Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Nice value for the easy drinking 15% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon & 70% Sangiovese blend, two-thirds of wine aged 12 months in French oak. Deep Ruby with fresh red berry aromas and some herb spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry, plum, cacao and licorice. Fine tannins, medium+ finish, good balance with acidity, ending with tobacco and oak on the finish. — 2 days ago

Christina Seward

9.0

pretty good — 6 years ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Showing younger than I expected and with plenty of life remaining, ripe dark fruit and a little leather, showing quite well. — 7 years ago

with Kevin

Jess

9.0

Brancaia No2 2020
Medium ruby color.
Aromas of red cherry, plum, clove.
Dry. Flavors of black cherry, plum, clove. Rich tannins. Great acidity.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Meaty, especially when first opened. On the nose it showed notes of tomato paste, smoked meat, and mushrooms. It was likewise quite earthy on the palate, with black fruit, red fruits singed by the sun, stones, and black pepper on the finish. It was full-bodied, and had medium + to high acid and tannins.

I would highly recommend decanting this wine as it started out quite tight when we first poured it. We also had a glass the next night, and it was MUCH better. It was richer, smoother, more polished, and less gamey, showing notes of licorice, violets, pomegranates, and even a little blood orange joining the party that had not been there the first night.

Had as a part of a pizza night.
https://www.sommstable.com/2020/06/a-stop-at-brancaia-and-pizza-night.html — 5 years ago

Jago Salmon

9.0

Different wines from same maker showed more promise — 8 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.0

Salmon! (In colour, not in taste).

Stoned! (The wine, not me).

Red berries.

I don’t know why I aged this as long as I did, but it was worth it. — 4 years ago

Michelle

9.5

So wonderful!! LOVE IT!! Had New Years Eve 2020. — 5 years ago

Stephen Stone

9.1

Fantastic!! Paired perfectly with Cacio e Pepe and a Pappardelle with a Rabbit Ragu. Perfect night at Tratto with Janet, Jamie and Mark!! — 6 years ago

with Janet

Christine Havens

9.3

e, reigned in by its Tuscan provenance—and that is a good thing, a food-friendly thing. The 2013 Brancaia Illatraia quietly unspools with notes of plums and ripe blackberries steeped in thyme. Burning embers, dust, and juniper berries add layered complexity. On the palate, it’s round and plush, with mouth-coating tannins and bright acidity that ebb and flow in a core of juicy dark fruit. Sample 14.0% ABV — 8 years ago