2008 Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Il Poggiale

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  9/25/2021 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:

  Single piece cork, no sign of seepage
  Excellent fill level
  Sieving optional, not decanted.
  Uncharacteristically dark and deep red for a chianti
  Muted nose, slightly aromatic
  Takes a while to unfurl.
  Balsamic notes under the forest floor, some lingering cherry.
  Nice, if not scaling the heights tonight.
  Is still tasting quite young.
  Hold and revisit in 2026
  13.5% abv

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  12/13/2013 - Zoomin Z wrote: 85 Points

  From half bottle. Showing a rather exaggerated, but not unusual progression of flavors.
  
  Directly upon opening: harsh oak, cherry and tobacco with some Brett. Acidic body, tart finish of oak and bitter tannins.
  
  45 min later: balanced oak, cherry and tobacco with almost no mustiness. Very acidic, almost unripe fruit persists with moderately soft tannins and a tart, not unpleasant finish.
  
  Overall, a very acidic example of chianti, must be opened early, may even be a good pairing for Italian food with a zesty tomato sauce. Definitely a polar opposite of the ripe fruited, complex, pleasing 2009 Il Poggiale

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  11/4/2013 - GTFreek wrote:

  Blind tasted. Nose of dried cherry, red plum, blackberry, mushroom, forest floor, violets, red dust. Palate added black cherry, dried plum, cedar. Med-plus body, tannins, and finish. I thought this was clearly Italian and called Chianti Classico.

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