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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rheingau84 on 12/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Bottle#1917
As every year, for me one of the best Chianti Classico along with Felsina’s Colonia, also the I Sodi di San Niccolo is labelled as IGT and is known as a Supertuscan in cause of the regulations in the 70‘s. Nevertheless from today’s point of view it’s a very traditional wine and very near to the gran selezione parameters. If the QPR is important for you, this wine is one of the top products from the Chianti Classico area year by year.
The vintage 2014 is more classic than 2013 had been. With flavours of sour cherry, some blue berries, some violet, a little bit of earthy forest notes, some black pepper. The Nose is also bringing some thyme and rosemary after the fruit notes. After two hours there had been some hints of rosewater, but not as intense as in 2013.
I guess it’s a bit too early for this vintage and it will improve over the next years. But it was a very pleasant companion to a big steak. Now it’s a 94 for me, but maybe it can reach a 95 with two more years in the cellar and with not more than one hour of air. In my opinion Sangiovese loosing something with too much air. (234 views) | | | Tasted by caesar77 on 11/23/2023 & rated 94 points: 1 hour decant in glass. Rich garnet with dark ruby edge in color. Nose of cherry liqueur, pipe tobacco, newly tanned leather, tar and glints of espresso. On the palate: bing cherries, tar, rose water, minerals and espresso. Silky tannins are well integrated, perceived primarily on the cheeks and gums. Long finish of red berries, tar and subtle wood spice. The wine has impressive intensity from nose to palate to finish and is very dynamic. Not sure I'd say it was linear across the palate, but there's certainly no "dead spots"...just getting different flavors / elements from front to back. (271 views) | | | Tasted by Cpsebastian on 9/2/2022 & rated 94 points: Nydelig, Nydelig vin. Fyldig, deilig. Skikkelig deilig vin, og med kjølig og fersk frukt blir dette noe av der bedre sangiovese kan gi, i alle fall, til meg. (918 views) | | | Tasted by A&C on 9/5/2021 & rated 92 points: Hard to rate this wine, because it was bottle 3 or 4 of the night, and we were having a bunch of fun. All I remember is that it had a nice sweetness to it, after that, its kind of a blur. We paired it with curry Quail, BBQ wings and hot wings that we slow roasted over a cherry wood fire that we tended for two hours -- hence the drinking while we cooked. We also paired the birds with bow tie pasta with a bunch of fresh veggies and garlic, with some lemon and Parmesan cheese. Good living if you can find it. (1627 views) | | | Tasted by econnertx on 7/10/2021 & rated 75 points: The wine looks garnet colored. It smells like tar. It tastes like alcohol/hot. The body is medium. The wine has medium acidity. (1585 views) | | | Tasted by MrOctoberfest on 1/21/2021: Two out of three bottles were clearly flawed from hot transport, but that is what you get when you buy from a discount retailer. This bottle was spectacular. Not heat damaged like the other two, this is a cornucopia of violets, cherries and thyme, and yet provides perfect structure to balance the pyrotechnics. Especially impressive since this was a difficult year in Tuscany.
This has long been my favorite Sangiovese based wine. It is Cote Rotie compared to Brunello’s Hermitage, or Krüg compared to all other Champagne. (1862 views) | | | Tasted by Joseph Grassa on 1/14/2021: Tried to coravin a single glass, but ran out of argon, so I pulled the cork and drank over 2 days, putting the cork back and the bottle in the fridge overnight. Don’t be fooled by how accessible this is upon opening. Night one it was already very good, but the 2nd day with a few hours of air showed serious improvements. Pretty potent nose, but the nose seems more aged than the palate if that makes sense. Strong dark cherries and cranberries on the palate, with leather and a bit of spice. The Malvasia Nera shows pretty well, giving it a rustic feel, even a bit ferrous. A decent amount of sediment already, which I unfortunately didn’t realize until pouring the last glass, but I did prevent most from leaving the bottle. Still some years before this is at or around its best, but after 4-5 hours of air and a night recorked in the fridge, this is starting to give a glimpse of what you can expect. Paired with steak, but wished I had some charcuterie. 3 still cellared, and wont touch another until at least 2025. (1783 views) | | | Tasted by tedcholl on 7/26/2020 & rated 92 points: 85% Sangiovese and 15% Malvasía Nera. A wonderful wine and drinking very well. Tart cherries, plum, cured leather, savory spices, a wine with a quiet power. One I plan to rebuy. (1826 views) | | | Tasted by winecadence on 5/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Stunning. Bright cherries. Wonderful with or without food. Wish I had more. (1382 views) | | | Tasted by BigGDaddy on 12/30/2019 & rated 95 points: I cannot Comprehend some of the lower ratings. This wine is absolutely stunning and was every bit as delicious as the 2015 Tignanello. Both were decanted for 8 hours and this was half the price. Gorgeous wine. Smooth, wonderful with food, and will not disappoint. (1813 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 11/14/2019 & rated 91 points: Gordon's Festa d'Italia (Artists for Humanity Center - Boston MA): Walk around tasting. Bright red cherry with licorice and dried herb hints. Very elegant and bright, still slightly tannic on finish. Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera. (2423 views) | | | Tasted by Eastbaywineguy on 9/21/2019 & rated 83 points: Really disappointing. The nose is rather nondescript- some red fruit, leather, nothing more. Mouth feel is of the very dry italian style, with hints of red fruit, oak. and leather- finish is unremarkable and short. Not much else going on. This was a difficult year in Tuscany and it shows. (1620 views) | | | Tasted by mclanew on 9/13/2019 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured. This is just delicious. Pretty nose of flowers and red fruits. The palate is delicious with slightly round ripe cherry, leather and herb flavors. Medium bodied with nice balance and acidity. This is going to drink deliciously for the next ten years. (1432 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 5/16/2019 & rated 90 points: Russk. Wine Spectator Grand Tour. 90+ Jammy? (1660 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 3/11/2019 & rated 92 points: Russk. Suckling Tasting. Ready Now and about as good as the 2010 was in its time. (1334 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 3/1/2019 & rated 89 points: Tasted at the Tre Bicchieri NYC event. I have really enjoyed the wines from this Estate in vintages a decade or so ago. First try in several years. This wine saw 50% new French oak for 2 years. 2014 was a tough vintage and this seems to be a very modern excessively ripe wine that was an attempt to salvage something. Disappointing for me though some might enjoy this style more. (1367 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Chianti Classico 2015 & 2016: Right Place, Right Time (Feb 2019) (2/1/2019)
(Castellare I Sodi Di San Niccolò Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (7/11/2018)
(Castellare di Castellina Toscana I Sodi di S.Niccolò, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. |
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