John Bratincevic

9.1

Dried black cherry, cassis, stones. Good! 91. — 5 months ago

Andrew Turner

9.4

At Doppo, London — 8 months ago

Robert Swart

9.0

Medium+ body, high acid, with notes of tart cherry, leather, baking spices, and tobacco. Paired great with Osso Buco. — 10 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2015 vintage Chianti Gran Selezione.
80 % Sangiovese, 13 % Merlot and 7 % Malvasia Nera.
Deep dark ruby red.
Perfumed nose with black currants, violets, olives and cocoa.
Ripe black plums, leather, black tea with polished silky tannins.
A long, beautiful finish. — 3 years ago

Nick Coveney

9.8

Just like back in montalcino — 5 years ago

with Kate, Bob and 1 other

Richard Jarman

9.2

A nice dry chianti red wine good with steaks or pasta. — 8 years ago

David Howe

9.0

Smooth and sweet — 9 years ago

Philip Stumbo

9.2

Whoa now, '86 Nebbiolo drinking better than most Barolo of this age! — 9 years ago

Jessica Young

9.3

Pretty good but not quite as good as the Fioretti. — 10 years ago

Oscar More

9.5

Lucca recomendation — 11 years ago

Polly Caudill

10

Almost as good as the chianti in Paris — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

See previous Note. Old plummie, red cherry notes. Barb said dusty and pine needles. A cooler vintage. I said red cherries and freshly tilled loam. As Galloni said “In 2010 Ama did not bottle their single vineyard selections. All the best fruit went here.” Tasting more the quality of a Brunello than a Chianti Classico. No. 6 in Wine Spectators Top 100 for 2015. — 6 months ago

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9.1

Darkly floral, the 2022 Rosso di Montalcino opens with a blend of grilled herbs, exotic spices and steeped plums. It's a racy and fruit-forward effort with masses of ripe red and blue fruits swirling across a lively acidity stream. This tapers off with medium length and gently tannic, leaving a lovely resonance of inner rose. (Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2024)
— 9 months ago

Ami Gokli

9.0

The castle place we went to in napa — 3 years ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.3

92-93, last bottle of the case, great and fully matured Chianti Classico I really enjoyed! — 5 years ago

Petter Lindqvist

9.0

Has aged quite well but on the verge. — 8 years ago

Marta Rich

Sales Calera Winery

9.7

Ever evolving: root beer, mineral, Pepper, tarry, deep, tart, nice!! — 8 years ago

with Wade and John

Hanna Roberts

9.3

Sweet dessert wine — 9 years ago

Nate Miles

9.3

Stones and stream water and alpine freshness. — 10 years ago

Michael Morgan

8.9

A real treat to see a 34 year old Italian beauty. Dried herb and fruit. Earthy, dark dried fruits. Soft soft tannin with rounded acid. Lost its vibrancy and that bang that sucks you in. Admirable it has held up and a beautiful experience. 89 points. — 11 years ago

with Daniel

Mike Miller

9.8

Dried florals and earth. Wish had a whole case.  — 6 months ago

with Anne

Michael Walker

9.7

Considered the star of the CdA lineup, and similar to their chiantis which all have some Merlot blended in, but this was too much Merlot for me - had that plasticity I don’t love — 9 months ago

Jody Wycech

9.2

A delicious primitivo. Paired well with some Italian food (pasta, wine, can’t remember). Is good, would have ‘gan — 3 years ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Joseph Gannon

9.5

tons of complexity, first Barbaresco I've had, beautiful wine — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Nathan D’Ambrosio

8.9

Sweeter than I typically prefer — 7 years ago

Nancy Keller-Brockway

9.3

One of the best Chianti — 8 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Light body and very "Pinot Noir" like. Bright red cherry and strawberry flavors. Mild tannins and light oak. Hint of smoke. Refreshing. Chill it a bit below cellar temp. Great story about the winery. A Mt. Etna lava flow just went around them 30 years ago. — 9 years ago

PS

9.3

Very drinkable chianti. Not very dry, nice and smooth — 9 years ago

Jeff Heck

9.0

Very nice, full flavored wine with a smooth finish. Smoky, spices and delicious!! — 10 years ago

with Bud

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.7

Light strawberry and leather, aged to a lower palate density but aromatically powerful, lovely wine. Lovely with three grain risotto and grilled asparagus, just perfect. — 12 years ago