Mark

9.0

This is the Super Tuscan red from 2018. Very strong tannin!!! Needs way more cellar time. Very good pepper and yeasty flavors. Blend of can sav, Merlot, and Sangiovese. Nice fruit and super jammy flavors. One of the darkest ruby wines with tons of colors! — 8 months ago

with Jeron and Jessica

Deborah M

9.3

2017 Castello di Ama L’Apparita was the wine that I pulled for the evening. Italian Merlot. Ama is an old, fortified village situated near Radda and Gaiole in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. On the nose, intense dark berries. A full bodied wine with layers of beautiful ripe fruit. Perfect balance. Stellar finish. Stunning. — 2 years ago

Ami Gokli

9.0

The castle place we went to in napa — 4 years ago

Nick Coveney

9.8

Just like back in montalcino — 5 years ago

with Kate, Bob and 1 other

Petter Lindqvist

9.0

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

Carson Halley

9.5

Beautiful rich flavors. Dark murky color, with a hint of cherry and sweet leather — 9 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

Karen Lowenstein

8.9

Very smooth for a chianti, full bodied and drinking nice with a steak. — 10 years ago

Rob Moose

8.9

Also at BPI. This seemed hot. A good party wine for people who like big dry red. Served from magnum. — 10 years ago

Polly Caudill

10

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

Ashish Pant

9.6

Go for it! You will not regret it. — 10 months ago

Jane Nuss

9.2

Ruby in color with aromas of ripe cherry, raspberry, vanilla, and earthy hints. Decanting softens the smoky notes, revealing bright red fruit and a touch of licorice. The palate is dry and well-balanced, with smooth tannins, refreshing acidity, and a long, fruity finish. A versatile, well-structured wine that pairs easily with food.
— a year ago

John Davidson

8.9

A bit young — 3 years ago

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

Richard Jarman

9.2

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

Marta Rich

Sales Calera Winery

9.7

Ever evolving: root beer, mineral, Pepper, tarry, deep, tart, nice!! — 9 years ago

with Wade and John

Hanna Roberts

9.3

Sweet dessert wine — 9 years ago

PS

9.3

Very drinkable chianti. Not very dry, nice and smooth — 10 years ago

Oscar More

9.5

Lucca recomendation — 12 years ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.4

The type of wine I love drinking...especially with my wife. So many amazing memories attached to the flavours. 2016 Supertuscans are just amazing 😍 — 9 months ago

Randy Fillingim

9.0

Still drinking, wonderfully after 12 years. A fine example of this variety from Italy. — 2 years 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

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.1

Can’t get enough Chianti. Great nose of cherry and rose. Some chocolatey fruits, hint of wood. Tannins pick up with time. Opened to pair with Melissa Clark’s ‘pizza chicken’. — 5 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.0

Great wine indeed. Nose is complex, camphor, dry amarena cherry, some flint, no oxidation not fading on this bottle yet.
On the palate, Fruit is gone for this bottle, wine is dominated by its tannic structure that is on the dry side, almost austere. I was expecting a fleshier, mellower tannin. Dry herbs, dry raisins, cherry again.
Long finish, good acidity that’s keeps the wine alive and well going.
Mitigate the intensity with proteins and juice/sauce.
Osso bucco with prunes will work. We did Fiorentina and it was ok. The crust and smokiness did not help, over exhibiting the dryness of tannins. — 8 years ago

Nancy Keller-Brockway

9.3

One of the best Chianti — 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! — 10 years ago

Jessica Young

9.3

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

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