2008 Querciabella Chianti Classico

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  7/14/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tuscany at Terra Rossa (Terra Rossa): I really liked this. Probably just past peak for my taste, but the savoury quality it had, particularly noticeable on the palate, made a nice counterpoint to the slightly younger wines tonight. Retained lots of lovely forest fruits too - extremely food-friendly, and quite sophisticated given its level.
  
  Incidentally, interesting to note that c. 70 of the 83 TNs for this wine date from before 2015. Don't drink up so quickly, guys!

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  7/14/2021 - fussyeater wrote: 93 Points

  Very appetising and classic nose. Nicely resolved but not yet in decline. Restrained and savoury still with sufficient fresh acidity. Not the last word on complexity, yet this wine is all about supreme balance and is very satisfying and quaffable.

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  5/24/2020 - RD59 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Typical Chianti Classico, cherry, with the fruit fading, the oak, vanilla a little more present but just fine. Ready to no need to wait any longer. Not great, just pleasant

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  1/17/2017 - trepak Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Quite rich on the nose, but with a good clear cherry note, very Italian. On the palate, very smooth initial entry, a lovely acidic core, cherry, a hint of oak rounds it out nicely with a decent amount of tannin on a good length finish. A very good example of classical Chianti, all that is good about Italian wine, so food friendly, but also very drinkable on its own.

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  9/25/2015 - bevetroppo wrote: 88 Points

  According to the nifty app "When Wine," we're on a flower day that is propitious for consumption of biodynamic wines. So far so good.
  
  I was a little surprised by the darker than expected color and the initially thick and slightly ponderous nose. So I decided to wait for at least an hour before recording additional impressions. This turned out to be a good move. There are deep cherry fruit aromas framed by leathery notes and hints of fennel bulb. Medium bodied with a bold wash across the palate ending in a rich, expansive finish, though slightly hot.
  
  I'm not in love with this, since it's denser and despite the labeled 13.5%, seemingly more alcoholic than I like in a Classico, but it's certainly not hard to drink. And I can't even blame it on a root day.

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