Stewed prunes white pepper cedar, newer oak vanillins. Face melting tannins, blacker pepper and plums in the mouth, more perfume. Not much concentration perhaps why there is some montepulciano in the blend, so I'd be tempted to say drink now. I love it, but its kinky with the tannins. Not for everyone. — 7 years ago
Great Vino Nobile di Montepulciano from 2005... great on the nose, string taste of blackberries ... nice — 8 years ago
True Biale wine...pronounced Moon Mountain fruit without question. Strong and dense as you would expect from Biale/Moon Mt. Black raspberry, hints of molasses and pepper on the mid palette. Finishing with a zingy cherry, mocha and baking spice. Recommend another year in the bottle. — 10 years ago
We love this red. Will go with most anything and please the pallet — 11 years ago
Quirky but nice — 11 years ago
A little rounder than I remember but still very solid. — 11 years ago
Needs air a little heavy — 12 years ago

Wow. This was fun. Great vintage. Still wound tight. — 7 years ago
Full bodied (for its varietal). Black fruit, raspberry jam and a tad of mint on the nose. Balanced mature acidity. Tight, low/medium tannins. An all around excellent specimens of VNdM. — 8 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. — 10 years ago
Big bold red with great balance of fruit and smooth tannins. Lovely with food or without. Easily a bottle you could drink alone and love every drop so buy more than one. — 11 years ago
Ocie had this 11 years ago
Didactic Panzano Sangiovese! Dry sour cherry, cocoa powder, earthy.... — 12 years ago
One of the best wines for the price. — 14 years ago
The Monte Rosso was outstanding in every way- expressive nose of dark red fruits and layers that touched all parts of the palate. The flavors complimented a wonderful dinner. 8 years and still getting better. 100 year old vines that show how good Zinfandel can be when grown and tended to reveal their sense of place. Outstanding 🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago
凝縮感のある果実味だが、ベタっとしたところは一切なく、包容力があって心地よい。ブルゴーニュグラスで。 — 7 years ago
Listening to fado in Lisbon — 7 years ago
Oaky, big Aglianico. Very structured with lots of tannins. Something vegetal in the finish. Probably should have let it age a few more years but very enjoyable nonetheless. — 8 years ago
Remember liking it but that was a few days ago. I do remember tasting oak — 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. — 11 years ago
Starts light in the mouth, finishes with a nice medium spice — 11 years ago
Rich Bluth
solid wine, more tannic than some i’ve had. would definitely recommend. — 6 years ago