2016 Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  3/28/2024 - EXPLORER 825 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep cherry red color in the glass with engaging aromas of sour cherries, leather, fresh ripe raspberries.
  On the palate, a delightfully luscious medium bodied mouthful of the fruit flavors noted above.
  Excellent acidity and a finish is smooth with lingering fresh fruit flavor notes.
  Outstanding Chianti Classico.

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  2/26/2024 - EdwardsCellar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  decanted for 1 hr. unmistakeable ripe red cherries with rounded flavor and subtle earth notes. paired well with tomato based lentil vegetable soup.

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  12/14/2023 - ralaspech wrote: 90 Points

  Beautiful aromas of violet, rose and sour cherry. Tastes of dry sour cherry fruit with nice elements of earth, ferrous minerality and tobacco. Med+ acidity. Medium but drying tannins. Better on day 2. 90+

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  12/11/2023 - Jonnhy99 wrote: 88 Points

  Beautiful seductive aromas of violet, cherry, cassis, cranberry, and some earthy aromas close out. The palate is not as alluring with flavours of cherry, cocoa, and black fruit. Fine-grain chalky tannins with medium acidity. Quick finish. One bottle is left to see if this redeems itself.

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  9/9/2023 - WineKnurd Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Fully decanted for about an hour before serving, notes of black cherries, plums, leather, and black pepper with a nice bit of toasty, woodsy oak underneath. Good acidity, bright-ish fruit, and woodsy-but-not-astringent tannic structure. Starts out as a very classic, rustic style of Chianti but the "Riserva" qualities help to smooth the finish and give the wine overall a rounder mouthfeel across the palate. Above average for sure, especially at the price (sub $28; current vintage is 2018, maybe 2019). Overall evaluation A- (92).

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