Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Sour cherries, plum, blackberries & baked strawberries, softened cedar, dry tobacco w/ ash, leather, dry crushed rocks, dry soil, dark spice box, anise, tarriness, more dark chocolate but some milk chocolate, caramel notes, withering dark & red flowers with dry red roses, nice acidity and still showing firm structure/tension, well balanced and plush 90 second finish.

Has another 7-10 yrs ahead.

@Bella Saratoga - dinner before “America” at the Mtn. Winery. — 2 hours ago

Sam Friedland

9.1

Great wine with cherries, chocolate and Rasberries, Was great with spicy Putanesca, — 11 days ago

Rob van Kalmthout

9.3

Dark cherries, bramble, leather, earthy and mediterraen spices. Love the acidity backed with fine minerality. Good balance. Wine really lasts. — 19 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Year in, year out, this is my fav Chianti Classico. To me it captures all what I look for in a good every day Sangiovese - freshness, a bit of tannic edge, juicy flow, a savory sweetness to the fruit. And food friendliness!
Enticing nose with red cherries, a bit of wet undergrowth & turned earth, a bit of tomato leaf, a flowery whiff. Joyful!
Medium bodied on the palate with great energy & flow. The tannins present, a touch rustic, but in a nice way, the acidity juicy & vibrant. Nice depth and long finish.
So drinkable but also has some seriousness to it.
Love Monsanto! — a month ago

Chris Buggy

9.1

Lighter body, restrained, but right in the wheelhouse. Versatile, could really drink this with anything. — a month ago

Hessel Idema

9.0

Nice well balanced red wine with fruit, spices and mineral notes. — 2 months ago

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 — 4 days ago

David White

9.2

Well rated by WS and it never disappoints but the punters seem unconvinced
— 10 days ago

R D B

9.3

Good Chianti. Blackberry and fruit notes with some acidity. Finished nicely. — 16 days ago

Ryan

8.9

Elegant with tannic austerity and complex aromas. Delicious to sip — 16 days ago

Tim O’Brien

9.6

Chianti Classico with our engagement label - VERY yummy with prime rib for last meal in Oaklan — a month ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.2

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of raspberries, balsamic, and wood smoke; on the palate, it's dry, with high acidity, high tannins, medium body, high alcohol, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of red currant, cherries, and clay pots with a long finish. This wine is balanced and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. Nellie likes it too. — a month ago

with Nellie

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

10

OMG. Perfection. All the notes. Gotta give it to these guys. Best Chianti we have had. Had with the new Kirkland pepperoni pizza with the best ingredients possible. Must buy more now. Absolutely amazing! — 2 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Great value Chianti. Grippy tannins, black fruit, notes of crushed gravel. Delicious. — 7 days ago

Anthony Eacuello

9.0

Strong delicious pairing for spaghetti al pomodoro. Wonderful bottle — 8 days ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

375ml. Nose has crunchy black cherry fruit, and the characteristic earthiness of the region has taken on a slightly animal, feral quality in this iteration. Savory and relatively full in the mouth. A little drying and bitter at the end of the finish. — a month ago

Rand Bass

9.0

2020 excellent! — 6 days ago

with Debra

Paddy McGinley

9.2

Very delicious. Smoothest chiati I've tasted. Fruity with a clean finish. — a day ago

Kristoffer Roupé

8.9

Bröllopsmiddag på Café Nero på winery hotel — a month ago

Marc Garneau

9.0

D’une douceur qui coule à merveille vu l’équilibre parfait. Avec pâtes ou seul, un vrai bon Chianti. — 2 months ago