). An hour decant and it's open for business. Big acidity with a velvet mouthfeel, ripe and somewhat candied red fruits, dark chocolate and leather notes. I want more. — 9 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.4

Fantastic Brunello. I had never had anything from this producer and was in love. Ready to drink with bright robust fruit and a sexy nose. — 9 years ago

with Janet, Jorge and 1 other

Eric Vrtis

9.2

2003 showin very well! Great aromatics, dried cherries, leather, dried orange peel, eucalyptus. Good acid, mellow tannins. Glad i bought 6 — 9 years ago

Emanuele Cardaci

9.3

Very smooth, decanted for over an hour but as good as this was I'm sure in 3-4 years would be even better which is why I cellared the other two bottles — 10 years ago

Joe F.

9.1

A well balanced Brunello, I found it not to bold — 10 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.4

By the first time since I saw Cerretalto the vineyard with my eyes, I felt in love with the wine: a mystic core which pour out from that ferrous almost mulberry soil brushed by a gentle breeze that blow through the hills of Val d'Orcia; sober, clear, severe, tidy wine a generous and enduring expression of that certain land. — 11 years ago

Peter Bui

9.6

First of this kind that I have had. For the price, younger barolos are more complex with longer finishes — 12 years ago

Josh Betz

9.7

One of the best Italian wines I have ever had...doesn’t hurt it’s in Rome. — 6 years ago

Pablo Garcia

8.9

Too old... it took a while to get the wood smell out... the astringency also went with air... after that it was quite nice and worth of a 9.1 rating but the first impression turned me off... I should have drunk this one 5 years ago 😒 — 7 years ago

Lucas Medola

9.0

Great wine. Needs more time in the bottle... Full bodied, lond end in mouth and strong presence of berries and coffee! Smooth and rich. Delicious but I recommend earlier vintages (i.e. Max 2008) — 8 years ago

Samvel Simonyants

9.2

19/I/2017
Жаренные семечки, дым, корочка черного хлеба. Самобытный гарный аромат на старте. Вешенки, черешня, варенье из красной смородины, сладкий трубочный табак. Во вкусе грибы, маслины, чернослив, анис, кориандр, кекс с цукатами. Туго сплетено, все еще молодо. Долгое солоновато-сладкое послевкусие. 17,5/20 — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Cole

9.2

Fancy Italy. I love Sangiovese in this format. It's so giving with dried strawberries and sun dried tomato. Italian herbs. Potting soil. Tasty — 9 years ago

Michael Mcdermott

9.2

Ok 17 years old and still this strong and classic?! Nice. Earthy woody notes and usual taste sensations you expect. Was a gift. Wish I had more! — 9 years ago

B

10

2001 Valdicava Riserva Madonna Piano Nebbiolo. Drank at Reddwood. This wine was much bigger and more velvety than the Giacosa Barbaresco. I might have preferred this wine slightly. K didn't think this wine quite lived up to expectations. — 10 years ago

Me, Myself, and I

9.4

1975 Riserva. Not reconditioned. Sourced from Barry at Rare Wine Co. Excellent fill. Well balanced. Good acidity and fruit. Wish I had vocabulary to describe it and senses to fully appreciate it. Totally worth it. Had it with pappardelle and veal ragu and funghi pizza with homemade sausage. — 10 years ago

Pat Lomelo

9.0

Obviously way too young but I am impatient
Enjoyed over a few hours but not ready — 11 years ago

Bacco Selections

10

One of the best Brunello I have ever enjoyed — 11 years ago