Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Year in, year out, this is my fav Chianti Classico. To me it captures all what I look for in a good every day Sangiovese - freshness, a bit of tannic edge, juicy flow, a savory sweetness to the fruit. And food friendliness!
Enticing nose with red cherries, a bit of wet undergrowth & turned earth, a bit of tomato leaf, a flowery whiff. Joyful!
Medium bodied on the palate with great energy & flow. The tannins present, a touch rustic, but in a nice way, the acidity juicy & vibrant. Nice depth and long finish.
So drinkable but also has some seriousness to it.
Love Monsanto! — 3 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

10

OMG. Perfection. All the notes. Gotta give it to these guys. Best Chianti we have had. Had with the new Kirkland pepperoni pizza with the best ingredients possible. Must buy more now. Absolutely amazing! — a month ago

Tegan Marriott

9.3

Vibing this bottle of chianti classico thanks to the positive review from Joel Lara ! So pure & true & varietally correct! — a month ago

with Joel

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Precheval troigoss Conrad — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Aaron brown — 5 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Nick sunny antenor and scott — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened about an hour prior to service and enjoyed over the course of two days. Better on Day 2. The 2005 RsV pours a deep ruby color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing and dark fruited with ripe notes of black cherry, strawberry, red and purple flowers, licorice, dried green herbs, and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Always a special treat, the DRC comes across the most polished and frankly, primary in this lineup of legends. It fresh and beautifully balanced. It just needs time as the Day 2 experience indicated. The tannins are super sneaky. Drink now through 2050+ Bottle No. 1821/17392 — 4 days ago

Lynn Graham

9.3

Nice butter finish, smooth — 16 days ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

An upcoming beauty. Already approachable but I would give it some more time in the cellar — a month ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.4

Catch up from a wine dinner last month. Another rare treat on an evening of many new experiences. So muscular. Still very young, waiting to uncoil, but delicious nevertheless. — a month ago

John W

9.4

Golden coloration. On the nose, lemon, brioche, minerals. On the palate, nice creamy texture, fuller body, a touch of earthiness, but primarily long lasting citrus and lemon notes with minerality on the palate that finishes strong with those 3 notes ending with a crush of a acidity. — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.0

Good Chianti @ThymeRestaurant — 5 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

An OK Chianti. Widely available. — 5 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

From Mag. Intense but light. Gorgeous honey, citrus. Broad and expansive. Very detailed. Delicious and soooo long. — a day ago

with BOT and Matt

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.3

2009. This is remarkable. Stewed back Cherries. Almost brutish. Lonnnnng finish. Elegant and strong. Lucky me!! — 17 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Nouvelle aaron scott — 5 hours ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Mathew king robert pavlovich thatcher courtney clayfu feng @rvr — a month ago

Inseon Hwang

9.0

Great for the price. # — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Acker auction @ marea — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2000 | Cellaring rewarded the wine :-) bottled elegance, light footed sangiovese with good structure, dances in the glass — 5 months ago