Community Tasting Notes 7

• acyso wrote: 90 points

  April 27, 2024 - SangioFest, Volume III "It's my favourite spot" (Chicago, IL): Clearly a wine on the mature side of things, and something I would suggest drinking sooner than later. It's a bit light and seems to be missing some weight on the palate. Plenty of acidity with wisps of tomato leaf and sangiovese dried herbs. The red fruit is desiccated and old, but there is still plenty of material to appreciate 66 years on.

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• Nanda wrote: 90 points

  February 8, 2024 - At it's best within the first hour of opening where the aromas are intensely autumnal and the fruit is still fresh. Loses steam after 60-90 minutes.

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• acyso wrote: 90 points

  February 8, 2024 - Sangiovese night (Chicago, IL): Still amazingly alive for a wine of this age, though it did fade a fair bit over the course of the evening. Light, with a slight licorice tone, and plenty of dried fruit and herbs on the nose and palate. The tannins are vanishing at this point and this is clearly a fully mature wine that should be enjoyed sooner than later. And while it did fade, the first few moments when we poured it, there was definitely plenty to like.

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• acyso wrote: 90 points

  May 20, 2023 - Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): Presumably a late release. Definitely thinning and likely on its last legs; still some delicate red fruit on the nose and palate, however. Very lovely herbal aromatics, with a slight meaty quality as well. Not as interesting as my previous bottle.

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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  February 15, 2021 - There's a special cage on this bottle that required the help of some wire cutters to get through. The cork was in excellent condition for a wine of its age, and the moment it was pulled, you got a whiff of tart, dried red fruit and herbs on the nose. Sure, this is old but still drinking brilliantly, and more importantly puts to bed any notion that sangiovese can't age. Dried leaves and herbs dominate the palate, followed by a generous amount of acid, and also fading wisps of red fruit that actually crescendo towards the leathery finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1958
• Type Red
• Producer Badia a Coltibuono
• Varietal Sangiovese Blend
• Designation Riserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Chianti
• Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG

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• In Cellars 6 (26%)
• Consumed 17 (74%)

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