Exquisitely aged typical modern Chianti. I personally don’t agree with CT’s drinking window. This is very nice now and probably for many years to come. Full body. Sour cherry and smoke. Earthy notes nicely developed.
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Very nice Chianti. Too bad it is my last bottle. Medium to full body with nice berry bouquet. Double decant and had it with baked ziti with meat sauce. Good combination for sure.
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Excellent showing of this one. Bursting with vibrant acidity, some cherries and dirt, it is getting nicely into maturation stage. Medium weighted, all part nicely integrated and just effortless to drink. Smooth with slow cooked lamb shoulder.
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Final one of the '13 vintage. Breathed just two hours in the open bottle, nicely accessable now. Paired excellent with aubergines au gratin (minced meat, peccorino, tomatoes ...). This is always a solid investment, crowd will be pleased (and not only them). Like the previous taster, yes, there might have been some more years in it - >=2025.
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No specific notes, but this was a standard Chianti with some nice earthy/savory spice and strong acidity. It was an average to good value at just over $20. The Cellartracker drinking window looks a few years too short.
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Dark ruby. Aromatic! Nice juniper, crushed stone, red cherry, blood orange, and leather. Beautiful. Medium body with heavy but balanced acidity. The stone and red cherry linger for a bit. Great with food, particularly tomato sauce! The food really brings out the cherry fruit. Great!
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Ruby with slightly brick edges. Strong red cherry aroma along with pine needles, leather, orange peel and herb. Nice minerality in the mouth, with cocoa, bright red cherry, and spice. Medium bodied, bright acidity. A textbook Chianti Classico, though if I tasted this blind I'd not guess it's a riserva. For the vintage, though, it's a nice wine. Better with food.
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Heerlijk, nu goed op dronk, mooie balans tussen rijke specerijen, fruit, hout en voldoende zuurgraad. In de neus o.a. gedroogde (rode?) kersen, leer, Europees eiken, laurier, menthol. Medium body. Smaak is rijk met kersen (rood en zwart), specerijen (o.a. laurier en kruidnagel), tijm, hout. Afdronk begint met zoet fruit en specerijen daarna komt het hout meer naar de voorgrond en eindigt met gedroogde kersen, tijm en een zachte munt toets. Ben erg blij dat ik deze wijn een paar jaartjes heb laten liggen. Ongeveer 2 jaar geleden was ie nog stug en vrij gesloten, maar de stugge tannines en het hout zijn nu helemaal in balans met de rest.
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The color was an amazing deep ruby. The aromas were extremely fruit forward with dark cherries and strawberries along with hints of leather and spice. Upon sipping you are surprised with tastes of sour cherries followed by black licorice, chocolate and a little earthiness. This was a well structured wine with a medium body, medium tannins and high acidity.
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Strong aromas of red cherry and crushed stone with some juniper and rosemary sprig. In the mouth there's a very elegant quality to it, with pure red cherry but also loads of stone and minerals. Blood orange in the finish, with cloves and juniper. Very nice feminine style Chianti. Just excellent with food. This is developing nicely and drinking well now.
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Beautiful ripe style. Roasted herbs, dried cherries, and loads of juniper on the nose. Mouth-filling stewed cherries, herbs, juniper berries, and vanilla. Very nice, if rather simple for a riserva. Very enjoyable.
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Sangiovese 85%, Merlot 10% & CS 5%, this is very delicious and ready now, a bit of pickled action that is well integrated in a balanced, mouth cleaning body and finish. A bit modern style but with a sense of place.
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Typical young, ruby Chianti hue, on the nose this wine smells of red cherry, blue flowers, fresh leaves, and cinnamon. It's youth is evident but it has good intensity on the nose. On the palate, a high acidity, med- tannin, med- body, show that there is perhaps a slight lack of ripeness, while further oak flavours, like vanilla, appear. There is a decent, med+ finish. It ticks quite a few boxes, but nothing in particular stands out.
