Not too astringent out of the bottle, I really enjoyed this. Black and sour cherries, lots of bitter herbs, dark limestone basement and some noticible oak. Paired great with a spicy pizza.
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Wow, so much more going on here than previous bottle. Very expressive, hitting all the fruit/earth notes that I typically expect and want from Chianti Classico. Nice balance of fruit and tannin, medium-bodied. Drank over two nights, no gas and it was excellent on night two.
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Not a terribly complex wine but a really pleasant drinker. Went through two bottles over the course of a week, held up nicely for 2-3 days after opening.
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Drank over several nights. A pleasant drinks, and it paired well with simple fair. Not terribly complex which is representative of the vintage. Okay QPR.
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Popped and poured at a restaurant, paired wonderfully with the Tuscan food. Probably benefitted from the bottle age. Dark garnet, just a little brick at the edge. Complex nose, lots of fruit, some spice. Cherries predominant early on the palate, good structure and acidity. Long finish. Glad I bought three, wish I had more.
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9/15/2022 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 91 Points
Not too astringent out of the bottle, I really enjoyed this. Black and sour cherries, lots of bitter herbs, dark limestone basement and some noticible oak. Paired great with a spicy pizza.
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10/30/2020 - EastBayPhil Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wow, so much more going on here than previous bottle. Very expressive, hitting all the fruit/earth notes that I typically expect and want from Chianti Classico. Nice balance of fruit and tannin, medium-bodied. Drank over two nights, no gas and it was excellent on night two.
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9/13/2020 - Davetroup Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not a terribly complex wine but a really pleasant drinker. Went through two bottles over the course of a week, held up nicely for 2-3 days after opening.
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8/28/2020 - rogernn@aol.com wrote: 90 Points
Surprisingly delicious, fresh, deep purple color. Not a riserva, but the 14.5 alcohol may have helped it age well. Notes of blackberry and plum.
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5/14/2020 - alohaboys wrote: 96 Points
Off from prior bottle. ? If secondary fermentation given the tingle.
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3/22/2020 - EastBayPhil Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drank over several nights. A pleasant drinks, and it paired well with simple fair. Not terribly complex which is representative of the vintage. Okay QPR.
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1/22/2020 - Tony Poli Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured at a restaurant, paired wonderfully with the Tuscan food. Probably benefitted from the bottle age. Dark garnet, just a little brick at the edge. Complex nose, lots of fruit, some spice. Cherries predominant early on the palate, good structure and acidity. Long finish. Glad I bought three, wish I had more.
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1/12/2020 - davidspieker wrote: 90 Points
Consistent notes from a couple of weeks ago. Love the ripe cherry flavors and nice, lengthy finish. A little hot but nice.
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1/5/2020 - davidspieker wrote: 90 Points
Clear dark ruby color. Musty cherry aromas. Ripe cherry flavors resolve to a juicy, acidic, lengthy and structured finish.
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12/5/2019 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite bitter and astringent out of the bottle, this smoothed out after a couple hours of air. Black cherry, sour cherry, bay leaf and chalky tannins.
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12/1/2019 - Texas Jerky Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent old school Chianti, with secondary notes already showing. Leather and earth to go with the fruit. Very nice indeed!
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