Community Tasting Note
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Ben Christiansen wrote:
April 19, 2016 - 201r was more wet. The 13 was the first vintage of the big change in oak. Meaning now far less barrique. To the point of no barrique and all in large oak cask. 2014 was an increase in production despite the wet but that is because they new the vineyards so much more. 2013 is 100% sangiovese. 2014 is vanilla and colorino in the blend. 2014 will be a mild vintage I am being told but we are about to compare to the winery 14 is the more balanced and shows really well now. We are having both side by side. For the vinter who I am eating lunch with there is no choice 14 is the on. But that could be his baby. 10 to 15 years old vines on the estate.
Big brightbfruit on the nose. Wants to or feels on the nose quuite concentrated but straight and clean too. And the palate follows suit with that as well. Straight clean and mineral. And I mean that in a good way. Very different than dievole than in the past.1,961 views
2 Comments
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wayfarer commented:
4/19/16, 5:10 AM - Ben C--Quite voluble compared to usually pithy notes. Late at night perhaps or something? Mis-hits on keystrokes? Like to hear more on past to 2013 to 2014 in a slightly less cryptic form!
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Ben Christiansen commented:
4/19/16, 11:16 PM - Typing with thumbs on that one! '14 was a wet year right in the middle of harvest, so a "hard" vintage here in Chianti which everyone is trying to explain away (or at least just talk about). Many consider '13 the better year. Here, at Dievole the feeling among the winemaking team is apparently the reverse. '14, despite the weather was a better year for them because they new the vineyard more and had adapted it to a more organic regime. The '14 is straight, clean,, and bright. '13 more powerful and structure particularly with its tannins.