Kendall Johnson

9.6

Citrusy, granites goodness #wsjwine — 6 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 — 6 years ago

Lizzie Clawson

9.5

World of Wines 3/29/16. Dark berry nose, mild structure, nice smokiness. Would pair well with hearty salad. — 7 years ago

Joyce Tompsett

9.0

Good rose. From the Wine Steward. — 7 years ago

Greg Collins

8.9

This wine was decanted 2 hours prior to consumption. At first taste it was very tight and closed. Better 2 hours in. Nose of tar, smoke, mahogany, and tobacco; inter-mixed with a bit of earth and red fruit. On the palate not very generous but complex. The second glass was better than the first. The next day after leaving the decanter open to the room temp air this became more integrated and the fruit level improved. Classic too young Brunello. Currently 88 pets, better in the future. Currently the Ciacci Piccolomini is better, but it is hard to tell which wine will be better in 5-10 years. — 8 years ago

Mo Cherry

9.2

Ciacci did good with this one! — 9 years ago

Kelly Barrows

9.1

Balanced and smooth - wine 5 — 9 years ago

with Rob

Scott Sexton

9.1

Touted as baby Brunello, jam on the nose and finished well. Price per bottle $25.00 — 10 years ago

Lara Elisabetta Belgrado Barzan

9.8

Beatiful Euro 18 Vol 13,5 — 10 years ago

Christine Vandover

9.5

spicy rose at GEB in Chicago — 12 years ago

with Jason

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. — 6 years ago

Ingrid Elias

9.2

Sweet and fresh — 6 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 — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.1

Delicious! — 7 years ago

Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.0

STRIKE THREE YOU'RE OUTTA THERE!!! Go on, go on... Swung and missed hard on this nebbiolo that I thought was a sangiovese. Giovanna would be so disappointed. #3 on the blind tasting. Enjoyed this one, but I bet it was aged en barrique and now I can never show my face in Barbaresco again. *spits* — 8 years ago

with Giacomo

Nikki Voltolina

9.0

Enjoyable and different. — 9 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.0

2012. Honestly for the money, this is great. A killer house wine. Classic Sangiovese framework with some modern highlights from Cab, Merlot and Syrah. — 9 years ago

Karl Kuhn

9.0

Fruit forward Sangiovese with bright red cherries and dried cranberries. Supported by a bed of dried herbs. Well balanced wine. Chianti, look out! — 9 years ago

Robin Burke

9.5

Great fresh mineral white from Sicily, excellent value at $15 (in CT) — 10 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.3

2011 selected grapes of Nero d'Avola and Syrah, About €30 at the wine shop. Amazing. — 11 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 — 6 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 — 7 years ago

Andrey Zubarev

8.9

Изюмные нотки, кофе, душистый перец, пыль и черноплодка, баланс и послевкусие на высоте! На пике. — 7 years ago

Paul Barnes

9.6

Sublime with Pietro's chicken parm — 7 years ago

Mandi Sue

8.9

Had it at Re Sette in NYC — 8 years ago

Jean Bourque

8.9

Dense fruit mures framboise — 8 years ago

Michael Faddis

9.2

Delicious! — 9 years ago

Daniel Rivalti

9.2

Easy, light and excellent chilled! — 9 years ago

Elisabetta Tosi

Wine Blogger Vinopigro

9.5

With the Chiaretto, the Giovanna Tantini's Bardolino is a must for this tipology. Fruity and friendly, strawberries and cherries, long and drinkable — 10 years ago

with Giampiero

Henry Kahn

9.6

In a grand spot but perhaps not fully mature. Puts the lie to my theory of not buying riservae. Still some tannins to resolve, reddish fruit, spicey, tobacco and leather notes. Bright aromatics. Round full complete. Great wine for a snowy night — 10 years ago