Received as a gift. Earthy, mushroom, with a bit of cherry on the nose. More cherry, mint, and leather notes on the palate. Smooth tannins, pleasant acidity. Enjoyable Chianti, would make a good by the glass Chianti at a restaurant
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A solid, approachable Chianti Classico. Clear ruby red color, with red fruit and some darkness on the nose. Dry red fruit and dark notes on the open, smooth tannins, zippy midpalate, with a lingering dry cherry-ish finish. Better with food.
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The color is a deep ruby in the glass turning to a slight pale pink on the rim. The nose you detect notes of strawberry and cherry. On the early pallet, you pick up rich concentrated grapes with some juiciness. On the mid pallet pick up much more tannins and earthiness finishing with a higher acidity than expedited. Not overly long and quite drinkable.
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Clean appearance, scents of dried cherry, wood and wet earth, medium, balanced, easy with good, food-friendly acid, flavors of red berry, rose petal and dried cranberry, dry, very friendly and ready, had with meatball and tortellini with marinara
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Medium ruby, clear. Smells like red fruits, little floral, lemon, orange, graphite. Medium body, acid and finish, with cherry, vanilla, licorice, black tea, minerals, and spice. Pretty good with our turkey meatballs and spaghetti.
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매우 맛있는 끼끌이다. 잔당감이 거의 느껴지지 않아 첫맛이 굉장히 드라이 하면서 산도와 목넘김이 첫잔에서 언밸런스 한듯 하다가 스월링을 하면서 풀어지고 부드럽게 어우러진다. 처음에는 없던 잔당감마저 약간 느껴진다. 밸런스가 생기면서 느껴지는 일종의 착각일지도. 온도가 낮은 상태에서 시음했는데 온도가 올라오니 향도 맛도 더 피어오른다. 붉은 과실의 느낌이 충만해서 봄날 방문한 과일가게 느낌이었다.
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Big punch of cherry on the nose. Good balance of acidity and some light sweetness. Overall moderately dry with some oak and nut flavors on the back of the palate.
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Italian Wine Scholar Class at the Texas Wine School. Double decanted. 80% Sangiovese w/ 20% Merlot & Cab. Sauv. Med ruby, w/ a garnet hue. Med tart red cherry, blackberry, violet, dried herbs, tobacco and forest floor, w/ a slight oak influence. Dry, with med to med (+) acidity, medium (+) tannins and alcohol (13.5%). Med(+) body, intensity and length, w/ a licorice note on the finish. It is still very young and a bit austere; improves w/ air time, showing considerable elegance and balance. Very food-friendly and great QPR at $22-$27.
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Medium, transparent, ruby red color. Lots of cherry fruit, dusty earth, bright acidity, and very drying. Light-medium bodied with lighter tannins. Pretty nice for a simple and classic style lighter red. Best on the second day.
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Gambero Rosso Tasting (Doltone House, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of cherry, sweet spice, a little biscuit. Medium plus intensity acidity, a little cherry; quite muted and simple. Tannic burr is floury textured with a little woody note.
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The wine looks garnet colored. There was a little sediment in the bottle. It smells like cranberry, dark cherry and mushroom. It tastes like dark cherry, cranberry, and something else I cant pinpoint at the moment... :D with a hint of earthy funkiness, somewhat reminiscent of pinot funk.
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Even better than first time i had this. Nose with bright cherry flavors and earth. Palate with quite some intensity and lovely juicy fruit, before a pretty long finish kicks in with nice structure, but still you feel the fruit. Excellent with pizza.
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A fine nose with earth and black cherries. Pretty intense palate with nice sweet fruit and a pretty long finish with sangioveses dryness, but you still fell the fruit. A nice example of a Chianti Riserva. This has got 3 glasses in Gambero Rosso and theres really some quality here.
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4/19/2024 - Saxman1984 wrote:
Received as a gift. Earthy, mushroom, with a bit of cherry on the nose. More cherry, mint, and leather notes on the palate. Smooth tannins, pleasant acidity. Enjoyable Chianti, would make a good by the glass Chianti at a restaurant
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2/29/2024 - jsjones Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fairly light bodied. Strawberry. Low tannins. Easy to drink but not memorable.
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2/17/2024 - Richard123 Likes this wine: 90 Points
I've always liked this Ruffino Riserva Ducale and this vintage is no exception. Good comments from others. Not bad QPR at ~$20....
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2/12/2024 - wahoo70 wrote: 88 Points
A solid, approachable Chianti Classico. Clear ruby red color, with red fruit and some darkness on the nose. Dry red fruit and dark notes on the open, smooth tannins, zippy midpalate, with a lingering dry cherry-ish finish. Better with food.
