The nose is fresh and aromatic with tones of peaches, strawberries, red flowers, citrus notes, berries, white fruits, apples, watermelons, red flowers, and some roses. There is a higher-toned quality to the fruit, but it lacks some depth and expression. The Medium bodied feel is fresh with crisp, medium+ acidity. This is a good and easy, but it’s lacking depth across the nose and palate.
The nose is savory and elegant with lovely tones of red cherries, juniper berries, raspberries, wild herbs, earth notes, licorice, spices notes, and violets. There is excellent depth and seamlessness with a sense of style. The Medium/full bodied feel is robust and elegant with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. This is starting to drink and is showing off some style. This will still develop and improve even further with another 4+ years.
The nose is deep and layered with gorgeous tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, sour red cherries, crushed rocks, rose petals, thyme notes, dark red fruits, and roses. This shows off so much class already, but it also feels like it is holding back a touch as well. The Full bodied feel is elegant and silky with tart, medium+ acidity as well as gripping, medium+ tannins. This is really good right now, but it has soooo much more to give with time. The structure is youthful and strong while the nose is deep and elegant.
The nose is open and refined with dark-hued tones of sour red cherries, sour red fruits, dark red cherries, raspberries, wild flowers, crushed rocks, leather notes, flint, wild spices, and violets. The Full bodied feel is deft and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure still has some noticeable youth, but this feels like it will be open for business at a younger age.
2024 Istine Rosato Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose is fresh and aromatic with tones of peaches, strawberries, red flowers, citrus notes, berries, white fruits, apples, watermelons, red flowers, and some roses. There is a higher-toned quality to the fruit, but it lacks some depth and expression. The Medium bodied feel is fresh with crisp, medium+ acidity. This is a good and easy, but it’s lacking depth across the nose and palate.
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2022 Istine Chianti Classico
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Exactly the same wine as the one in February I had. A real success within the vintage, but there are plenty of other directions to go.
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2020 Istine Merlot 550 Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The nose is savory and elegant with lovely tones of red cherries, juniper berries, raspberries, wild herbs, earth notes, licorice, spices notes, and violets. There is excellent depth and seamlessness with a sense of style. The Medium/full bodied feel is robust and elegant with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. This is starting to drink and is showing off some style. This will still develop and improve even further with another 4+ years.
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2021 Istine Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Cavarchione 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The nose is deep and layered with gorgeous tones of dark red cherries, raspberries, cranberries, sour red cherries, crushed rocks, rose petals, thyme notes, dark red fruits, and roses. This shows off so much class already, but it also feels like it is holding back a touch as well. The Full bodied feel is elegant and silky with tart, medium+ acidity as well as gripping, medium+ tannins. This is really good right now, but it has soooo much more to give with time. The structure is youthful and strong while the nose is deep and elegant.
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2020 Istine Chianti Classico Riserva Levigne 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
The nose is open and refined with dark-hued tones of sour red cherries, sour red fruits, dark red cherries, raspberries, wild flowers, crushed rocks, leather notes, flint, wild spices, and violets. The Full bodied feel is deft and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity and chewy, medium+ tannins. The structure still has some noticeable youth, but this feels like it will be open for business at a younger age.
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