iittala Citterio Decanter

The picture on the site does not do justice to this carafe. It is elegant, with relatively thin walls. It looks great on our table holding a bottle of wine. 't's also easy to use, and easy to clean. I look forward to using it for years.

I purchased this decanter and the set of 4 IIttala Essence red wine glasses as a gift for a friend and they were so thrilled with it! This decanter is beautifully made and of course very functional! The opening is large enough to let the wine breathe beautifully! I highly recommend this decanter along with Iittala wine glasses as a gift or for yourself!

Shipped right on time. Customer service was very helpful.

What I like most about this is that when you decant a 750ml bottle of wine, the purpose is to allow the wine to breath, exposing a larger surface area to the air than when you let it sit in the bottle. Too many other decanters have a shape that doesn't allow a large surface area of wine to touch air. Enter Antonio Citterio! This one does not fill up the canted sides and therefore has large surface area to mellow the wine. Great design. In fact, the picture is the way it looks when you decant an entire 750ml bottle. Only reason I give it 4 stars is because it seems it will be very easy to break. It is only 2 lbs in lieu of 3+lbs like others I have owned. The heavier ones usually are leaded and seem to take an impact better.

Perfect, as usual!