Skyler Bolster

9.1

Strawberries, cherries, leather on the nose. After about 2 hours it opened up beautifully. The palate brought plenty of acid, structured tannins, and some great dark and red fruits. Medium plus body.

Really enjoyed this — 6 days ago

Clayton Haggarty

9.2

Bone dry with beautiful cherry and floral notes and a long finish. — 5 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

Really enjoyed this one. Bright fruit, cherries, integrated tannins. Tasty. — 9 years ago

Ericsson

9.1

This looks incredible. However, can’t help comparing it to my last 20 year+ IGT Tuscan Blend post: 2002 Montepeloso Eneo, which was out of this world amazing. Anyhow, this is probably, “every bit as good as Giorgio…” Cheers! — 3 years ago

Paulo Saliby

9.1

Flowers and herbs on the nose. Cherry and menthol flavors. — 6 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Acidic mushroom, slight hibiscus, boysenberry, acid and tannin and dances and falls with tannin a bit longer — 8 years ago

Ericsson

9.6

Cant begin to explain how incredibly good this is! As you can see the color is intact. The smell is evocative with rose petals, cigar box, leather, black currant. First taste after decanting, the wine shows some deep concentrated flavours of black berry, plum, and even some prune. Tannins are present but round and velvety. Alcohol is mid to low. The finish goes on for minutes. Very concentrated yet balanced with just enough acidity. Love it. Cheers. — 3 years ago

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9.8

The 2016 Gabbro, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is one of the most compelling wines I have ever tasted from Montepeloso. In most prior vintages, Gabbro has been rich and concentrated, but the 2016 flows with a sense of total refinement. Wild flowers, herbs, licorice, lavender, graphite and spice add myriad shades of dimension to a core of dark, beautifully resonant fruit. A wine of real gravitas and structure, the 2016 is going to require a number of years to be at its best, but it is stunning, even in the early going. In fact, I am simply blown away by how integrated it already is. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
— 6 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.6

Spicy, mineral lazed and dense with roasted herbs and great dark fruit flavors. Very clever oak treatment too. Holds a structure for the long haul. A great Tuscan wine! — 10 years ago