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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 292 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Texas Corkscrew on 5/6/2024 & rated 93 points: Went perfectly with a beef pasta dish. This wine was in perfect shape and ready to drink. (93 views) | | | Tasted by bubbachumps on 11/30/2022 & rated 92 points: Covolo's chianti's: Earthy nose with notes of cherry and red licorice. The palate texture is silky smooth. Wine evolved over time and really filled out. My 4 of 6 (3-way tie) and the group's 3 of 6. (653 views) | | | Tasted by Verb on 3/4/2021 & rated 90 points: dark red, brick rim - lovely red/black cherry Sangiovese nose - unfortunately, not as much fruit in the mouth, where substantial acidity and ripe tannins predominate - short 5-10 sec finish - nonetheless, a good match with food, which is what one should expect of a well made Chianti (1250 views) | | | Tasted by winesavant68 on 4/4/2020 & rated 90 points: My second bottle in a week. Classic leather notes underpin drying but not totally secondary yet. This is a great effort. Love felsina wines they already always deliver (1361 views) | | | Tasted by winemaker on 4/3/2018 & rated 93 points: I found another bottle in my cellar. I thought I was out of them. PnP. Anyway, this is one awesome CC for $20. Rich and powerful. Plenty of acid/tannic grip. Dark cherry, damp earth, patented Sangio bite that I love. Long finish. This can compete with $40-100 bottles. Note to self: Buy more! (2176 views) | | | Tasted by chifred on 2/26/2017 & rated 92 points: Last bottle of the case. Really elegant now, drinking more like a Bordeaux with smooth tannins and long velvety finish. Chocolate, peat and dark fruit on medium body. Beautiful wine for $18. Don't expect to be excited, expect relaxation. Judging on changes in last few years may start to decline soon. (3422 views) | | | Tasted by rjsmall on 2/24/2017: Big chunks of sediment when decanted. Dark, dense, inky crimson colour. Cherry and tar on the nose. Similar taste along with a bit of olive. Good bite with a bit of aniseed. Nice length with an acidic bite and opened over an hour. Good length and still has a bit of life left in it. (3082 views) | | | Tasted by nwebstar on 12/25/2016 & rated 94 points: Wow. Totally over delivered on expectations. This has been carefully cellared for years. The wine was so fresh and so well held together. Beautiful tight structure of a significantly more expensive wine. More dark fruited than expected a little spice clove/cardomon. Good fruit backbone but nicely chiselled. (2965 views) | | | Tasted by mark_m_owen on 10/13/2016 & rated 88 points: Again a bit underwhelming. It's certainly well made and the tannins are fine but it fails to excite. Almost refined to the point of elegant blandness. The nose outperforms the performance in the mouth, which rather misses the point. Plain bird with sexy perfume. (3100 views) | | | Tasted by rjsmall on 10/7/2016: Dense red inky colour. Tar and cherry on the nose with a bit of tapenade. Round and smooth - aged nicely with a good acid bite. Similar flavours - long finish. Getting towards the end of the drinking window but a year or two left in it. (2564 views) | | | Tasted by mark_m_owen on 6/10/2016 & rated 88 points: Underwhelming really for the money. Not an expansive wine, indeed too tight. Some cherry on the nose but the palate didn't deliver what the nose offered. A touch on the sweet side but the tannins are drying at the finish. (1961 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 5/22/2016 & rated 88 points: Dark ruby showing no signs of age. Baked red cherry nose plus some balsamic and black olive aromoas. Flavours of sun dried black cherry, intense mid palate, acidity balanced, not obtrusive as it was when this wine was younger and much better than when I lasted tasted it two years ago. Tannins are still there but not prominent, life still left in at on it's 10th birthday. (2007 views) | | | Tasted by Nubian on 1/5/2016 & rated 89 points: Nice wine-making here, just the right weight and enough elegance to drink on its own. Will be working for another five years with well-stored bottles. (2186 views) | | | Tasted by eboracum on 7/12/2015 & rated 89 points: Very nice medium bodied Chianti Classico showing savoury fruit with sour cherry touches, leather, minerals, tangy acidity with some depth on mid-palate and enough tannic support on the finish. Good+. (2342 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 5/29/2015 & rated 88 points: My last bottle of this vintage. Delicious notes of dusty cherries, dark fruits, saddle leather and nice acidity. (2242 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 4/30/2015 & rated 88 points: Very consistent notes from bottle to bottle. This wine has notes of dusty cherries, dark fruit, forest floor, and saddle leather. The fruit continues to hold up well. (1897 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 4/11/2015 & rated 88 points: This vintage continues to drink well. It has notes of dusty cherries, forest floor, and saddle leather. The fruit is holding up well. (1857 views) | | | Tasted by rjsmall on 3/9/2015: Deep red, brown colour. Cherry, mushroom, forest floor on nose. Similar flavours along with a touch of cranberry and leather. High acid and very enjoyable. Drinking nicely. (1711 views) | | | Tasted by primetheus on 2/22/2015 & rated 89 points: Aged well. Had more than enough to backbone to stand up to some great Italian food. (1571 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 2/20/2015 & rated 87 points: The fruit is definitely starting to fade on this vintage, but the wine is still quite enjoyable. It has notes of dusty cherries, saddle leather and zesty acidity. (1384 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 12/26/2014 & rated 88 points: This vintage is still drinking nicely, but I do think the fruit is starting to fade a bit. On the palate there are notes of dried, dusty cherries, saddle leather, and a little black tea. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by cweiner on 12/26/2014 & rated 90 points: Drinking well. (1374 views) | | | Tasted by chifred on 11/26/2014: past prime (1378 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 9/19/2014 & rated 88 points: Ruby red with bricking. Aromas of dark cherries, leather, wet earth and licorice make way to a medium bodied palate that reveals bitter-sweet crushed small red berries, medium+ acidity, whiplash of earth and drying, astringent tannins making their presence felt on the finish. (1597 views) | | | Tasted by JM_MadTown on 8/16/2014 & rated 88 points: Very consistent from bottle to bottle, with notes of dusty cherries, saddle leather, and black tea. (1760 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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This historic estate, which dates to the Middle Ages, was purchased by current owner Giuseppe Mazzocolin's father-in-law, Domenico Poggiali, in 1966. Winemaker Franco Bernabei draws on vines more than 50 years old from three vineyards-Fontalloro in Chianti Classico and the Casalino and Arcidossino vineyards in Chianti Colle Senesi-for this red. Because it straddles two DOCG zones, the wine is classified as Indicazione Geo-grafica Tipica (IGT). After fermentation, it was aged in barriques for 20 months. SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytChianti Consorzio Vino Chianti | Chianti (wikipedia) |
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