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Wine Education Service Chianti Classico and Very Superiore
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Tasted November 2, 2015 by tendring with 226 views
Introduction
Presented by Sandy Leckie
Flight 1 (1 note)
White
2014 Teruzzi & Puthod Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vigna Rondolino
88 points
Light gold.
Pleasant lemon nose, fresh.
Fruity, apples and citrus, good acidity, refreshing, some elegance, medium length.
Pleasant lemon nose, fresh.
Fruity, apples and citrus, good acidity, refreshing, some elegance, medium length.
Flight 2 (1 note)
Red
2013 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico
89 points
Fairly light, translucent, youthful.
Nice fruity nose, slightly jammy.
Fruity, cherries, soft tannins, smooth mid palate, good length.
Nice fruity nose, slightly jammy.
Fruity, cherries, soft tannins, smooth mid palate, good length.
Flight 3 (1 note)
Red
2013 Fattoria Poggerino Chianti Classico
90 points
Medium red, translucent, youthful.
Sweet nose, interesting.
Sweet fruit, soft tannins, smooth mid palate, demands food, very long.
Sweet nose, interesting.
Sweet fruit, soft tannins, smooth mid palate, demands food, very long.
Flight 4 (1 note)
Red
2012 Fontodi Chianti Classico
91 points
Translucent but quite dense, a hint of age.
Delicious nose, a hint of development.
Soft fruit, very tannic, silky mid palate, demands food, very long, demands food.
Delicious nose, a hint of development.
Soft fruit, very tannic, silky mid palate, demands food, very long, demands food.
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Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2011 Fattoria Poggiopiano Chianti Classico
91 points
Just opaque.
Wonderful nose, sweet, inviting.
A hint of oak with the concentrated fruit in the attack, plenty of tannin, very soft, a bit of alcohol burn, very long.
Wonderful nose, sweet, inviting.
A hint of oak with the concentrated fruit in the attack, plenty of tannin, very soft, a bit of alcohol burn, very long.
Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
2006 Querciabella Chianti Classico
88 points
Moving towards tawny.
A feeling of fruit on the nose, patience makes it attractive.
Dates and figs, tannins still evident, might be better without food, shortish.
A feeling of fruit on the nose, patience makes it attractive.
Dates and figs, tannins still evident, might be better without food, shortish.
Flight 7 (1 note)
Red
2010 Tenuta Monteti Caburnio Toscana IGT
89 points
Opaque.
Restrained nose, fruity, herby, spicy, animal notes.
Very much a claret taste, but somehow not a Bordeaux taste, spicy, fruity, salty, long, a "vino di meditatione".
Restrained nose, fruity, herby, spicy, animal notes.
Very much a claret taste, but somehow not a Bordeaux taste, spicy, fruity, salty, long, a "vino di meditatione".
Flight 8 (1 note)
Red
2008 Castello del Terriccio Tassinaia Toscana IGT
91 points
Inky, opaque, plenty of age.
Animal nose, rich, fruity, very attractive.
Delicious sweet fruit, soft tannins, fresh, elegant, good length.
Animal nose, rich, fruity, very attractive.
Delicious sweet fruit, soft tannins, fresh, elegant, good length.
Flight 9 (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
2001 Tenimenti d'Alessandro Cortona Vin Santo
91 points
Brown.
Lovely mature nose, slightly oxidised.
Delicious, dates and raisins, unctuous, beautiful lingering length.
Lovely mature nose, slightly oxidised.
Delicious, dates and raisins, unctuous, beautiful lingering length.