2012 Carpineta Fontalpino Chianti Colli Senesi

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 85 points

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  1/1/2018 - Takessler wrote:

  Used for cooking

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  5/6/2015 - larseman Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Parfymerad, körsbär. Syrlig, snälla tanniner, liten beska i avslutet.

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  7/15/2014 - JVG wrote:

  Deep, purplish-red cherry skin color. Not a promising nose. Overripe, stewed-fruit aromas of cherry and plum that stray to the confected side. It also has a plasticky, burnt rubber character to it. Really nothing good to say about the bouquet. Not much better on the palate, with again overripe, raisiny fruit flavors and an artificial character. Really strikes me like a mediocre industrial merlot. The sangiovese varietal character finally shows itself a little on the finish with a bit of sour cherry freshness and some tannic backbone. But it's not enough to save the wine.
  
  The information I can find online seems to indicate that this is 100% Sangiovese, which is really hard for me to believe. But whether it is or not, it's an overdone, poorly judged Chianti, and certainly not good value for the $19 I paid.

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