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Än så länge är denna årgång tam. Kanske är den sluten i detta skede och kommer öppna sig med tiden. I dagsläget finns tanniner som lovar mer i framtiden. Kommer prova nästa flaska inom ett år.
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Medium-high intensity nose featuring sweet herb, cherry, and oak spice, all of which come through nicely on the balanced, medium-bodied palate. Supple tannins and very good acidity are in balance, while the finish is long and juicy.
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8/4/2023 - mtgu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Exquisitely aged typical modern Chianti. I personally don’t agree with CT’s drinking window. This is very nice now and probably for many years to come.
Full body. Sour cherry and smoke. Earthy notes nicely developed.
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6/3/2023 - NPRC Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice Chianti. Too bad it is my last bottle. Medium to full body with nice berry bouquet. Double decant and had it with baked ziti with meat sauce. Good combination for sure.
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1/31/2023 - Bobc7had wrote:
Acidity is faded. drink up. At or past it's peak
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12/30/2022 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 92 Points
Excellent showing of this one. Bursting with vibrant acidity, some cherries and dirt, it is getting nicely into maturation stage. Medium weighted, all part nicely integrated and just effortless to drink. Smooth with slow cooked lamb shoulder.
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5/1/2021 - to_sty Likes this wine: 90 Points
Final one of the '13 vintage. Breathed just two hours in the open bottle, nicely accessable now. Paired excellent with aubergines au gratin (minced meat, peccorino, tomatoes ...).
This is always a solid investment, crowd will be pleased (and not only them). Like the previous taster, yes, there might have been some more years in it - >=2025.
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4/29/2021 - RichardP wrote: 90 Points
No specific notes, but this was a standard Chianti with some nice earthy/savory spice and strong acidity. It was an average to good value at just over $20. The Cellartracker drinking window looks a few years too short.
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2/7/2021 - WY Leonidas wrote: 89 Points
Dark ruby. Aromatic! Nice juniper, crushed stone, red cherry, blood orange, and leather. Beautiful. Medium body with heavy but balanced acidity. The stone and red cherry linger for a bit. Great with food, particularly tomato sauce! The food really brings out the cherry fruit. Great!
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1/16/2021 - canan wrote: 90 Points
Vibrant flavors of sour dark cherries with a touch of vanilla and earthy spices. Solid performance and lovely acidity.
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12/12/2019 - WY Leonidas Likes this wine: 88 Points
Ruby with slightly brick edges. Strong red cherry aroma along with pine needles, leather, orange peel and herb. Nice minerality in the mouth, with cocoa, bright red cherry, and spice. Medium bodied, bright acidity. A textbook Chianti Classico, though if I tasted this blind I'd not guess it's a riserva. For the vintage, though, it's a nice wine. Better with food.
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9/9/2019 - Stafs kelder Likes this wine: 90 Points
Heerlijk, nu goed op dronk, mooie balans tussen rijke specerijen, fruit, hout en voldoende zuurgraad. In de neus o.a. gedroogde (rode?) kersen, leer, Europees eiken, laurier, menthol. Medium body. Smaak is rijk met kersen (rood en zwart), specerijen (o.a. laurier en kruidnagel), tijm, hout. Afdronk begint met zoet fruit en specerijen daarna komt het hout meer naar de voorgrond en eindigt met gedroogde kersen, tijm en een zachte munt toets. Ben erg blij dat ik deze wijn een paar jaartjes heb laten liggen. Ongeveer 2 jaar geleden was ie nog stug en vrij gesloten, maar de stugge tannines en het hout zijn nu helemaal in balans met de rest.
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3/2/2019 - Chef419 Likes this wine: 90 Points
The color was an amazing deep ruby.
The aromas were extremely fruit forward with dark cherries and strawberries along with hints of leather and spice.
Upon sipping you are surprised with tastes of sour cherries followed by black licorice, chocolate and a little earthiness.
This was a well structured wine with a medium body, medium tannins and high acidity.
