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9.5

The 2021 Chiesamonti is a potent, full-bodied wine that is going to need time to unwind. Herbs, wildflowers, spice, leather and menthol build in this backward, potent red from Le Boncie. There’s plenty of stuffing and textural intensity in this deep, resonant wine. I can't wait to see how it ages. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)
— 2 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Smells of fresh alpine flowers growing amongst the cliff sides of Some European trail I shall hike someday.

Bone dry, wild strawberry, flint, river stone, dried dark cherry.

A lovely wine from a grape I have never heard of, until now.
— 5 years ago

Mo Salem

9.0

Over the hill — 7 years ago

John Osgood

9.2

So lovely and yummy. — 8 years ago

Kai Wright

8.9

A little help turning that Tuesday corner. Indulgently flavored bang for the buck here. Boozy, but intense dark fruits and mature tannins with a nice long finish. — 8 years ago

Ingrid Elias

9.2

Sweet and fresh — 8 years ago

speedy duncan

9.1

Stunning how this came around with air and baby backs cole slaw and spud salad for the love of labor — 9 years ago

Nikolay

9.2

Great white wine with very rich fruity taste. — 3 years ago

Wilf Gobert

9.2

The full body, bold taste lingers on your palette so you can savour the strong flavour long after you swallow. July 2022 — 4 years ago

Doggfather

9.1

A great expression of Emilia–Romagna Sangiovese. On par with a Chianti Classico Riserva but at fraction of price. — 7 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.1

Dried cherries. Some spice. I like — 7 years ago

Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.0

Followed the Giovanna with this at our Italian dinner last night. Very nice. — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Not a ton to say... It had the underlying chocolate that I love. Nose was underwhelming. Very solid but the complexity of Ciacci or Cassanova wasn't there.

92 points — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

Siena...

So this really never mellowed. Stayed pretty hot.. I think this could sit a while longer. Hopeful but when I drink a 2012 Ciacci Piccolomini, it's ready. So I don't know.

91 points — 9 years ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Sicilian doc tasting 🇮🇹 🍷 direct press rose — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2019 | vibrant pleasure | biowine — 4 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

This 2018 #pinotgrigio is just as sophisticated as the 2015 I drank a few years ago. Citrus, green orchard fruit, wet stone aromas with slight white flower undertones, a fleshier weight on the palate, mineral layers. This PG gets more expressive and enjoyable as it warms up in the glass. #wsjwineclub — 6 years ago

Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.2

Oh Giovanna! — 7 years ago

Kendall Johnson

9.6

Citrusy, granites goodness #wsjwine — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

This is going to take a while.

Not a stellar year, add age, meh....
Dark, opaque, browning at the rim. Not much in terms of complexity. Next week, I'm opening a 1997 Ciacci.

92 points — 8 years ago