Lapo Berti
Marchesi Mazzei
Riserva Privata Ser Lapo Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2009
Italy, Nr Pietrasanta (Ristoranti Albarosa), With Claudia+Giovana (Neighbour), Claudio, Dinner. (We also had Cobero). +33 584 81 376. — 9 years ago
Berti Stefano
Calisto Superiore Romagna Riserva Sangiovese
Chad brought back from Italy; Osvaldo's recommendation. Excellent — 9 years ago
San Lapo
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Excellent! — 9 years ago
San Lapo
Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2012
Love it. Strawberry note with subtle tannins at the end. Hint of anise and blackberry. Spent $27 and thought it was worth it. — 4 years ago
Berti Stefano
Nona Romagna Sangiovese Superiore 2016
Deep ruby. Bright ruby. Fresh aromas of blueberry, blackberry, and licorice, plus a complicating tarry nuance. Large-scaled, juicy and spicy, conveying lovely floral complexity to the flavors of dark berries, herbs and licorice. Finishes classically dry and broad with fine-grained tannins. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, Jan 2018)
— 7 years ago
Freddy R. Troya
A compelling, historical and sophisticated Chianti Classico Riserva dedicated to the Mazzei’s notable ancestor, Ser Lapo, known as the “father” of the Chianti wine appellation in Tuscany. The V.2016 also had a composition blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot. This wine as a “Riserva” under the Chianti Classic Classification system has to be aged a min of 24 months in barrels including 3 months in the bottle prior release.
Decanted for 35 Mins served as an opener of an Italian-inspired dishes, made it a perfect amplifier to appreciate the balance of freshness, richness and complexity. The acidity remains at the perfect point and the red cherries and fig notes are quite palpable from the very beginning, the wine dances in your palate, it jumps on flavor of cherry, tobacco leaf, toasted spices and fresh herbs notes come out alive from the glass, as an overall this wine dances in your mouth with great harmony of the juiciness and integrated medium plus tannins.
The label is another great release from Mazzei family, which is one of Tuscany’s oldest wine dynasties (25 winemaking generations for 600+ years. The script at the top of this wine label is a reproduction of a historic correspondence of a document dated December 16, 1398 that addresses this “father” of Chianti.
Simply lovely, cheers! — 14 days ago