John Bratincevic

8.9

Simple but good — acidity makes it better than the $15 reserve TJ’s Barbera I tried recently … but this was only $6? Like it better than last time for sure. Will definitely try again! — 6 months ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.6

A great find by my dealer. One of the best bottles I’ve ever had. — 7 months ago

Alex Spoto

10

Beautiful, alive, humus-y, leathery, earthy. Fully mature *BIRTH YEAR* bottle procured by father in law at T-bone dinner w the fam. Nothing better! — 8 months ago

with Clay

Sara Gill

9.1

Enjoyed this with steak at dinner. Very good wine. — 8 months ago

David Walser

8.9

Won this at an auction event. The lot included a tasting and we were impressed as first time tasters. This bottle didn’t impress. Hopefully the rest of the bottles will be better. — 10 months ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Velvety as can be including happy tannins. The earth, ripe red plums and something almost green peppercorn-y. I’m a fan — 3 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Fantastic Chianti! Dusty, earthy, expressive, full body. What else? Dark fruit carried by notes of leather, cigar box. Crazy, all that for a Chianti, how is that possible 🤓. — 3 years ago

with John and Tammy

Geoff Buswick

9.2

Balanced with fruit and a bit of an acid finish. — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2018 “Il Rosso delle Donne” pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly red fruits: Morello cherry, raspberries, strawberry, roses, a whiff of horse blanket, red rope licorice, dried green herbs, and dry gravel. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is a slightly wild but positively gorgeous example of a Nebbiolo-based blend from Alto Piemonte. There’s an old school feel about this that completely charms the heart. Too bad there is so little of it: the entire Boca DOC has less than 50 acres planted to vine. Castello Conti only made 3912 bottles of this gem. Drink now through 2048+. — 7 months ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

8.9

8 anni distanza — 8 months ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

This wine is medium dark garnet in the glass. The nose has a good supply of cherry and raspberry notes, dusted up with earth, tar and anise. The palate has a bit of licorice on it, but mainly serves as a showcase for the red fruit. There are some spicy elements, too. White pepper, nutmeg, and a very light clove sense brighten up the fruit. Tannic structure is firm and acidity refreshing. I had mine with a slow cooker red wine short rib dish, and the pairing was sublime. — 9 months ago

Jess

9.0

Deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked blueberry, vanilla, cocoa.
Dry. Flavors of blueberry jam, vanilla, cocoa. Rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5 — 2 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.3

See last 🎯
Still a Brunello in disguise. The last, and driest of my bottles.
Perfect with Marcella’s Bolognese.
Yep! — 3 years ago

Dominik Wezel

9.5

Nice companion with an Argentinian beef filet — 7 months ago

romo

9.4

Mint from a tomato salad shifted this into another gear. An excellent producer we visited at harvest 2023. — 7 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Quite deep ruby garnet core with garnet rim . Aromatic and quite deeply spicy on the nose with liquorice , dried spices , red cherry , red plum , rose . On the palate this is quite intense and tannic, red cherry , red plum , saline with smoky , tobacco , liquorice hints . Firm tannins with fresh acidity , sweet spice and ripe red fruit . Good length , this still is pretty young and needs more time . Better in another 5-10 years and will last well a further 10-15 — 7 months ago

Alex Mutch

9.0

dry and full bodied deep and juicy — 9 months ago

Kimberly Krimpenfort

10

Very smooth! Love it! — a year ago

Jamie Lauder

9.5

Hello Delectable,
This is a Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon blend.
2016 vintage.
Grown in Chianti Classico and aged 24 months in Allier barriques then 18 months in bottle.
Big, rich sweet dark cherry, black plums. violets, woodsy and olives.
Powerful and intense with elegance and balance..
Great structure and complexity with a velvety finish. — 2 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.4

On 16-11-21 — 4 years ago