Brian Hearty

9.0

2022. Young and very fruit forward. Tannins are fairly smooth and acidity not overwhelming. It would be hard for me to say Nebbiolo vs Dolcetto (and it should be clearer), but it paired so well with Andy’s Pizza 🍕! — 6 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.4

Super Tuscan blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Cabernet Franc (29%) and Merlot (13%). Dark ruby color. Aromas of red and black fruit, anise,purple flowers and leather. Flavors of black cherry/plum/berry fruit, black licorice, cocoa powder and sweet baking spices. Lovely mineral and minty tones on the long and lingering finish. Silky tannins and a velvety texture. Loaded with finesse and wonderful freshness. Enjoyed with Petey and Kase (Thanks Guys) on the beach in Cape May, NJ. — 9 days ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

Young but still delicious. Could use 10-15 years in the bottle. — 2 days ago

with Letha

Charlie Tapp

9.3

Cherries, leather and menthol. Lovely. — a month ago

J Ferrugia

9.4

Mature Dry fruit forward. Plenty of deep structure & tannin backbone… but soft on the nose & finish. Long, mature finish. A lovely wine ready to drink right now. Don’t wait… — a month ago

Shuhui Ng

9.0

Dark fruits, tobacco, clay leather. Decanted for 2 hours… well integrated tannins, medium acidity — a month ago

Adam Baker

9.1

Drank at Summit with Cyan. Started young, but opened up very well. Drank with red snapper. — 2 months ago

Neville Weston

9.6

Sommelier recommended Barolo, which was definitely the right course of action picking our way through a wine list in Capri!
Excellent selection. Light, delicate, very subtle fruit notes and taste. Earthy, leathery with red fruits.
Passed our usual “test”…. we had to slow ourselves down from drinking it too fast 👌
— 4 days ago

with Marta

ESF

9.0

QPR out the wazoo - really delicious as a wine, but does not speak to Chianti. Mass produced for the crowds, smooth well- balanced and dare I say somewhat elegant: definitely fruit forward with oozing dark brooding berried fruit & cherry galore, vanilla & gentle subtle spice. Go #costcowines — a day ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Super Tuscan blend of Merlot (75%) and Sangiovese (25%). Dark ruby/purple color with a slight garnet rim. Aromas of dark cherry/berry fruit, forest floor, leather, graphite and wild herbs. Flavors of black cherry/berry and blueberry fruit, cola, tobacco and dark chocolate. Bit of vanilla on the long and drawn out finish. Firm, but well structured tannins and just enough acidity. Powerful structure, full bodied and fairly well balanced. Quite dense and rich. Better with a decant. — 14 days ago

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Fully mature and complex as expected but not transcendent as hoped — 5 days ago

D W

9.3

mint, red berry, licorice, lavender, coffee and leather; bricking ready to drink now — 2 months ago

Samuel Thomas

9.0

Fun dinner wine (w/ MT CT and AL) — 2 months ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

Chianti Classico Tasting @ Ai Fiori 4/27/26 — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

From back when their fruit from the Le Coste MGA was blended with Brunate. These days, the Le Coste fruit goes in to “Tre Tine” along with Ravera and Cannubi San Lorenzo.

Opened about two hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2001 Brunate-Le Coste pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Bing cherry, tar, roses, some varnish, cedar chest, some cool spices and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and quite round. This bottle shows the generosity of the vintage and yet, it seems to want even more time in the cellar. One can certainly drink now through 2061. — a month ago

Conrad Green

8.9

Forward aged fruit. Red cherry and sour cherry. Fruit breaking down a touch. Interesting rather than special. So much bottle variation here — 23 days ago

with David

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium ruby garnet , with medium thin garnet ruby rim. This is quite closed at first , needs some time in the glass . Quite somber and dark fruited , with anis , dry spice and porcini , black tea. Quite meaty and deep . On the palate this is more generous , with quite rich saline edged dark fruits , currants , black tea and porcini . Quite fresh acidity and quite noticeable grippy tannins . Long and really quite intense on the palate , spiced saline finish . Even though there are lots of tertiary notes, there is great freshness and grip on the palate , it’s long and saline. Certainly improved with time in the glass and overall this shows pretty well at the moment. From now and over the next 5-10 years . — a month ago

Michelle Richards

9.0

Always a good pick!!! — 21 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Open showing red cherry, strawberry with floral & tobacco notes — 2 months ago

Rick Phillips

9.6

In 10 years, this will be a 98-100 pt wine. — 2 months ago