While there's some nice fresh fruit here, notably blackberry and raspberry and dark cherry, this is a Chianti that focuses more on a distinctly floral character, similar to, say, Piedmontese reds, with fresh purple flowers mingling with vaguely funky dried flowers and pot pourri, along with herbs, mushrooms, and an overall earthy, dusty character. This makes it quite savoury, more so than one finds with Sangiovese generally, though the fruit does provide some balance and the still fairly sharp acidity enlivens all that earthy-floral-umami savouriness.
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Very new world, with its candied red fruits, glossy oak, and muddled layers of fruit. I kept looking for something appealing (to me), and I was left empty handed. Not something I would buy, or drink. That said, it's ready to drink 2019-2024. (NR)
1/22/2023 - jackwesh wrote: 84 Points
Better with food- red sauce and pasta
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11/22/2022 - Hortonbill Likes this wine: 88 Points
A very good Chianti
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10/21/2021 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 88 Points
While there's some nice fresh fruit here, notably blackberry and raspberry and dark cherry, this is a Chianti that focuses more on a distinctly floral character, similar to, say, Piedmontese reds, with fresh purple flowers mingling with vaguely funky dried flowers and pot pourri, along with herbs, mushrooms, and an overall earthy, dusty character. This makes it quite savoury, more so than one finds with Sangiovese generally, though the fruit does provide some balance and the still fairly sharp acidity enlivens all that earthy-floral-umami savouriness.
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10/21/2021 - chelidon Likes this wine: 84 Points
Decanted and poured, good QPR at $11, solid tannins, no major flaws, nothing particularly to recommend, not much aging potential. Meh, but a good meh.
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4/4/2021 - bboy Likes this wine: 86 Points
a good chianti.
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9/20/2019 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Very new world, with its candied red fruits, glossy oak, and muddled layers of fruit. I kept looking for something appealing (to me), and I was left empty handed. Not something I would buy, or drink. That said, it's ready to drink 2019-2024. (NR)
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7/15/2019 - zinnut wrote: 89 Points
A very nice Chianti with bright fruits, some oak but not overwhelming. What an incredible value!!
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