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

Petter Lindqvist

9.0

Has aged quite well but on the verge. — 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

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

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

Nathan D’Ambrosio

8.9

Sweeter than I typically prefer — 7 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

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