2016 Castello di Querceto / Querceto Chianti Classico

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  7/17/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  A consistently good value wine that's aged in large oak casks for ~ 1 year. Good/Good+ acidity, with avg balance/complexity. A reliable cellar defender for many, no doubt. 13,0% abv. 95% Sangiovese, other. Drink now thru 2025. recommended+
  
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  5/22/2020 - David J Cooper wrote: 92 Points

  Medium red. Very earthy nose, cherry, thyme, red flowers all bound in a very traditional earthiness. Delicious warm berry, cherry and mushroom flavours and a tasty long dry finish.
  
  I am so happy to see this sort of profile from a 2016. Nothing overdone.

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  5/15/2020 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points

  I enjoyed this quite a lot. Medium dark red. Cherry, earth and plum. A very traditional Chianti nose in my opinion. Dry warm cherry and dried mushroom flavours and a nice balanced finish.
  
  Very enjoyable.

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  10/3/2019 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Rather deep red for a Chianti. Still muted nose. Exceptionally well made with tart cherry fruit. Some tannins plus high acidity indicate improvement for another 5-10 years in the bottle, depending upon storage conditions. Super value, as I bought it for under $12.

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  5/15/2019 - ICanHasWine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lots of oak on this one. A little reminiscent of a Highway 12

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