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2/4/2024 - IanKoenig Likes this wine: 88 Points
The color is a deep ruby in the glass turning to a slight pale pink on the rim. The nose you detect notes of strawberry and cherry. On the early pallet, you pick up rich concentrated grapes with some juiciness. On the mid pallet pick up much more tannins and earthiness finishing with a higher acidity than expedited. Not overly long and quite drinkable.
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1/24/2024 - whits Likes this wine: 88 Points
Clean appearance, scents of dried cherry, wood and wet earth, medium, balanced, easy with good, food-friendly acid, flavors of red berry, rose petal and dried cranberry, dry, very friendly and ready, had with meatball and tortellini with marinara
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1/2/2024 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium ruby, clear. Smells like red fruits, little floral, lemon, orange, graphite. Medium body, acid and finish, with cherry, vanilla, licorice, black tea, minerals, and spice. Pretty good with our turkey meatballs and spaghetti.
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12/25/2023 - hellmare Likes this wine: 96 Points
매우 맛있는 끼끌이다. 잔당감이 거의 느껴지지 않아 첫맛이 굉장히 드라이 하면서 산도와 목넘김이 첫잔에서 언밸런스 한듯 하다가 스월링을 하면서 풀어지고 부드럽게 어우러진다. 처음에는 없던 잔당감마저 약간 느껴진다. 밸런스가 생기면서 느껴지는 일종의 착각일지도. 온도가 낮은 상태에서 시음했는데 온도가 올라오니 향도 맛도 더 피어오른다. 붉은 과실의 느낌이 충만해서 봄날 방문한 과일가게 느낌이었다.
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11/26/2023 - fmginc Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good balance of acid and tannins
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10/20/2023 - Quaesitori Likes this wine: 80 Points
Big punch of cherry on the nose. Good balance of acidity and some light sweetness. Overall moderately dry with some oak and nut flavors on the back of the palate.
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10/17/2023 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points
Italian Wine Scholar Class at the Texas Wine School. Double decanted. 80% Sangiovese w/ 20% Merlot & Cab. Sauv. Med ruby, w/ a garnet hue. Med tart red cherry, blackberry, violet, dried herbs, tobacco and forest floor, w/ a slight oak influence. Dry, with med to med (+) acidity, medium (+) tannins and alcohol (13.5%). Med(+) body, intensity and length, w/ a licorice note on the finish. It is still very young and a bit austere; improves w/ air time, showing considerable elegance and balance. Very food-friendly and great QPR at $22-$27.
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6/19/2023 - Rhuby Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium, transparent, ruby red color. Lots of cherry fruit, dusty earth, bright acidity, and very drying. Light-medium bodied with lighter tannins. Pretty nice for a simple and classic style lighter red. Best on the second day.
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5/15/2023 - chatters wrote:
Gambero Rosso Tasting (Doltone House, Sydney): Medium minus intensity aromas of cherry, sweet spice, a little biscuit. Medium plus intensity acidity, a little cherry; quite muted and simple. Tannic burr is floury textured with a little woody note.
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4/29/2023 - rsct2001 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great nose. Smooth cherry mouthfeel with supple tannins . Enjoyed it.
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4/8/2023 - dcox100 Likes this wine:
Pale ruby color, see through.
Nose of cherries and earth.
On the palate bright acidity, herbal finish.
Finish is not lingering.
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4/5/2023 - Salute wrote: 88 Points
Bright cherries. A bit too tart, thin for my taste.
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3/9/2023 - eric lemieux Likes this wine: 88 Points
Dans cette gamme de prix il y a mieux et moins commercial.
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3/5/2023 - Denny the Drinker Likes this wine: 86 Points
The wine looks garnet colored. There was a little sediment in the bottle. It smells like cranberry, dark cherry and mushroom. It tastes like dark cherry, cranberry, and something else I cant pinpoint at the moment... :D with a hint of earthy funkiness, somewhat reminiscent of pinot funk.
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1/20/2023 - Whitman wrote: 91 Points
Even better than first time i had this. Nose with bright cherry flavors and earth. Palate with quite some intensity and lovely juicy fruit, before a pretty long finish kicks in with nice structure, but still you feel the fruit. Excellent with pizza.
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12/23/2022 - Whitman wrote: 90 Points
A fine nose with earth and black cherries. Pretty intense palate with nice sweet fruit and a pretty long finish with sangioveses dryness, but you still fell the fruit. A nice example of a Chianti Riserva.
This has got 3 glasses in Gambero Rosso and theres really some quality here.
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9/10/2022 - Dominic Roy wrote: 85 Points
Nose: Red fruits. Light intensity.
Palate: Cranberry. Medium body. Medium minus intensity. Medium finish.
Ok for the price. Drink now.
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