Decanted for about an hour before trying. Beautiful dark colour. Intense perfume from the bouquet with lots of red fruit and that Chianti character that is difficult to describe. A medium bodied wine with lots of red fruit, great depth of flavour, still very youthful and incredible balance. The fruit, freshness, tannin and acidity were so well balanced that the wine has this beautiful smooth quality. I am not a great judge of longevity but this one can definitely go for a while.
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PnP that was much, much better on day 2. Consistent with my prior three tasting notes; developing. I Will hold/wait for another 5 years, maybe longer before opening another. highly recommended
Had a case under cork and one under Stelvin since release. Had the Stelvin last night and it was fresher and younger tasting than the one closed with cork. Nose was muted but evolved after 30mins in decanter and kept improving. This was a long beautifully balanced wine, classic top class chianti which belied its ten years of age - will drink for 10+ yrs.
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2/3/2024 - LuckyLars wrote: 95 Points
Decanted for about an hour before trying. Beautiful dark colour. Intense perfume from the bouquet with lots of red fruit and that Chianti character that is difficult to describe. A medium bodied wine with lots of red fruit, great depth of flavour, still very youthful and incredible balance. The fruit, freshness, tannin and acidity were so well balanced that the wine has this beautiful smooth quality. I am not a great judge of longevity but this one can definitely go for a while.
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10/22/2023 - ajeeja Likes this wine:
Still needs a bit more time to be ready, but it’s very enjoyable already after a short decant. Elegant expression of Sangiovese. Next one in 2 years.
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9/24/2023 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 93 Points
These wines are always so nice! Rich and structured, with bright fruit and lovely acidity. Drinking well now but should improve with more time.
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8/14/2023 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
PnP that was much, much better on day 2. Consistent with my prior three tasting notes; developing. I Will hold/wait for another 5 years, maybe longer before opening another. highly recommended
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8/14/2023 - BigGrack wrote: 94 Points
Had a case under cork and one under Stelvin since release. Had the Stelvin last night and it was fresher and younger tasting than the one closed with cork. Nose was muted but evolved after 30mins in decanter and kept improving. This was a long beautifully balanced wine, classic top class chianti which belied its ten years of age - will drink for 10+ yrs.
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