Big Wave Dave

9.0

Closed at present. Needs alot of time — 9 months ago

Catalina

9.1

Light on the nose and medium body finish / very delicate flavor but rich notes of maybe vanilla, definitely black cherry, leather, hints of earthy tones. Delicious — 9 months ago

Brooke Gannon

8.9

Wanted to like it more…. Not bad but have had better for the price — 4 years ago

with Joseph

emily brown

9.1

easy drinking. not a whole lot of flavor — 4 years ago

with Peter

Kristin Merck

9.0

Light and smooth, almost like a pinot — 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

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 — 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

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

Brad Merschman

9.5

See: dark red
Smell: pepper, cherry
Sip: earthy, pepper, black cherry
Tannins: high
Acidity: med. — 9 months ago

Ashish Pant

9.6

Go for it! You will not regret it. — a year 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

Ami Gokli

9.0

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

Muralee Murugesu

9.3

Last bottle of this earthy, leathery still powerful super Tuscan. Stellar. — 6 years ago

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

Hanna Roberts

9.3

Sweet dessert wine — 9 years ago

Napa Valley Wine Academy

9.1

#ilgrigio #granselezione #chianticlassico #tuscany #italianwineprofessional — 10 years ago

Oscar More

9.5

Lucca recomendation — 12 years ago

Polly Caudill

10

Almost as good as the chianti in Paris — 13 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.2

Hard to properly rate, was not decanted and not open long enough. Deep red & black fruit on the nose. The tannins are quite strong, this still needs time. It’s too young. But a lot of complexity under that. — 9 months ago

with Barbara

Randy Fillingim

9.0

Still drinking, wonderfully after 12 years. A fine example of this variety from Italy. — 2 years 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. — 4 years ago

Nick Coveney

9.8

Just like back in montalcino — 6 years ago

with Kate, Bob and 1 other

Elle Scorcho

9.0

Beautiful rust color. Earthy, dry, subtle notes of stewed cherry, dirt, cocoa powder, pomegranate, & subtle coffee. More fruit forward than I remember. Dry, tannic finish. Medium acidity. — 7 years ago

Petter Lindqvist

9.0

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

David Howe

9.0

Smooth and sweet — 9 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.8

Botte 47. Phenomenally complex and constantly evolving. Initially savory with some animal fur, toasty honey (aged semillon) notes, slight star fruit. Then it evolved into dried flowers, mushroom, and dark fruit - reminded me of a young Barolo. Then black tea, green tea. Then strong dried spearmint, honeyed toasty complexity like the '81 Lopez de Heredia. Medium bodied with slightly elevated sparkling acidity. Not intense, but persistent on the palate. To borrow a phrase from Veronelli- It burrowed into my memory. I hope it made me forever better. — 10 years ago

with H, Bjørn and 1 other

Nathan Timm

9.5

Deliciozo — 11 years ago

with Chris