greg

9.1

Perfumed, plum, cherry, walnut fragrances, complex, dry, ripe tannins. Impressive. €11.99 Lidl bargain. — 6 months ago

Jacob Onufrychuk

9.2

Lovely Sangiovese — 9 months ago

Michael Gustafson

8.9

Surprisingly warm silky. Great with red meat — 10 months ago

with Guisela

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.0

Textbook VNdM. Dusty tannin, dried red fruit; comes alive with some Parmesan cheese. — 4 years ago

Nancy Burroughs

8.9

Opened 1/8/2020 with Hannah, Bobby, Nick, Rick and Nancy; enjoyed with ziti, peas & ham from Virginia Country Ham. — 4 years ago

Nicole Mosher

9.0

Perfectly balanced funk light and bright. Not overly tannic or sweet — 6 years ago

Dean de la Peña

9.2

Bright, juicy, acidic, floral. Yum — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

This used to be Montevertine’s “second” wine (after Pergole Torte, obviously) but the vineyard was torn out and replanted in 1998. After that, their eponymous bottling was elevated to take its place while “Pian del Ciampolo” eventually became the “third” wine. Truthfully, they are all three different expressions of Radda so don't take my numerical rankings as a hierarchy of quality (though one could certainly make arguments in terms of importance). I digress, “Il Sodaccio” is producing fruit once again however, the singular expression is now history. This bottle represents “Il Sodaccio’s” swan song.

From magnum. Opened about four hours prior to service. The 1997 “Il Sodaccio” pours a garnet color moving to a slightly orange rim. Medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous but surprisingly spry given it’s a quarter century old. The fruit is more or less a mix of ripe and dried cherries, red plums, curaçao, cacao, porcini, dusty earth and some warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins that have well integrated but still there. Acid is medium as well. Confirming the notes from the nose. The fruit is round while the finish is long and a touch savory. A lovely expression of Montevertine that extolls the virtues of the 1997 vintage with its abundant fruit and soft, friendly character. I mentioned to our guests that this bottle gave me the feeling of a warm hug from an old friend. Drinking well now and while I don’t expect further positive development, this magnum certainly has the legs for another 10 years. — 6 months ago

Tripp Girdler

9.6

Wonderful and light. Bing cherry, pomegranate, definitely raspberry — 2 years ago

Edo Wachters

9.0

Medium bodied, ruby red colour, with nose of black cherry, black currant. Elegant wine, 70% Sangiovese, 30% Canaiolo, making it a Chianti blend — 4 years ago

Kristine Salm

9.0

Funky smelling but fruity and light red, light tannins, great chilled — 5 years ago

with Alex

Alexandre Lemieux

9.2

More on the light red side with animal notes. Nice juice — 6 years ago

Sarah J Baker

8.9

lil poopy dirt with some dry tannic spritz — 7 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.2

Silky joy out of the bottle. Opened up into some Pinot vibes. @Scopa — 9 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.4

Medium ruby color; cherries, dried herbs, and black plums on the nose; high acidity; medium minus tannins; tastes like sour cherries, wet gravel, and cranberries with a long finish. Nellie likes it with the lemon chicken I made. I love it. — 9 months ago

Tim Zgonena

9.1

2022 pre Tday — 2 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.1

Light Chianti — 3 years ago

Morris Birnbaum

9.1

Beautiful — 4 years ago

Nancy Hinman

9.4

From Eataly tasting. 2018. Very nice red. Really liked it. SP1523 on side of label. — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.1

Nice rusty red, took a good two hours to open in decanter, label says one hour, really nice aged smell with some wetness but balanced overall, some light licorice and aged strawberry it that’s a thing, easy — 6 years ago