Community Tasting Note

• boxwine_in_hell wrote: 86 points

  March 2, 2010 - Wow, where is all the hate coming from on this wine? I think it's actually pretty good. This wine is wonderful with a pasta, meat sauce. On it's own it's a bit tannic and closed, but you can say that about a lot of Chiantis. It definately needs a big glass to breathe. The nose is pencil lead with a hint of dark fruits brooding under the surface and some vanilla and herbal tones. On the palate is plum, blackberries and black currant and some wet stone. Dark fruit dominated wine, firm tannins but not offensive. Decent structure and finish. I think it might actually be a little young and will benefit from some time in the bottle. Old world style and a bit backward but compared to all the fruit bombs out there with no structure, I think it's refreshing. Nice Chianti in my book.

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