Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
88
/100
Reviews
19
professional
Vintages
1
2003
Other
88/100
Sangiovese,
Sangiovese Blend
NV
Community Reviews
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87.7
Avg Score
91
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Taster #4234
· Mar 13, 2020
88/100
Still holding a nice color - deep ruby to orange at edges. Nose is leather, ripe cherry, brick and oregano. Smells its age. Palate is high acid, med alcohol, med plus tannin hints of cherry and sweet tobacco. Some of fruit has dropped out but it's still drinking alright.
2003 vintage
Taster #1136
· Jan 5, 2013
91/100
Decanted for three hours. Impressive fruit for age of wine. Great acidity, great Chianti.
2003 vintage
Taster #5279
· Sep 12, 2012
88/100
very good and end of life for drinking Some ppt and needed to be decanted Had with a very spicy chili and very good color and nose really enjoyed
2003 vintage
Taster #8018
· Jan 26, 2012
91/100
Decanted about ½ hour. Pleasantly mature bouquet delivering leathery notes and ripe dark fruit. Medium bodied, mellow,rather vibrant dark cherries, nice tanginess with good acidic structure, obvious leathery and funky notes. Very classic nicely aged chianti. Singing beautifully now. Drink or hold for a couple of years.
2003 vintage
Taster #8219
· Oct 6, 2011
Problems. This is showing classic signs of heat damage, old stains on the cork, bottle variation and bitter wood/stem tannin on the finish. Not good second day. Drained.
2003 vintage
Taster #8219
· Sep 8, 2011
90/100
Mature, medium intensity aroma of slightly roasted tar and leather with no primary fruit except perhaps aged plum/prune. In the mouth, soft, medium weight, very even, almost silky but fades slightly at the finish. Not quite as bright as some CC but good balance and refreshing. The is in a very good place now and will not improve. Lovely wine.
2003 vintage
Taster #5892
· Mar 31, 2011
89/100
Full ruby color with bricking rim. Complex nose: ripe raspberry and redcurrant with balsamic vinegar, anise, cedar, tobacco, and a hint of barnyard. Medium body on the palate: intense raspberry and redcurrant fruit framed by tobacco, anise, and graphite. Core of bright, fresh acidity. Moderate dusty, chalky tannins. Lingering chalk and graphite on the moderate/long finish. Lovely, classically-styled Sangiovese. Drink now.
2003 vintage
Taster #7947
· Mar 11, 2011
Consistent with previous notes.
2003 vintage
Taster #0840
· Dec 8, 2010
88/100
Last bottle of this vintage. Same general notes as before, but I sense the wine is beginning to fade a bit. The nose is not as big and does not have quite the Sangiovese intensity I described in bottles consumed a year ago.
2003 vintage
Taster #7947
· Nov 28, 2010
88/100
Found on sale at Sam's Club today for $9 - a bargain. The cork was almost completely soaked through but luckily the wine was unharmed. Starting to turn slightly brown at the edges. Sangiovese astringency is forefront but this isn't as drying as heavier Chianti's. Bizarre nose of leather, turpentine, and raspberries. The leather and raspberries come through on the palate with some sour cranberry as well. Everything here is nice but would score higher if it was more concentrated.
2003 vintage
Taster #0840
· Jun 8, 2010
89/100
Continues to be a fine wine for enjoyment with meats and vegetables. Tasting notes are same as previous. I continue to be impressed with the Sangiovese earthy/leathery nose of this vintage.
2003 vintage
Taster #3567
· May 16, 2010
89/100
Surpisingly good with an excellent Tuscan style pizza
2003 vintage
Taster #6241
· Mar 27, 2010
90/100
My last bottle î˜
2003 vintage
Taster #0390
· Mar 2, 2010
NY/NJ WLTV Offline (Fabio's NYC) : so very much brett....
2003 vintage
Taster #0840
· Feb 25, 2010
89/100
The nose continues to outshine the palate on this wine. Rating consistent with bottle in Sep.09.
2003 vintage
Taster #7736
· Jan 11, 2010
84/100
This wine is a little confounding in that every whiff and every taste yielded something different, but here goes: lt-med body with a color that seems deep enough to promise a little more than it delivers. At first, cherries on the nose, eventually giving way to some earth and leather, and even a little glycerine. On the palate, tart cherries with a decent level of acid. After all that, a rather short disappointing finish. There are better Chiantis out there …
2003 vintage
Taster #0352
· Dec 31, 2009
85/100
ok - found a little thin/lacking structure. some notes of chocolate.
2003 vintage
Taster #0962
· Dec 28, 2009
Chistmas 2009 dinner
2003 vintage
Taster #8430
· Dec 26, 2009
80/100
A little too dry for my taste.
2003 vintage
Taster #3007
· Dec 1, 2009
87/100
Drank in Alisal.
2003 vintage
Taster #9104
· Nov 13, 2009
Friday night before Danny's Bar Mitzvah. Mom, Dad, Herb, Elaine and Ellie - come for Lasagna after services. Wine a good pairing - but just "ok" nothing special. Decanted from 4:30 - drunk @ 7:30.
2003 vintage
Taster #0826
· Oct 6, 2009
84/100
Tasted then used for cow femur bone stew! Yyummaaaaay! (As James Carey would say.) The wine is still nice and dry. Good old world style (no fruit). Very good (84.5).
2003 vintage
Taster #0840
· Sep 20, 2009
89/100
Drinking extremely well right now. The nose is classic Sangiovese and it just keeps coming out bigger and bigger as it opens up. I couldn't get enough of it. The taste is really good, but does not quite keep up with the aroma. There was good balance and enough fruit to keep the finish long, but it was not as sweet and rounded as a truly outstanding Chianti. I am glad I have a few more. The son deemed it …
2003 vintage
Taster #9998
· Sep 5, 2009
88/100
Popped, decanted and poured. Light color, fruity nose, light and lively.
2003 vintage
Taster #1480
· Sep 4, 2009
Very disappointed, but what can I expect after a week on the counter in 80 degree heat. Smelled like cardboard. Tasted like carbonated vinegar.
2003 vintage