2017 Castellani Chianti Classico Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 87.6 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View kkleg's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/17/2024 - kkleg Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Typical 2017 Chianti. After a bit of air, this shows typical notes of cherry and espresso. The tannins are a bit firm. Likely won’t improve, bit still has a fews years ahead of it.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Ben Christiansen's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/3/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Smells like classic chianti classico. Mocha, dark chocolate, rich. Warm spices and body.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View E's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/2/2024 - E Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  13 dollars at Costco...inspired by Italian recent wines(especially bottles of various amarone at unbelievably reasonable prices in local restaurants) on a trip to Veneto...past experiences with Italian wines stateside are usually not consistent with those in Italia...this was no exception....for a 2017 chianti, strikes me as overly tannic without the fruit to support the truly mouth puckering tannic experience...agree with others that it is certainly high in acidity but 2 sips was enough for me...

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View wrmayfield@gmail.com's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/22/2024 - wrmayfield@gmail.com Likes this wine: 85 Points

  A nice medium-light Italian style wine.
  Very nice body with a slight and pleasurable tannin finish.
  My profile!

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View McIntosh91's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/10/2024 - McIntosh91 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very dry, deep red with just a hint of amber along the edges. The wine is clear and sediment free.
  Medium body, medium alcohol, high acidity, high tannins.
  Primarily plum & cherry in the nose, secondarily leather.
  The texture is pleasantly robust, with a finish that lingers.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 21 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.