1997 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (70) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  9/20/2023 - CranBurgundy Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Perfect cork in a 375ml bottle with a decent mid-neck fill level. As with the last bottle 6 years ago, there is tobacco, leather, and dark cherry on the nose and palate. There was quite a large amount of coffee-ground sized sediment, which led to absolutely no noticeable tannins. It was surprising how much dark cherry flavor was left. Enough acidity to give it a teeny weeny bit of zing. This is as close to a perfectly aged Chianti as I've ever tasted. (ps - I didn't post this note until I found a few more bottles)

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  4/2/2021 - shelby003@gmail.com wrote: flawed

  Out of date. Disposed of

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  12/6/2020 - Ron Slye wrote: 93 Points

  PnP. Grassl 1855. This gets better with time open. At first a bit austere. Then the characteristic barnyard and brown herbs. At first also not much fruit. And a closed bitter finish. But after close to two hours the fruit starts to emerge. The finish softens. Wow. This began as a mid 80s. Now low 90s. Nice acidity. Still some fine tannins. This should last a few more years at least.

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  9/3/2017 - paulst Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Mature and balanced; sweet cherry and raisen; tart at times, but with nice finish.

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  7/22/2017 - paulst Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Light with an acidic backbone; earthy; cedar; narrow finish.

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