Steve Rura

9.3

Very good Rioja. Classic in style. Red fruits, dried cherry, herbal and a little earthy. With mushroom and tomato pasta. Let’s see how it holds up on day 2. Honestly too hot and humid for this kind of meal, but it’s what I have on hand!

Day 2: Still great, but became a little pruney. I prefer the freshness on day 1. — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.5

Barolo: the king of wines and the wine of kings, some say. Pale ruby color with red fruit, leather, and rose petals. Truth is, this twelve year old wine is just coming together in the glass with vivid tannins, high acidity and contrasting tart sweet red cherry profile. After pairing it with this tomato basil pasta I can attest, “I do feel like a king.” — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose is smoky tomato. Blows off quickly. Some dried shitake mushroom.

Palate is fresh. Juicy old cherries. Big fruit. Really delicious. Kinky spices. Nutmeg. Cinnamon. Very interesting.

15.5% alcohol?!?

Lets see how it goes.

2 hours in nose is pleasant heirloom tomato. Palate is darker cherries. Big. Spice. Juicy. A big wine girding for a knife fight.

Day 2 major tomato on the nose. Yucky tomato juice. Better yesterday. — 2 years ago

Brian Ager

9.1

An excellent example of Chianti Classico full of juicy cherry, plum, cedar & roasted tomato after a brief 30 min decant. All supported by a robust acidity & a touch of rustic tannins. A delicious wine & stellar pairing with homemade Chicken Parmesan! [3/16/24] ($18) — 6 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

A nice CS/Sangiovese blend from around Pisa.
Very interesting how this evolves in the glass with the character of the two grapes coming out to shine and fading - sometimes this is very much reminiscent of a northern Medoc with gravelly black currants, a few minutes later the hallmark tomato leaf + some rusticity of Sangiovese emerges.
On the palate this is quite firm with a proper tannic frame filled with black cherry & black currant and juicy acidity.
Good depth & length and surprisingly youthful. — a year ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

Delicious, minty luxurious mouthfeel.
N:Very minty, some deep tomato, as paste. It has an interesting lightness to it.
P: mulberries and bright red/orange long finish, still has that murky entry, The acids are still bright. Very tactile and grippy.
— 2 years ago

with Sarah

Ted

8.9

Unripe honeydew. Tomato leaf. — 8 months ago

with Jeni

Jess

9.2

Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of dried black cherry, clove, tobacco.
Dry. Flavors of stewed tomato, clove, dried cherry, sage, leather. Medium-rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 9 months ago

Colin Cahoon

9.2

Tangy red fruit on the nose (intense nose). Bright tart cherry, raspberry, plum, cinnamon, clove, oak, blackberry, tomato, and white pepper on the palate. Medium tannin, body, and alcohol with high acid and a long finish. — 2 years ago

with Jennifer and Susan

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

The wine I have opened is the 2016 Fanti Brunello Di Montalcino - Siena, Italy.

On the nose there is cherry, plum, strawberry, cranberry, red currant, tomato, leather, tobacco, licorice, spice and earth.

The palate has tart cherry, cranberry, strawberry, spice, clay pots, licorice, mint, dried roses and dry dirt.

This is a medium to full bodied wine that has good complexity, medium+ to high acidity and medium + to high fine grained mouthcoating tannins that gives a long earthy red fruit finish. A very nice Brunello that has a long life to go. Definitely needs time and decant to help open up. The weekend has been a beautiful one so far and I hope everyone are enjoying themselves. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago