Beautiful bright nose of dust, dry cherry, and leather. The wine showed its age with light browning on the edge but at first taste tannins, dry fruit, and bright sour cherry notes competed. After a few minutes, waves of sweet cherry fruit soared and the tannins dropped off. Brilliant match to Tuscan T-bone and oso bucco on a warm night in Florence, Italy. — 8 years ago
Board dinner stuff ... yummy — 9 years ago
Drank this in Florence with my cousin Isa & Bruno. Molto sympathico genti, e molto buono vino! — 9 years ago
Brambleberry...yum — 9 years ago
Perfect. Find this. Drink it. — 10 years ago
Incredibly balanced. Candy, cherry lozenge with firm tannins and great finish... — 10 years ago
Great with Thanksgiving dinner — 11 years ago
Richer than Sanford and Benedict, beautiful balance — 11 years ago
Just fantastic. Rich, concentrated fruit with a lot going on underneath it. — 12 years ago
Marvelous floral nose, very well balanced. Top notch Pinot — 8 years ago
Fantastic once opened! Standout mid-range Californian Pinot Noir, with pleasant berry, oak, and vanilla notes. Clear and transparent, medium body means it is good with or without food. Makes me miss home! — 9 years ago
Held well; lite fig notes and pleasant licorice finish — 9 years ago
Nice cherry tones, slightly earthy. Easy drinking and paired well with Italian wedding soup. — 10 years ago
GUADOAL TASSO BRUCIATO 2013 TOSCANA, CAB 20% MERLOT 15% SYRAH Guado a Tasso estate owned by italian super power Antinori 50 miles SW of Florence in Bolgheri by the sea. Bolgheri became known for being the birthplace of Super Tuscans (wines using mainly international varietal like cabernet sauvignon ,merlot, cab franc and syrah )about 50 yrs ago when the benchmark SASSICAIA was first created. Since then the area has been growing immensely producing some great expensive wines( Sassicaia, Ornellaia , Masseto) but also some affordable easy drinking ones like BRUCIATO that encloses softness of the smell of the breeze that touches Bolgheri and its hills is expressed in the glass with a deep ruby red and hints of cherry, blackberry and sweet spices. In the mouth ,is elegant and cozy ,thanks to a delicate softness , also due to the refinement of 12 months in new oak barrels and nice spice and delicate aromas The nose is dominated by intense notes of ripe red berry fruit and complementary aromas of sweet spices and coffee.Ample and
balanced on the palate,the wine shows silky tannins along with a sweet and spicy finish and aftertaste. — 10 years ago
At Bucca di Orafi in Florence — 11 years ago
First wine in Florence, heavy bodied red, sweet taste with smooth. Merlo maybe — 12 years ago
Thanks Vinny! — 13 years ago
Apples. Green vegetables. Soft. Dry. Unique. Texas!!! — 8 years ago
This one aging gracefully. Primary fruity and floral aromatics have evolved into loamy dark fruits. On the palate it maintains its elegance and freshness and shows black cherry, black raspberry and subtler spice notes with a very satisfying finish! 2011 Vintage — 9 years ago
Big red fruit. Nice spice on the finish. — 9 years ago
Best rosé!!
Slightly oaked - unusual. — 10 years ago
Such a great wine. A little on the pricey side but totally worth it in my opinion. — 10 years ago
Not very full until about 2 hours after opening, but turned out to be full bodied, fruity and very smooth. Definitely a worthy purchase at $25. — 11 years ago
100% Cab Franc. Loire styled. Super soft elegance. Slightly green on the nose, strawberry and rhubarb. A rose with shoulder. Balanced and slight spice. — 12 years ago
HellZ yeah, love this wine! — 12 years ago
John Osgood
Tasty white. @Randy Todorovich family vineyard. — 7 years ago