2019 Maurizio Alongi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Barbischio

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91 points

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  5/1/2024 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  Twenty Years On Wines, Some Luxury at Home; 4/19/2024-5/9/2024 (Alicante y Madrid - España): By the glass. Vineyards around the village of Gaiole. Traditional production with aromas of dusty bitter cherries and smooth notes of wood. On the palate it is an austere wine, balanced and with a considerably long finish. Stuck to reality and a to the terroir too.
  
  Por copas. Viñas de los alrededores del pueblo de Gaiole. Elaboración tradicional con aromas a polvorientas cerezas amargas y suaves notas a madera. Al paladar es un vino austero, equilibrado y de un final considerablemente largo. Pegado a la realidad y también al terruño.

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  12/25/2023 - marco_graz wrote: 90 Points

  I think the bottle was somehowdefective, with a quite neutral nose, or just in an extremely closed up phase. I have a second bottle and will give it couple of years hoping for a better one.

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  11/9/2023 - huse Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Impressive Chianti Classico Riserva, sourced from two small vineyard plots (1,3 ha, Vigna Poggio and Vigna Sabbie) in the hamlet of Barbischio (municipality of Gaiole in Chianti, located about 25 kilometers north of the city of Siena). A blend of 94 % Sangiovese, 4 % Malvasia Nera and 2 % Canaiolo that was aged for thirteen months in French oak barrels (fifteen percent new) and refined in bottle for another twelve months before its release. Deep ruby-garnet in color and a delicious and complex nose offering intense aromas of sour cherry, violets, sweet herbs and a hint of thyme and cedar wood. The medium to full-bodied palate reveals a wonderfully balanced wine marked by gorgeous cherry and red forest fruit, with quite a creamy texture, an excellent depth and beautifully resolved tannins. Long, convincing aftertaste with a slight balsamic touch. A delightful bottle of wine that is drinking fantastically now, but also promising for the next three to five years.
  
  Indrukwekkende Chianti Classico Riserva, afkomstig van twee kleine wijngaardpercelen (1,3 ha, Vigna Poggio en Vigna Sabbie) in het gehucht Barbischio (gemeente Gaiole in Chianti, gelegen op ongeveer 25 kilometer ten noorden van Siena). Een blend van 94 % Sangiovese, 4 % Malvasia Nera en 2 % Canaiolo die dertien maanden rijpte in Franse eikenhouten vaten (vijftien procent nieuw), met aanvullend nog een verdere verfijning op fles van twaalf maanden alvorens hij op de markt wordt gebracht. Diep granaatrood van kleur en een heerlijke en complexe neus met intense aroma's van zure kers, viooltjes, zachte kruiden en ook een vleugje tijm en cederhout. In de mond, een vrij volle, perfect uitgebalanceerde wijn gekenmerkt door weelderig kers- en rood bosfruit, met een vrij romige textuur, een uitstekende diepgang en harmonieus versmolten tannines. Lange, overtuigende afdronk met een lichte balsamische toets. Een heerlijke fles wijn die nu al voortreffelijk op dronk is, maar zeker nog drie tot vijf jaar op dit niveau blijft.

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  10/21/2022 - Alexhare Likes this wine: 90 Points

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