Umbria, Italy

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2023

fun bottle - will be great in 5 years. nice pre-ripe black currant on the finish — 6 days ago

Montevertine

Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese 2019

Don’t touch for 5-10+ years but this is nearly perfect — 25 days ago

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Tenuta Il Poggione

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2018

Cereza, ciruela, rosas secas — a month ago

Paul, Sagee and 8 others liked this

Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato di Castiglione Falletto Barolo Nebbiolo 1991

Eucalyptus all day. Still years to go. Happy Anniversary, Gary! - at Laurelhurst — a month ago

Andrew, Juan and 4 others liked this

Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Riserva Rancia Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2005

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — a month ago

Billy liked this

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Riserva Nipozzano Chianti Rùfina Sangiovese Blend 2022

Loved it! Unlike that last Chianti I tried which took an hour to open up (starting WAY too fruity and milding off), this was delicious right away. Started very earthy and drinkable immediately, the earthiness became less pronounced and became slightly more fruity as it opened. Excellent wine! — 2 months ago

Isole e Olena

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2021

Nice - not quite as deep or expressive as other 2021s, and at 14.5% the structure is pretty high, but still a nice Sangiovese overall. — 5 hours ago

Zach liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Bolgheri Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Even after 16 years, this wine will last. Lush plum flavors, tobacco, mocha mixed with berries and leather. Has many years left. — a month ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Bob and 2 others liked this

Valdicava

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2007

We had a vertical tasting with 2007. Both excellent. 07 lighter in color. 07 a little more fragrant. Both had tastes of leather tobacco and black cherry. Both medium bodied. Going forward, I will drink Brunello sooner than 20 years. Some fruit got lost a bit — a month ago

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2007

A winner straight out of the gate. Sweet cherries and blueberries with hints of smoke. A delight. — a month ago

Tom, Ira and 1 other liked this

Castello di Monsanto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2020

Really tasty. Full bodied with medium acidity and medium/high tannins. Plums with hints of blueberry are joined by interesting herbal notes of thyme and sage. Also has a nice earthiness that veers into a touch of just-ground coffee beans accompanying the fruit and herbal flavors on the finish. Really good, and went well with meatball, ricotta, and mushroom pizza. — 2 months ago

Tegan, Tom and 6 others liked this
Joel Lara

Joel Lara

@Dave I really enjoyed it. Looking to explore more CC. Didn’t have good experiences in the past with Chianti, but I didn’t know that classico was the subregion to get.
Tom Casagrande

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Of the other subregions, there are some really good producers of Chianti Rufina.
Joel Lara

Joel Lara

Thanks @Tom Casagrande for the insights. Looking forward to exploring.

Casanova di Neri

Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2009

Exceptional wine! — 8 days ago

Sagee, Tom and 2 others liked this

Banfi

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

Nuremberg, Germany — a day ago

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with Jayne and Jim
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Emidio Pepe

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2015

With some air, this is primetime — 25 days ago

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Tenuta Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

Shoe leather on the nose. Red fruit on the front. Light tannic structure. Not much body. What body there is fades on the end. Short finish. Except for the slight scent of mouldy shoe leather on the nose, there’s nothing objectionable about this wine, but it’s weak and watery and without much character. Meh. But wait!…

I left the remainder in the bottle, and 24 hours later it had developed quite nicely. The nose had developed into unripe cherries—losing the moldy leather smell. Red fruit developed on the front, and the tannic structure improved. And it developed a longer finish. I upped my rating from an 8.6 to 9.0.

— a month ago

Gaja

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 1974

Benito c murgiq joes dc — a month ago

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Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017

Fantastic Brunello di Montalcino. Not my first rodeo with Frescobaldi, but this one was exceptional. — 2 months ago