Community Tasting Notes 5

• vanderpee wrote: 90 points

  February 7, 2020 - Solid, powerful and quite open. Really enjoy this wine. Opposite from what I expect from this vintage. Very good.

• vanderpee Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 18, 2019 - Impressive wine and good value for money. Full of dark red fruit after 1-2 hours, but tannins are clearly present - however not drying -. Second day still going strong. Next bottle in a year.

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• David_K wrote: 93 points

  August 18, 2018 - This is great Chianti - not just great Chianti for the 2014 vintage, but great, period. Aromatics burst out of the glass. Medium-bodied with terrific freshness and good concentration. It's bottles like this that keep me coming back to Castellare.

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• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  July 8, 2017 - Restaurant (Lo Stella, recommended) list purchase, with about 45 minutes in decanter. Dark ruby color, clear. The first aromas are earthy, pungent, lightly roasted - some signs of the vintage. The dark berry aromas persist until mid-way through the second glass, and then the wine takes off, and never looks back, with something of an about face in terms of freshness and bright perfumes. It was about 2 months ago that I was with the winemaker at the cantina, I understand his winegrowing philosophy, his relationship to the vineyards - that all came out, with by the second hour, in this wine, it's a lovely effort despite the vintage's extremes. Drink now with at least 2 hours of air in decanter, or hold for (up to, 2023) mid-term cellaring. An excellent value in this lesser vintage; very good, medium-bodied food wine, with fine tannins and a medium(-) persistence. recommended+
  
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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 14, 2017 - Deep, dark reddish garnet in color, almost bordering on opaque. Full, forward, & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, herbs, spices, minerals, cocoa & hints of vanilla & oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of sour red cherries, blueberries & plums with cocoa, herbs, spices, earthy, minerals & a touch of vanilla & oak. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting and extended airing but will benefit and continue its development with additional aging.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Castellare di Castellina
• Varietal Sangiovese Blend
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard Vigna Il Poggiale
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Chianti
• Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG
• UPC Code 8033803760019

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• In Cellars 22 (26%)
• Consumed 63 (74%)

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