Classic Napa cab. Constrained fruit, mellow tannins, good structure. Beautiful cassis notes. This bottle was a gift. After looking up the prices I was pretty shocked. Totally not worth North of $150. — 6 months ago
Great nose. Smooth throughout — 9 months ago
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
Тальк, сочная вишня, брусника, красная смородина, легкие животные тона, пот, марганцовка, каперсы, сухая земля. Среднее тело с элегантной, естественной органолептикой, живой кислотностью и тонкими, аккуратными танинами. Уже вполне открыто, в хорошей форме. Легко и изящно в движениях, без большой комплексности, но с отличной фактурой и внутренней гармонией. — 8 years ago
Blackberry jam. Leather, spice, herbs, tobacco. Violets. Intriguing oxidized quality. Supple, lingering acidity and long finish. Very groovy. Thank you @Gene Bodemer ! — 10 years ago
#ilgrigio #granselezione #chianticlassico #tuscany #italianwineprofessional — 10 years ago
My go to house wine. Love it with pasta and steak — 11 years ago
Drank at Farinas winery & cafe in grapevine TX — 13 years ago
Not too many Sangiovese roses in my life. This is good. As it warms it gets much more earthy and vegetal. A lot of red watermelon, but overall savory. Pretty great with bbq. I’m guessing not so great with lighter fare or to crush over an afternoon. — 5 months ago
Beautiful wine. Drinking in the sweet spot. — 6 months ago
Decanted for 2 hours. Still big, no signs of fading. Did not drink enough before it was consumed to review properly, but seemed a touch sweet. — 3 years ago
Listening to fado in Lisbon — 7 years ago
Good for red sauce Italian and pizza. Cherry. Medium bodied. — 7 years ago
Smooth ripe fruit — 8 years ago
Lovely nose of tar & roses, dark cherries, spice & a long long finish on the palate. Superb — 11 years ago
Almost as good as the chianti in Paris — 12 years ago
Fruit forward. High tannins and acidity. Spicy, but nice finish. Would enjoy again — 5 months ago
Never disappoints! Wonderful alternative to champagne. — 5 months ago
Dark floral most certainly — 2 years ago
Very good, consistent amarone. Review from 30 weeks ago is accurate. — 3 years ago
Tried the '90 recently, spoke of how amazing a producer of Californian Cabernet it is, but just needed a little more time, this '85 is well & truly on point, everything is in balance, there's fruit intensity yes, but the development/complexity/layers are really shining through, outstanding stuff. — 9 years ago
Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 10 years ago
Very good wine.
— 11 years ago

Bold, lush, notes of blueberry, leather and spice. — 13 years ago
Keanna Hogan
I really enjoyed this wine. It was the bottle that introduced me to wine drinking. A nice beginner one for me at least. — 4 months ago