2016 Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico Riserva

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  12/16/2023 - Jdevans wrote: flawed

  Corked, worst luck.

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  3/24/2023 - Radders12345 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wonderfully enticing nose of red plum, sage, savoury tomato, light chocolate, a little leather.
  The palate delivers more of the same with richer flavours, some cola, clove and chinotto join in, enhancing the fresh red Sangiovese fruit without overwhelming it - still light and fresh. Very nice CCR with a long life ahead

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  6/10/2021 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:

  Fantastic Chianti, unmistakably Italian nose that's slightly wild and tinge of VA. On the palate ripe and vibrant red fruits but not overdone, great balance and reinforces that 2016 is a wonderful vintage in Tuscany.

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  3/31/2020 - Jdevans Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very nicely balanced, drinkable now, but with acidity that will let it grow for a while.

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  2/23/2020 - Dj6544 wrote: 89 Points

  More modern in style than the ‘15 with a denser fruit and heavier oak presence. Still fragrant with reasonably firm tannin at the end but noticeably less feminine than the ‘15.

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