2006 Antinori Chianti Classico Pèppoli

Community Tasting Notes (90) Avg Score: 88.2 points

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  9/28/2014 - esb wrote:

  This needs a 15/30 minute decant to blow off some funk and relax the overall feel. The fruit isn't as intense as some estates but it is a wonderful expression of classy Sangiovese. It's together/complete at this stage in its life and ready to drink. If you like older wine it has the structure to easily last a few more years. Very enjoyable.

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  5/8/2013 - John Nezlek wrote: 88 Points

  I was not as impressed by this bottle as much as some others were. I think this may reflect differences in preferences as much as anything else. The wine seemed to be fully mature, nicely balanced with some of the "dustiness" that I associate with Italian wines. It needed some time to open (30 min or so), and I decanted it to help. All in all a good bottle -- can't see any reason to wait any longer

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  2/28/2013 - VinoladyVA wrote: 96 Points

  Great wine Antinori is always good!

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  10/27/2012 - esb wrote: 91 Points

  Really good now and in a great place for drinking. In its youth, this was obviously Sangoivese but the fruit was not pure and expressive. Now with some age the Sangiovese is really beautiful, medium intense, showing mostly aged characteristics of tar and leather and no primary fruit. It had a light harsh finish at opening but with time and after raising the temperature the rough finish disappeared. After time it was light/medium in the mouth with some richness, good beginning/middle/end transitions and a very pleasant overall brightness. Drink over the next couple of years.

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  8/16/2012 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 90 Points

  It has reached its peak, I don't believe it will improve further . But very elegant. It has lost that tough strong tannic backbone and became more cohesive and long. It was my last one

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