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12/7/2018 - WY Leonidas Likes this wine: 90 Points
Strong aromas of red cherry and crushed stone with some juniper and rosemary sprig. In the mouth there's a very elegant quality to it, with pure red cherry but also loads of stone and minerals. Blood orange in the finish, with cloves and juniper. Very nice feminine style Chianti. Just excellent with food. This is developing nicely and drinking well now.
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11/11/2018 - Bobc7had Likes this wine: 88 Points
I think it might make sense to let age a little longer
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6/7/2018 - Iam Redwood wrote: 92 Points
Incredible dollar value. It gets better and better. Save the last bottle for a year or two.
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5/27/2018 - WY Leonidas Likes this wine: 89 Points
Beautiful ripe style. Roasted herbs, dried cherries, and loads of juniper on the nose. Mouth-filling stewed cherries, herbs, juniper berries, and vanilla. Very nice, if rather simple for a riserva. Very enjoyable.
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5/14/2018 - pwarms wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyable with pizza. Good value
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4/27/2018 - Iam Redwood wrote: 91 Points
A very nice chianti. Would give it another year before opening the next one. Fresh berries and cherries. Great value.
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4/27/2018 - hooah wrote: 85 Points
Nice nose. Baking spice and cherry w hint of vanilla. Med body med tannins but a bit to acidic. Reasonable balance with tart cherry finish.
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4/16/2018 - tsdv Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice CCR.
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2/15/2018 - Hampe Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medelintensivt rött vin. Fruktig doft med inslag av körsbär, ceder, lakrits och choklad. Strävt, frisk syra, viss bitterhet. Möjligtvis något eldig.
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11/30/2017 - df1962 wrote: 91 Points
PnP at carluccios MCR. Medium garnet. Cherry porcini Parmesan bit of animal on the nose a palate. Lovely.
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11/24/2017 - Aris1a wrote: 90 Points
Very pleasant wine, can drink as stand alone. Medium body and tannins with well integrated fruit. Modern style. Excellent QPR.
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9/23/2017 - Castello della Gatta Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice Chianti Classico Riserva. Medium body, acidity and tannins.
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7/16/2017 - Cikgoo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good value Chianti with berries galore
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5/23/2017 - Lyubomir Lefterov Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sangiovese 85%, Merlot 10% & CS 5%, this is very delicious and ready now, a bit of pickled action that is well integrated in a balanced, mouth cleaning body and finish. A bit modern style but with a sense of place.
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5/13/2017 - eljocco Likes this wine: 89 Points
Börjar öppna upp sig. Ingen toppårgång av Ser Lapo men den fungerar bra som grillvin till karré och paprikasås.
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4/1/2017 - tobyc wrote:
Made from Sangiovese (90 %) and Cabernet Sauvignon (10 %).
Bouquet: Cherries, vanilla, raspberries, violets and liquorice.
Palate: Sweet English liquorice, marzipan, cherries, candied flowers. Good acidity, structure and fine tannins.
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3/14/2017 - purevar1etals wrote: 88 Points
Typical young, ruby Chianti hue, on the nose this wine smells of red cherry, blue flowers, fresh leaves, and cinnamon. It's youth is evident but it has good intensity on the nose. On the palate, a high acidity, med- tannin, med- body, show that there is perhaps a slight lack of ripeness, while further oak flavours, like vanilla, appear. There is a decent, med+ finish. It ticks quite a few boxes, but nothing in particular stands out.
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1/1/2017 - eljocco Likes this wine: 88 Points
Än så länge är denna årgång tam. Kanske är den sluten i detta skede och kommer öppna sig med tiden. I dagsläget finns tanniner som lovar mer i framtiden. Kommer prova nästa flaska inom ett år.
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5/30/2016 - cono_sur Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium-high intensity nose featuring sweet herb, cherry, and oak spice, all of which come through nicely on the balanced, medium-bodied palate. Supple tannins and very good acidity are in balance, while the finish is long and juicy.
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