Nate Morrell

9.1

The tannins of this '89 were totally resolved and this bottle was quite open, unlike more recent vintages I've tried. Soft cherry, ripe tomato, mushroom, earth, and faint dried herbs. — 11 years ago

Katie Winter

9.0

I had this with Rigatoni all'Amatricia and it went very well with the spicy tomato sauce. Bright and fruity, but not a fruit bomb- much more balanced. Definitely minerals and and earthy overtone. Smelled amazing. Was also a very good sipper throughout the day - not super acidic but still good with food. A crowd pleaser, I think. #etna #rosso #nerellomascalese #italia #sicilia #dogsofdelectable — 11 years ago

Madeline Puckette

9.0

look: pale ruby red core with slightly garnet rim.  medium viscosity.

smell: medium intensity aromas of roasted red bell pepper, allepo pepper flake, raspberry sauce, roasted jalapeno.  overall, sweet and ripe fruit smells followed by slight iron-like gravel note.

taste: medium + acidity, nearly high acidity, medium - tannin, flavors of smoked tomato, sour cherry, ending with a note of sweet dried/roasted pepper.  

profile: flavor is 'bursty' and drops out quickly and then hangs in a very subtle low way on the palate.  
purchased with Somm Select. honestly, it could have cellared a few more years. — 12 years ago

Justin Mahoney

9.1

Definitely better than the Crawford namesake. A little more acidity but still classic Marlborough tropical fruit, without being overdone like the big name brand. Delicious tonight w oysters and then grilled calamari with a olive and sundried tomato tapenade on a bed of grilled asparagus — 11 years ago

Elizabeth Kinney

9.0

Black Cherry. Some Earthy on nose. Fruit upfront. Nice acidity in finish. Nicely paired with seafood tomato stew. — 11 years ago

Zhiran Wang

9.3

Still vibrant nose. Sour fruit, mocha, raspberry chocolate. Lower acidity than 2001 grand reserva but more expressive. Pair with pasta, chicken with tomato basil sauce — 12 years ago

Rick Pitcher

9.1

Cooked tomato, mushroom, pimenton and wet rock. Surprising acidity as well. Love old Tondonia. — 11 years ago

Sergio Licea

9.3

Plum, black cherries, pencil shavings, thyme, dry tobacco leaf, graphite, sun dried tomato, slight truffle. Medium acid/dusty tannin balance, full bodied, long dry herbal/wood chips finish. Needed 15 minutes to open up. — 11 years ago

Noble Cloche

9.2

My favorite - and go-to - Chianti. Brilliant, expressive fruit with enough acidity to stand up to any tomato based sauce. If anyone knows where this may be available in Maryland, please let me know. I've only been able to find it in New York - and Italy. — 12 years ago

Christoph Raffelt

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9.5

Nice flavour composition of wood, leather, spices, earth, sappy, cool, something tomato essence, cassis, bacon, green pepper, complexity, length and character, beautiful, beautiful — 13 years ago