Shay A

9.4

My contribution for a guys night of rosé sparklers and Brunello. Alongside a few bottles of Biondi Santi, Il Poggione, Mastro Janni, and others.

Zero experience with this producer, and while I struggle to find my preferred “style” in Italy (Italian merlot?, old Barolo?, Brunello of all ages?), this brunello was lights out good and right up my alley. I slow-oxed this for almost an hour. Layers! Deep red. So floral and sweet-spice forward aromatically with faint oak. Dense and powerful core of roasted black cherry, tar, sweet tobacco, light balsamic and herbal pop with a juicy and massive finish…big structure (but the acidity keeps this hard to resist another sip). Obviously in a slightly bigger style thanks to the vintage, this is incredibly well put together and complex. I think I have one more, thankfully.

Day two showed an even more integrated wine that was firing on all cylinders. Decant 2-3hrs or hold a few more years for this window. 94-95+

Served with lobster ravioli, prime beef tenderloin carpaccio, lamb rack…about as good as it gets with rosé sparkling wines and Brunello! — 6 days ago

Jillian palmer

9.0

Delicious. Light but full and yummy. A good $20 bottle. — 6 years ago

Blaine Brown

9.7

Easily the best wine of the trip! Balanced, friendly, individual. — 11 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Opened about an hour before service and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2020 pours a garnet color with a transparent core, medium+ with light staining. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe red fruits: Morello cherry, blackberries, tomato leaf, dried herbs, some warm spices and dry soil. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes form the nose. The finish is medium+. Lovely. Drink now through 2030. — a month ago

Daniel P. Drake

8.9

Tonight's wine I have chosen was inspired by a reading from Eric Asimov recently that I wanted to try. The 2016 Uccelliera Rosso di Montalcino is a 100% Sangiovese wine.

On the nose I am finding notes of cherry, strawberry, plum, blackberry, leather, roses and spice.

The palate brings notes of cherry, strawberry, plum, cracked black pepper, spice, clay pot and a mild oak.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and medium + rounded tannins that moves smoothly into a medium to medium long fruit finish. Let's all have a great week and make the best of a bad situation. Please be safe and take proper precautions. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Adam Crane

9.1

Same winemaker as Uccelliera. Ready to drink. These 09 brunellos are developing quickly! — 9 years ago

Tom Barras

8.9

Medium bodied, firmly structured and rather energetic, it sports a reserved and savory profile of aromatic wild herbs and spicy underbrush fruit.

As it warmed up in the stemware, it began to better display a balanced structure with vibrant acidity and fine grained tannins. The finish is juicy and long. — 2 months ago

Paco Suro

9.2

Excellent. High QPR. #doloresoutpost Pop and pour and enjoy for a couple of hours. Or cellar and revisit along the way for another 10 years. — 4 years ago

Tiffany Ott

9.2

Delicious and rich! — 9 years ago

with Amber