Variety: Chianti (Riserva)
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Year: 2011
Price: $11.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review:
A hue of warm garnet red, tending towards brick. Ripe red fruit with a delicate and heavenly bouquet of stewed berries. The palate is full, harmonious and velvety with dark fruits, notes of tobacco and balanced acididty.
Your Review:
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Year: 2011
Price: $11.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review:
A hue of warm garnet red, tending towards brick. Ripe red fruit with a delicate and heavenly bouquet of stewed berries. The palate is full, harmonious and velvety with dark fruits, notes of tobacco and balanced acididty.
Your Review:
I did share this with my roommate. Bless his soul, he left some for me to taste after I came home. Unfortunately, this means that I had it 36 hours after it had been opened, so it may have been just past its prime. That's ok. Chanti, and Sangiovese are nice wines, and I am really learning to differentiate. Or so I think. It definitely had a rich color, and an even richer flavor. These Chianti have to be different from the crap ones in Boyer has discussed. I really enjoyed it. I did notice some fruits, maybe a red plum, or something ripe and juicy. Maybe even overripe. A heavier note of smoke or tobacco; it seemed to me almost like that taste you get in your mouth when someone leaves a charcoal grill on too long. It's that smoky hollow taste. Good. Want to compare it fresh out of the bottle.
