2011 Montesecondo Chianti Classico

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  6/18/2022 - AndrewR wrote: 90 Points

  Cool and classic. Drink up.

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  4/4/2021 - gbanks wrote:

  Continues to be delicious and well into a secondary phase. Built to last.

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  8/9/2019 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is our fresh ingredient gluten-free pizza wine for tonight.
  
  The nose shows; sweet & sour dark cherries, stewed fruits of blackberries, black plum, raspberries to black raspberries, poached strawberries, vanilla, creamy liqueur notes, dark & milk chocolate, steeped fruit tea, stewed tomatoes, sandstone & limestone, saddle-wood, mix of black & red licorice, dry crushed rocks, some dark soils, light tobacco & leather notes, rubber toy/VA, burnt coffee, dark, fresh & withering florals with violets and lavender.
  
  The body is full, rich & lush. It’s well resolved with soft, round, dark, slightly tarry tannins. It should drink now or over the next 3-5 years. The structure, tension, length and balance are just the other other side of its peak. It’s beautifully elegant & floral. Sweet & sour dark cherries, stewed fruits of blackberries, black plum, loads of raspberries to black raspberries, poached strawberries, raisins, vanilla, creamy liqueur notes, dark & malted milk chocolate, light caramel, dark spice, steeped fruit tea, sandstone & limestone, dry clay, saddle-wood, underbrush, black licorice, mix of black & red licorice/cola, dry crushed rocks, some dark soils, light tobacco & leather notes, rubber toy/VA, slightly burnt coffee, dark, fresh & withering florals with violets and lavender. The acidity is round, fresh & lively. The long finish is, ripe, rich, ruby, elegant, well balanced fruit & earth and persists nicely for minutes.

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  12/17/2018 - gbanks wrote:

  This is not the most expensive or fantastical wine, but it is to me a perfect one, just nailing what a Chianti can and should be: too easy to drink, excellent and versatile with food, but with a killer finish to savor if you want to. The age has done it wonders, it is now a smooth and supple beauty of natural, traditional Chianti. Glad I have more of this.

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  12/10/2017 - jaknudsen wrote: 89 Points

  Rubinrød, middels dyp. Nydelig intens nese, kirsebær, vaniljestang, eukalyptus/lakk, Middels fylde i munnen, mye kirsebær, litt ukompleks, lett tørrende tanniner. Litt tydelig alkohol. Kanskje litt lukket?
  
  Notater etter to timer i karaffel.

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