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Sunday, March 16, 2014 - This bottle was splash decanted for an hour before serving with a simple tomato based vegetable soup. It benefitted significantly from the time in decanter.
It has an enticing assemblage of ripe red fruits and floral aromatics.
It is medium-light in weight with a vey solid feel in the mouth.
There is a good balance of fruit, acidity, fine tannins, and no heat in the finish.
The straightforward, but well defined, red cherry, red raspberry, and cranberry flavors have a subtle savory-earthy edge.
It holds well in the middle and finishes cleanly with good length.
This was not meant to be a profound wine with layers of resonating nuance. It is however, a traditionally made Chianti that is wonderfully pleasurable to drink now……enjoy it over the next 4-6 years for the simple purity that it offers. The fact that it is ridiculously well priced is a bonus. I went big on this one.

UPDATE: 7/16/2014
Having gone through more than a case of this over the last four months, I am even more favorably inclined than with my impressions of the first bottle. This is one of those extremely rare wines that is a stunning value and wonderful to drink young yet having the balance and focus to continue providing pleasure for several more years. 91 points

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