2012 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

Community Tasting Notes (112) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/15/2024 - galewskj wrote: flawed

  From a half bottle, I think this was corked. I'm writing a note because if you could get past the wet cardboard smell, the palate actually had a pleasant mouthfeel, decent fruit and even some secondary characteristics. It may have just been weirdly funky, but I'm marking it corked.

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  3/29/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Rating: 4,2/5,0.

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  11/5/2023 - Buff Tannen, USXFel Presidente wrote:

  Kind of agree with the previous 2 notes, with the caveat that this being my initial wrestle with Rancia, and expecting something a bit more barnyard and red, I could have been more attuned to it's black olive, tomato leaf, sandalwood, and morello cherry elements than I was
  I get the comparison to Brunello, but this is big and somewhat shapeless; not elegant
  Quite rich and saturated, but more melded and less specific than I was looking for over 4 days

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  11/5/2023 - Bob H wrote:

  My last bottle of this vintage, and it’s acceptable but not overly exciting. I have previously described this wine as somewhat heavy-handed on the palate, and today’s bottle would be consistent in that regard. To be honest, if this were served blind, I might not even guess Chianti.

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  9/13/2023 - vinojones wrote: 87 Points

  Very dark, Ruby red; opened 1 hr; big nail polish nose, tart cherry in the background;not much to the mid palate except tannin;no charm in this bottle; tannin overpowers the finish; not a Sangiovese to my liking,seems more like a new world wine.

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