You never know what Chianti will show up. This was certainly complex enough to be interesting with earth and fruit in abundance but was a little harsh with a so-so finish.
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I've had about 8 or 9 of these and they have all been good wines for the just under 10 bucks that I paid. There are very few wines that I care to drink at this price point. Not very complex, but a very drinkable weeknight Chianti. A nice food wine.
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I've been lucky lately. Picked this up as a school-night wine ($10), and it vastly overperformed. Farnetella is run by Fèlsina, from vines at pretty high altitude, according to Polaner, their distributer, at around 500 meters, and it shows. Medium dark ruby, it has the classic aromas of black cherries, leather, olive, and spice, with a hint of clean, wet earth. The palate follows the nose with impressive intensity without much weight. Tannins are there but do not obscure. Really, a very nice wine. Okay, we're not talking tons of complexity, but this held beautifully until day two; no real development, but also absolutely no signs of oxidation.
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a simple, easy drinking chianti. ruby color with bright berry and cherry flavors, with subtle hints of tobacco. medium bodied with fresh acidity and a medium- finish.
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The color is the striking thing about this wine. Perfect ruby. You can just stare at it for awhile. Once you drink it, however, you find a perfectly good but somewhat typical chianti. Fresh, with lively acidity perking up earth and cherry notes. Not much complexity but quite food friendly.
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11/13/2013 - dfitzg2 wrote: 88 Points
You never know what Chianti will show up. This was certainly complex enough to be interesting with earth and fruit in abundance but was a little harsh with a so-so finish.
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4/5/2009 - gvmoore wrote: 84 Points
Basic bottle of chianti, what you'd expect in this price range ($10).
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1/9/2009 - Al Ehrhardt wrote:
I've had about 8 or 9 of these and they have all been good wines for the just under 10 bucks that I paid. There are very few wines that I care to drink at this price point. Not very complex, but a very drinkable weeknight Chianti. A nice food wine.
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5/4/2008 - 14frimaire wrote:
I've been lucky lately. Picked this up as a school-night wine ($10), and it vastly overperformed. Farnetella is run by Fèlsina, from vines at pretty high altitude, according to Polaner, their distributer, at around 500 meters, and it shows. Medium dark ruby, it has the classic aromas of black cherries, leather, olive, and spice, with a hint of clean, wet earth. The palate follows the nose with impressive intensity without much weight. Tannins are there but do not obscure. Really, a very nice wine. Okay, we're not talking tons of complexity, but this held beautifully until day two; no real development, but also absolutely no signs of oxidation.
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3/15/2008 - zemsky wrote: 84 Points
Nose: big time barnyard with a touch of cherry.
Palate: Medium bodied with cutting acidity. Young unripened plums transition into a hard tannic finish of of bitter black walnut shells.
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1/19/2008 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 85 Points
a simple, easy drinking chianti. ruby color with bright berry and cherry flavors, with subtle hints of tobacco. medium bodied with fresh acidity and a medium- finish.
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8/19/2007 - Kale wrote: 87 Points
This a light chianti. It really come out on the third day. Very enjoyable. Nice QPR.
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7/27/2007 - jmull wrote: 85 Points
The color is the striking thing about this wine. Perfect ruby. You can just stare at it for awhile. Once you drink it, however, you find a perfectly good but somewhat typical chianti. Fresh, with lively acidity perking up earth and cherry notes. Not much complexity but quite food friendly.
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