Daniel M

9.0

This is nice. Blind I would have guessed Chianti Classico. The nose shows cherry, oak, tar, autumn leaves, black tea, coffee beans, a bit of meat juice. The palate is juicy and silky, with a nice cherry note shining through and through, some oaky touches, some meaty, savoury notes too along with that black tea thing. There is width, there is some matter too, and the silky mouthfeel turns into a massive tannic wall in the rear, that disrupts completely the entire mouthfeel. The finish is long, cherry and meat juice forward, sliding upon a nice, drying tannic layer for a good while. A tiny bitter note shows up in the very end. This is serious stuff, pretty classical in style when I compare it with chianti classico examples that I have tasted. I like that ! — 7 months ago

Eva Carney

9.4

Riserva 2018. Lovely rich and buoyant. — 4 years ago

tpi

9.0

Easy breezy Sangiovese red. Very enjoyable. — 5 years ago

Michael Amoruso

8.9

Delicious. Good weight and mouthfeel. White flowers, honey suckle, lemon curd. — a year ago

Drew Landry

9.1

Great Italian wine — 3 years ago

Tom Young

8.9

Nice everyday drink — 5 years ago

mike m

9.1

Great Tuesday night wine! — 6 years ago

Rano Bhasin

9.2

Is a very light but bold. Hint of very very sweet taste. Has a lovely bouquet. Over all very good.  it has a crisp around the edge with a dry aftertaste. Although we are in Norway, we can see Tuscany drinking this. This wine comes from a family fifth generation related to Mona Lisa  — 2 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

From a corner of Chianti near Siena* https://www.google.com/search?q=Barberino-Tavarnelle&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari (I believe) a family member nee Fontodi has a small bio/dynamic operation. Very old school.
N: Roses, Cherries, red fruits, dirt, green herbs, pepper…. Nice!
P: Quite umami, red fruits, slight licorice, dirt again, nimble at 13.5° Good blind choice. Shame I only bought 2.
Thanks @Garagiste — 3 years ago

Dialgor

9.9

Delightful fruited nose with full bright stone fruit. — 5 years ago