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Dr S Likes this wine: 90 points
February 17, 2024 - A pleasure indeed and hard to improve on Komrade Rote K’s note below. It’s been a while since I’ve supped from a bottle of fresh Chianti Classico, or this maker for that matter.
This is very fine. It needs time to breathe and the dusty oak to depart the stage, but all is in order. Cherry and cranberry, for sure, on nose and palate.
Fresh, balanced, middling intensity as you’d expect in a CC. A tidy package. And yet, I wanted a little more oomph, grunt and bite. I haven’t tried the 2019s but I get it when Rote K says he misses the extra grip that year delivers. This is a far better model than I recall from the rough hewn Querciabellas of the 90s. But I’d trade a bit of finesse for some heft and grit on the palate, I think.
As for ageing, I wouldn’t bother. This is in a good place. It might get better but that I suspect would be a case of diminishing returns. Drink in the moment.1 person found this helpful 528 views