| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| | Tasted by elledeca on 2/29/2016: brown and transparent, nose of liquorice and at times cassis. very soft mouthfeel, nice (2081 views) |
| | Tasted by Redteeth on 10/11/2012: I was pleased with this bottle. In my opinion the wine has held up well and exhibited many of the classic characteristics of a good Chianti with a few years of age. It is a nice wine with food. I see no reason for further aging. (3760 views) |
| | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/8/2012: The main difference between 09 and 07 is that 07 is a bit warmer and 09 is very very classic (I am being told). '09 will be a vintage that matches 99, 85, 79 and 64. With some of the aged funk of Sangiovese on it. But in a very tasty way. The palate is dynamite. Lively, juicy, rich. Very delicious indeed. Not in that dark brunello like way. (4068 views) |
| | Tasted by Bunbury on 6/12/2011 & rated 89 points: Very nice, and improved nicely in the glass. Not conentrated or showing strong fruit, but with pleasant herbal and rustic notes and a decent finish. (5156 views) |
| | Tasted by twofthrs on 4/16/2011 & rated 90 points: Nice one. (5613 views) |
| | Tasted by wbduval on 3/1/2011 & rated 84 points: Dusty, earthy notes on the nose, medium fruit and tannins with a very long finish. OK wine but there are better chiantis in this price range. (4235 views) |
| | Tasted by abh on 1/30/2011: Not totally sure about this. Nice, quite refined fruit, but it seems to have some oak toast notes. Does this get barrique? Surely not. But whatever it is needs a little time to integrate, and even then it is possibly in too plush a style. I think I prefer the much more rustic Vetrice Rufina. (2967 views) |
| | Tasted by ckeilah on 11/11/2010 & rated 88 points: Lots of cherry! 2008 vintage here. (3172 views) |
| | Tasted by InternationalWineReport on 9/24/2010 & rated 84 points: Light in color. Soft and fruity, with red cherry, ripe raspberry character and some smoky earth notes. Medium-bodied, finishes up on the bitter side. Nowhere near the 06 - JD84 (3296 views) |
| | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/3/2010 flawed bottle: Much more forest floor and mossy than I remember. I think the bottle must be flawed. Foresty and pine neddle. I really don't remember this bottle being this way. (3536 views) |
| | Tasted by chayward on 4/30/2010 & rated 86 points: Blind Tuscan tasting (CfA roof): Nose a little funky. Cherry on palate. Strong tannins. Quite tart finish. 85-86 (4010 views) |
| | Tasted by dke on 4/30/2010 & rated 85 points: Toscan wines (mostly blind): (tasted blind, no decant) Much lighter than the rest of the wines in the tasting. Not much on the nose except some minty hints. On the palate light with hints of coffee liquor and bitter finish. After few hours it improved slightly, maybe it should have been decanted. The score reflect the initial tasting.85-86 (3989 views) |
| | Tasted by codewheeney on 2/27/2010 & rated 90 points: beautiful, light, dry. drank at Il Cortile in Paso Robles for lunch. very light ruby color, good finish, long legs, dry w/ a bit of spice. perfect for light lunch, bistro wine (3871 views) |
| | Tasted by 330america on 1/30/2010 & rated 90 points: Very smooth chiant. Pop and pour. Would buy more at the right price point. Impressive. (3977 views) |
| | Tasted by hutch on 1/21/2010 & rated 88 points: 1/21/10: Light and juicy. Touch of Earth. Very Elegant. Delicious stuff, and one of the best under $20 Chianti's I can think of. 89
12/7/09: Lighter, more elegant style of Chianti. 87-88 (3987 views) |
| | Tasted by darrenhe on 1/13/2010 & rated 88 points: Just delicious wine. Light colour but plenty of rustic sour cherry charm. Brillaint food wine.
Have 2 bottles of Bucerchiale (04&06) which I am looking forward to based on this wine (3985 views) |
| | Tasted by amateurwino on 12/31/2009 & rated 89 points: Opened on NYE; a nice chianti on the light side - didn't quite like it as much as my first tasting of this wine. (4088 views) |
| | Tasted by Pgorep on 12/25/2009 & rated 90 points: Great with balsamic leg of lamb. (4069 views) |
| | Tasted by twofthrs on 12/16/2009 & rated 88 points: Still need to hold this one for awhile... (4142 views) |
| | Tasted by amateurwino on 11/3/2009 & rated 91 points: The wine of this tasting for me, this was tasty chianti at a very reasonable price; can make me happy when I can't afford to spend brunello $$. 90-91 (4134 views) |
| | Tasted by darrenhe on 10/26/2009 & rated 87 points: Good honest chianti which, although not quite as memorable as previous bottle, was still a lovely food wine. Sour cherries abound with a slight medicinal edge, racy acidity and developed tannins. Will this evolve further?...not sure (and who cares as great now). Great with pork & beef ragu (obviously!) and a wine that brings joy to my old world heart!!....reminds me of an afternoon spent in a small cafe in Ruffina 5 years ago where we ate local salamis, cheeses and drank local chianti from unlabbled bottles.. (4436 views) |
| | Tasted by quaglia on 10/26/2009 & rated 78 points: Chianti Rufina - 21 ratings (Ravenna - Holyday Inn): Pale ruby red, with brick-red rim; not very appealing seems almost passed. Medium smell, with flowery notes (wild rose) and fruity (red fruits) then some unpleasant note (game, fur). Dry, tannic and after all equilibrated, also if some acidity is missing. Intense, persistent and medium fine taste. TWA 88; 13,5% (6362 views) |
| | Tasted by wineshlub on 10/12/2009: Aromas of barnyard and saddle over plum and spice. Palate has a dusty taste of cherry and leather, lingering flavors of licorice and cherry. A good, true to type, chianti at a reasonable price. I was beginning to give up hope that such a thing existed. (4392 views) |
| | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 9/3/2009: Black spice and definate purity to the wine. No dark fruit but noticebly of a different tune than Isole and Coltibono (or Felsina for that matter). How interesting. Dark fruit but clear, with great vitality. Maybe a slight strain of medicinal. The purity and griup of this fruit is striking in a delightful way. (4617 views) |
| | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 8/27/2009 flawed bottle: Naughty corked. (4525 views) |
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