Beautiful light red color but lovely fruit is the darker end of the Chianti spectrum; black cherry perhaps. Still good amount of tannin, but drinking well, even without food. A robust marinara sauce did it no favors, though it stood up to it. Drinking much better than 2 years ago. Drink or hold another 2-3 years.
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Remains dark; baked, dark fruit on the nose, mulled, powerful; thick, full, concentrated, some tannin remains; depth on an opulent finish. This may be better in 5 years. Impressive, power-packed, but lacks that classic Chianti balance.
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This Riserva in this vintage is probably best called a Super Tuscan. Great opulence full fruit and soft but present tannins. Long finish and still a good 5-10 year life ahead. Who ever has one hold it!
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5/27/2020 - JimRusche wrote: 91 Points
Great balance and depth of palate with long silky finish. At peak probably
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4/18/2020 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Beautiful light red color but lovely fruit is the darker end of the Chianti spectrum; black cherry perhaps. Still good amount of tannin, but drinking well, even without food. A robust marinara sauce did it no favors, though it stood up to it.
Drinking much better than 2 years ago. Drink or hold another 2-3 years.
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12/28/2017 - cweiss wrote:
The darker side of Chianti. Deep, balanced, but could use a couple more years still to soften and gain complexity.
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8/4/2016 - chbeaumont wrote: 90 Points
Remains dark; baked, dark fruit on the nose, mulled, powerful; thick, full, concentrated, some tannin remains; depth on an opulent finish. This may be better in 5 years. Impressive, power-packed, but lacks that classic Chianti balance.
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7/26/2016 - lexwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
This Riserva in this vintage is probably best called a Super Tuscan. Great opulence full fruit and soft but present tannins. Long finish and still a good 5-10 year life ahead. Who ever has one hold it!
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