| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 108 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| | Tasted by Rcolella on 3/10/2021 & rated 85 points: Tasting aged with sweetness. (813 views) |
| | Tasted by Pichoo on 7/23/2016 & rated 90 points: Un délice! (3061 views) |
| | Tasted by Pichoo on 6/25/2016 & rated 90 points: Généreux et fruité il a ses tannins bien assagis. Sa couleur s'est quelque peu "orangée" et le jambage est gras et bien définit. Prêt à boire, il fait honneur à sa réputation et à cette excellente année qu'est 2006. (3047 views) |
| | Tasted by millesime66 on 5/9/2016 & rated 89 points: Très bon Riserva désormais à maturité. Du fruit confituré, des notes cuir et du chocolat. À boire sans tarder comme les arômes tertiares commencent à prendre le dessus. (3148 views) |
| | Tasted by goldgarf on 11/22/2014 & rated 80 points: Not as good as previous bottles. Pretty routine chianti (4661 views) |
| | Tasted by Pichoo on 8/2/2014 & rated 90 points: Belle couleur rubis. Un nez d'où émane chocolat et cuir. Douceur et bien sur le fruit. Belle découverte car j'avais retardé à lui donner sa chance! (4368 views) |
| | Tasted by CarlCP on 6/28/2014 & rated 89 points: While the nose and finish were both tart cherry and earthy, the taste is a very smooth berry with food. Just sipping the taste is a litter more tart. (2643 views) |
| | Tasted by BRJS on 3/15/2014: leave last bottle for a couple years - try 2016 (2772 views) |
| | Tasted by OferOr on 10/12/2013 & rated 88 points: Probably the wine after the peak, Total is a nice wine no more. 88 (3333 views) |
| | Tasted by wayfarer on 8/26/2013 & rated 89 points: Decanted before serving with pasta puttanesca. Opened up and settled down with dinner. Popping with cherry flavors and nose, bright mineral acidity. Mouth watering with fruit, and nice complement to a strong flavored dish, especially as the cherry settled down. (1738 views) |
| | Tasted by Androurse on 7/29/2013 & rated 89 points: The wine looks Purple colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like and Blackberry. It tastes like Oak, and Oak. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Coarse texture. The wine finishes Medium. (1493 views) |
| | Tasted by dpihlain on 6/23/2013 & rated 89 points: Has softened quite a bit over the years but the vibrancy is still there. Nice acidity, gentle tannins. Could do with some more fruit but is drinking quite well. Decanted 2 hours. Great value. (1595 views) |
| | Tasted by epiphany on 4/10/2013 & rated 85 points: The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium.
It smells like Medicinal, Bark and some dark fruit. It tastes like Cranberry, and Sandalwood. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Leathery texture. The wine finishes Short. Overall not a good showing. (1248 views) |
| | Tasted by SpiSan on 3/9/2013 & rated 89 points: As it should be with no sign of getting old. (2580 views) |
| | Tasted by goldgarf on 1/12/2013 & rated 86 points: Smooth berry flavors, but still a bit tannic. Should be really good in a couple years. (2611 views) |
| | Tasted by CarlCP on 11/24/2012 & rated 89 points: Medium violet color
Nose is leather, herbaceous, slight spice.
Taste is also herbaceous and leather, earthy. Sight berry, cherry.
Finish is medium dry mineral taste. (2836 views) |
| | Tasted by la dut on 11/20/2012 & rated 90 points: My first Chianti Classico since I started drinking wine 2 years ago.
Opened and aerated:
- Very dark for a Chianti, almost Merlot-like in intensity and depth.
- Nice, full nose with cocktail cherry, cedar, and topsoil up front, leading into dates, coriander, and soft oak.
- Medium to full-bodied with powdery, bitter tannins and medium/high acidity. Sweet, fresh cherry and plum up front, helping to balance the acidity, leading into coffee and spice, finishing with a fair amount of coriander and other exotic spices.
- Very nice fruit and spice, rather clean flavors, decently balanced.
After two hours:
- I notice some leather and more spice (think sweet, pumpkin pie spices), and the fruit has become secondary to the strong oak notes. There are also delicate floral aromas that add a lot to the complexity.
- Definitely medium in body (the aerator was not as effective for this wine as it has been with others), with some anise, coriander, and sweet cinnamon (not that cheap, bitter, McCormick crap). Persistent but mild finish.
- Improved quite a bit in two-hours time, going from a little difficult and a little harsh to delicious and complex.
Info from website:
- 90% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
- Aged 24 months in French Oak (2946 views) |
| | Tasted by Wine Gopher on 10/2/2012 & rated 88 points: Dark purple color. Vanilla is the primary aroma with a hint of red fruit. Medium body with chewy tannins. Flavors of dark cherry, plum and a hint of vanilla. Medium-plus finish. It could use a few more years in cellar and is better with food to tame the tannins. (2752 views) |
| | Tasted by SexyDidi on 9/25/2012 & rated 85 points: Très alcooleux au départ ce qui cachait son nez de fruits rouges , l'astringence est présente mais plaisante ,les tannins sont aussi présents mais agréables . Agréable avec des pâtes et une sauce un peu relevée avec bison .Jeune et pourrait attendre encore quelques années . (1881 views) |
| | Tasted by Mon Cellier on 7/26/2012 & rated 91 points: Goût d'un boisé profond. Acidité parfaite, des effluves de cuir, de vieilles mûres. En bouche se distingue parfaitement laissant vaciller dans nos papilles gustatives un tannin précis qui ne se dément pas de la première gorgée à la toute dernière. Très agréable (1582 views) |
| | Tasted by JGDiane on 7/22/2012: Beaucoup aimé. Chianti plus robuste que les autres. J'aimerais bien le racheter. (2532 views) |
| | Tasted by pdadams66 on 7/21/2012 & rated 88 points: Very good riserva chianti. Good balance between fruit and acidity. Might improve over the next couple of years, but drinks well now with food. (1700 views) |
| | Tasted by MilesLP on 5/24/2012 & rated 88 points: Alas, the last bottle, medium bodied, intense cherry with oaky vanilla, short finish (2354 views) |
| | Tasted by wmccone54 on 5/18/2012 & rated 89 points: Dark, a fuller bodied chianti. Perfumed aromas of dark cherries, vanilla with lots of earthiness and oak. Intense and concentrated cherry, cedar, and black coffee flavors with a moderate amount of grainy tannins. Very nice, long finish of black coffee finish. (2196 views) |
| | Tasted by jwongham on 4/28/2012 & rated 89 points: Dark red fruit. Heavier than most. Pleasant acidity and reasonable length. Good. (2374 views) |
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