Capraia 2022 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Capraia 2022 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is gourmand, fruity, even slightly sweet. It expresses notes of garnet juice (or even grenadine), wild strawberry, raspberry coulis, ripe red cherry, crushed blackcurrant and morello cherry in the background, combined with notes of liquorice, wild mint, vanilla (in the background), combined with sweet touches of…

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Fattoria La Ripa 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Fattoria La Ripa 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

(organic) The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is closed and requires aeration. It then expresses notes of juicy fresh fruit (red cherry, crushed raspberry, blueberry, wild blackberry, blackcurrant), combined with a sappy touch of pine needles, fresh wood in the background, as well as liquorice, fresh bay leaf, rosemary and dried thyme….

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Tenute Selvolini 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Tenute Selvolini 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a bright pale ruby color. The nose is reserved, tangy, and fruity. It expresses notes of wild strawberry, crushed raspberry, blackberry, and blackcurrant, combined with notes of dried mint, pine needles, and liquorice, as well as a slight hint of roasting (toasted hazelnut, coffee in the background, a hint of chocolate) and…

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Maurizio Alongi, Vigna Barbischio 2022 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Maurizio Alongi, Vigna Barbischio 2022 – Chianti Classico Riserva

(organic) The wine has a bright pale ruby color. The nose is aromatic, fruity, fresh and gourmand. It expresses notes of wild raspberry, juicy red cherry, wild strawberry, morello cherry and crushed blackberry, combined with notes of wild mint (even with a sweet touch of mint syrup), a hint of dark chocolate, toast, liquorice, nutmeg,…

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Vallepicciola 2021 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Vallepicciola 2021 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers savoury herbaceous and toasted notes (toasted hazelnut, roasted bouquet garni, dark chocolate), combined with juicy and sweet fruits (ripe morello cherry, roasted cherry, crushed raspberry, blackberry, crushed blackcurrant), and refreshed by a touch of crushed mint. There are also notes of liquorice, a…

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Azienda Agricola La Collina 2019 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Azienda Agricola La Collina 2019 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a pale ruby color, with slight garnet reflections. The nose offers a certain density, a ripe fruitiness, even with stewed and roasted notes. It expresses in particular the aromas of crushed morello cherry, macerated red cherry, crushed raspberry, wild strawberry and roasted cherry, as well as a pronounced, but not dominant, toasted…

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Giacomo Grassi Rolando 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Giacomo Grassi Rolando 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a bright ruby color, of medium intensity. The nose is delicate and refined, but with liveliness and a tangy, macerated hint in its fruitiness. It expresses notes of red cherry, red currant, raspberry, macerated red cherry, garnet, as well as morello cherry jam in the background and crushed strawberry. After aeration, we…

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Casadi Monte Le Capitozze 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Casadi Monte Le Capitozze 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a medium-intensity ruby color. On the nose, it is reserved and requires aeration. It then expresses aromas of tangy fruits (red cherry, cranberries, fresh raspberry, dried raspberry, crushed blueberry), combined with a touch of smoke, roasting (coffee, cocoa), spices (liquorice, nutmeg, white pepper) and aromatic herbs (rosemary, a touch of peppermint and…

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Vigneti La Selvanella 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Vigneti La Selvanella 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers clear, but enveloping and not dominant tertiary aromas (tobacco, dried leaves, black tea in the background). After aeration, we find notes of liquorice, a hint of white pepper and ground cumin, as well as aromatic herbs (dried mint, a touch of dried rosemary…

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Cortevecchia, Villa le Corti, Principe Corsini 2021 – Chianti Classico Riserva

Cortevecchia, Villa le Corti, Principe Corsini 2021 – Chianti Classico Riserva

(organic) The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers tension and a savory spiciness (nutmeg, liquorice, white pepper), as well as pleasant toasted touches (toasted almond, dark chocolate and coffee in the background). There are also herbs and a minty hint (rosemary, fresh pine needles and a hint of dried mint)….

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