Ron Siegel

9.3

This showed red cherry, berry with savory spice, leather, earth with floral & tobacco notes. Still fresh at 25 yrs — 5 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Had this 45 weeks ago, very nice German Pinot Noir…. Great value and enjoyable — 2 years ago

with TwiLea

Greg Anderson

9.1

Perfectly well balanced delicious slight peach with delicate minealality. An easy drinking white wine — 3 years ago

with Virginia

Robert Rothfield

9.1

PNP....bright cherries and a hint of licorice....nice expression of Nebbiolo that drinks well right out of the gate — 6 years ago

Michael Fiur

10

Lovely Gavi. A little richer than michele chiara. At belvedere. — 7 years ago

Bryan Flewelling

9.3

It’s like drinking the generational wisdom wrought by Bea’s family in liquid form. It’s a grace to have had people who held onto tradition in the face of progress. They conserved rather than progressed, and I’m happy they didn’t bend with the times. Markedly more tannic than the Santa Chiara and the same flavors dominate, but are deeper. — 8 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

9.4

Drinking rosé in the sun — 9 years ago

M

9.0

Really nice blond Italian beer. Worked really well with ravioli — 7 months ago

with Nneka

Jess

8.9

Deep purple color.
Aromas of sweet floral, blueberry compote, vanilla.
Dry. Flavors of blueberry jam, black pepper, violet, licorice. Rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 3/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

We opened a 2014 Paolo Bea “Santa Chiara” that was horribly corked and we were so gutted by the experience that we decided an immediate and measured response was necessary to make up fo the tragedy. So we opened a 2016 Granato. Aaaaaand, this was an absolute show-stopper for everyone who got to try it. Bright red fruit, minerals, and sex. Drink now with patience (last glass was best) or hold out for more. — 6 years ago

Nino Cardinale

9.0

Very silky and creamy bubbles, great product from franciacorta. maturation on the lees balances the acidity and the citrus. — 7 years ago

Andrew York

9.0

Tastes peppery and old-world-ish, but really good. — 7 years ago

DAL 9000

9.0

Soft upfront with mild dark fruit. But builds to a dry dry tannin middle that lingers with a pow of dryness. — 8 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.2

Hints of strawberry (though in the distance) and dried leaves. Still acid and clarity after all these years. — 9 years ago

with Lynne

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Wow on day 2 after day 1 was via Coravin this is even better!

Much better this time around for me. More integrated and maybe the last bottle was slightly flawed. No signs of the funky notes the last bottle had.

Pure and classic sour cherry, leather, dried floral, and savory spice Sangiovese. Elegant on the palate, medium bodied with med+ flavors and persistence on the finish. — 9 months ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

Guesses for this blind basically took us on an Italian wine country tour - from Montalcino to the Alto Aldige to Alto Piedmonte. Ergo, variety guesses were as good as a shot in the dark - Sangiovese, Pinot Nero, Nebbiolo, strange Italian variety names courtesy of the Italian winemakers on the table. What is clear though is the youth and elegance of the wine. Heaps of sweet black cherries and roses, some herbs and spices, along with juicy acidity and superfine tannins, which most thought were a touch green. I thought it drank it really well, though if anything, the blind does prove how difficult it can be to pinpoint these “gentler” style of reds which are more giving in their youth. And the reveal - A Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna. Who would have thought? — 2 years ago

Silvia Rossi

10

August 31st, 2019
Wedding Chiara&Alessio!!
A special gift for special cousins!!🍷
Tuscany-Trentino since generations!❤️
Tignanello 2016 Magnum — 6 years ago

Daria Porter

9.2

Dario & Chiara We learned it depends how long the flavor lasts on the pallet — 7 years ago

Jerae Knutson

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9.2

Gorgeous! Thrilled to make its acquaintance! Meyer Lemon all over the place. — 8 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.5

drinking with chiara vigo. maybe my favorite wine of the trip. — 8 years ago