Classic, earthy, fresh.
Plums and red cherries, earth and tobacco tobacco, warm spices and fresh botanical aromas dominate this vintage of the Nipozzano. The palate is equally earthy; it has chalky tannins, bright acidity and a good mid-palate weight.
A classic.
Pair:slow roasted meats, tomato-based sauces and aged Italian cheeses.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Parmesan & Rosemary
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 8th, 2017

Seductive, stylish, plush.
Seductive aromas of Bing cherries, black raspberry, licorice, violets, vanilla and tealeaf. The palate shows awesome concentration of fruit alongside spice, tobacco and cocoa. It is a stylish and complex Chianti with impressive length and posture.
Pair:slow roasted meats, tomato-based sauces and aged Italian cheeses.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Parmesan & Rosemary
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 7th, 2015

Supple, generous, powerful.
Frescobaldi has over 700 years of winemaking history - truly impressive, even by Old World standards.
Tenuta Perano is located in Gaiole in Chianti at 500masl. The exposure and elevation of the vineyard imparts a radiant purple hue, intense fruit and tannic structure. It is predominantly Sangiovese as expected and was aged 12 months in a combination od stainless and oak barriques.
Notes of plum and cherry, vanilla and licorice are lashed with roses, sweet brown spices and chocolate.It's a suppe winr with notable generosity. Coffee, dark chocolate, toasted spice and espresso flavours dominate. It has a powerful finish with firm chalky tannins.
Pair: Mediterranean dishes, cured or grilled meats and tomato based sauces.

Pairs great with Gone Crackers Olive Oil & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 15th, 2023

Frescobaldi has over 700 years of winemaking history - that's impressive, even for old world (European) producers.
This wine is consistently fabulous and the 2012 is no different. Expect a ruby red wine with notes of sweet cherry, ouzo, vanilla, pipe tobacco, rose petals, baking spices atop saddle leather. Smooth on the entry with a lovely, juicy yet supple character and flavours of red plums, cherry, spice and tobacco with licorice. Delicious and wonderfully priced with a fine textural component.
Pair: Mediterranean dishes, cured or grilled meats and tomato based sauces.

Pairs great with Gone Crackers Olive Oil & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - January 16th, 2015

Second review: Nov. 2016
An in-your-face Pinot with effusive aromas of cherry cola/sarsaparilla, violets and raspberry. The palate is smooth, fruity and spicy but offers good freshness and some smooth tannic structure.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 24th, 2016

Fragrant, supple, stylish.
The family owned and run Hahn winery was established in 1980 by Nicky and Gaby Hahn. Their Pinot Noir offers fragrant raspberry, a potpourri of cedar chips and violets, cherry, baking spice, leather, mocha and dried herbs. It is supple in the mouth with generous fruit layered with cedar, cocoa and floral to mimic the nose. Stylish and fresh with a ling spicy finish.
Pair: wild mushroom and roasted shallot risotto, plum glazed duck, squash ravioli or lam
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 7th, 2015