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ROBERT PARKER'S THE WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS - "The 2008 Sangiovese shows plenty of varietal character in its expressive red cherries, licorice Read More...
and tobacco but with Napa Valley warmth and shape. The wine’s volume and depth should allow it to drink beautifully for a number of years. This is an impressive California Sangiovese, something I can’t say too often. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018."
$17.95
For the last dozen years or so, the Tuscan coast has been the hot spot for flashy
new projects from Italy’s best houses and international stars—the Rocca di Frassinello wines also Read More...
included in this Vias feature are a great example.
The small region of Scansano at the Southern edge of the Tuscan Coast has been producing excellent Sangiovese wines for many years that show the extra richness and full fruit that has inspired so many new wineries in the region—look for black cherry, wild berries and a savory, smoky touch on the finish.
The small region of Scansano at the Southern edge of the Tuscan Coast has been producing excellent Sangiovese wines for many years that show the extra richness and full fruit that has inspired so many new wineries in the region—look for black cherry, wild berries and a savory, smoky touch on the finish.
$12.98
Farnetella is owned by Giuseppe Massocolin of FelsinaWinery and ranks at the top of the Colli Senesi zone that flanks the town of San Gimignano. Here’s an awesome value Chianti Read More...
blessed with fresh round wild berry fruit that’s concentrated and lush in the mouth and excellent with the usual dinner fare. This is yet another one of the superior quality value priced Italian reds that’s not to be missed.
$31.98
From Organic farming the Colitbuono has intense ruby red color, the nose reveals elegant balsamic notes mixed with hints of flower petals, cherries, licorice and chocolate. The taste Read More...
is warm but pleasant, with a happy balance between the very fresh and full bodied and generous.
$36.98
WINE ADVOCATE 93+ POINTS - "The 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia is playing it close to the vest at this stage. The 2008 is not a huge Rancia like Read More...
the 2006, or a more obvious, immediate wine like the 2007. Instead, it reveals its charms only reluctantly. Layers of fruit hide beneath a powerful wall of tannin. The wine remains intensely mineral and equally primary, with little in the way of aromatic development. It is a shame to taste this today, as the wine clearly needs a number of years before it begins showing its true pedigree. Readers in search of immediate gratification should probably pass. Those in search of fine, cellar worthy Chianti Classico will adore the 2008 Rancia. Clean, saline notes frame the exquisite finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2023."
$19.99
Nipozzano Riserva 2008 greets the eye with a deep
purplish red. The nose is remarkably rich and
multi-faceted, showing cleanly-delineated aromas of sour cherry, raspberry, Read More...
and dried plum, lifted in turn by spicier impressions of black pepper, vanilla, cocoa powder, and
espresso bean. A warm alcohol complements its
smoothoverall texture in the mouth, and a clean, vibrant acidity and silky, well-integrated tannins contribute to an
impressive elegance. An almost-endless finish, with abundant aromatic fruit, completes a harmonious, well-balanced wine.
espresso bean. A warm alcohol complements its
smoothoverall texture in the mouth, and a clean, vibrant acidity and silky, well-integrated tannins contribute to an
impressive elegance. An almost-endless finish, with abundant aromatic fruit, completes a harmonious, well-balanced wine.
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The winery is named after a 19th century historic windmill located on the property near the cantina. When Frank Grace first purchased the property in 1995, there was no winery: all Read More...
the grapes were sold to local producers. Using the site of a ruined barn, Grace, together with winery manager Gerhard Hirmer, designed and built a state of the art winery. The winery opened its doors in 1999 and today, all of our wines are estate produced and bottled using organic materials and sustainable practices in both the vineyard and cantina. 100% Sangiovese Intense ruby red hints of small red fruits, cherry jam, white pepper well structured and complex, soft and round tannins, and a long lasting finish.
$27.98
2008 was a very challenging harvest in Chianti yet this top tier winery made a terrific wine. They farm biodynamically so this wine is a testament to the high level of commitment that Read More...
Querciabella has made in the vineyard to produce a wine of this balance and quality in such a challenging year. This is a finer, more elegant version of Chianti for them showcasing wonderfully fragrant red fruit and a well delineated palate. It’s a delight to drink and ideal with a variety of meats, pastas and cheeses.
$43.98
The 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva Le Baroncole shows good depth in its dark fruit, but not enough plumpness or structure to stand up to the French oak. With a little more attention Read More...
to cooperage this could be a super wine.
San Giusto is a reference-point estate that encapsulates so many of the artisan values that make the best wines of Tuscany so appealing. The Baroncole remains San Giusto’s least consistent wine, but all of the other reds are flying very high these days. The sweet San Giusto is an extreme wine, so it is only natural that some years are better than others.
San Giusto is a reference-point estate that encapsulates so many of the artisan values that make the best wines of Tuscany so appealing. The Baroncole remains San Giusto’s least consistent wine, but all of the other reds are flying very high these days. The sweet San Giusto is an extreme wine, so it is only natural that some years are better than others.
$16.95
WINE ADVOCATE 90 POINTS -
The 2009 Chianti Classico possesses lovely nuance and detail. Tobacco, crushed flowers and licorice are some of the Read More...
nuances that add complexity to the fruit in this delicious, medium-bodied Chianti Classico. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019.
$24.98
WINE ADVOCATE 89 POINTS - "The 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva Nozzole is a dark wine loaded with super-ripe fruit, smoke, mocha, tar and licorice. This Read More...
is a pretty extroverted, flashy style for the year, but it works. The tannins are firm, yet beautifully integrated, especially on the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018."
$23.98
90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot and Syrah -
The wine is ruby red in color with aromas of ripe red fruit and well amalgamated notes of vanilla and coffee. The palate enjoys Read More...
The wine is ruby red in color with aromas of ripe red fruit and well amalgamated notes of vanilla and coffee. The palate enjoys Read More...
a notable support from the acidity, which maintains a pleasurable freshness and persistence of flavor along with soft and sweet tannins which guarantee excellent drinkability.
$21.98
Reveals tons of inner perfume and juicy red
fruit. Silky tannins provide the backdrop for this polished, impeccably balanced Chianti. It is superb from start to finish.
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Canaiolo 6%, Merlot 4%
$27.99
STEPHEN TANZER 95 POINTS - "Medium saturated red. Red plum, redcurrant, tacacco, forest floor and potpourri spices on the sexy, very complex nose. Dense, sweet, Read More...
suave and deep, with insidious intensity to the multilayered flavors of blueberry, tobacco leaf and loam. Wonderfully silky and ripe red cherry and spice flavors. The 2009 vintage doesn't get any better than this. An outstanding wine, and everything a Chianti ought to be."
JAMES SUCKLING 93 POINTS - "A solid wine with a deep platform of dried berries and spices. Full and rich with firm tannins and a chocolate, berry and hazelnut aftertaste. Impressive. This is a longtime favorite. Drink or hold."
For a long time Selvapiana was a summer residence for the Florentine bishops. It then belonged to a series of rich Florentine merchant families including the Scalandroni. Purchased in 1827 by Michele Giuntini Selvapiana, the estate now covers an area of 240 hectares, of which 45 are devoted to vineyards and 31 to olives. Five generations of the Giuntini family have now lived on the estate.
The rigor and care devoted to producing this wine make Bucerchiale (a 100% Sangiovese made for the first time in 1979) one of the finest wines in the Rufina area. Following malolactic fermentation, it is matured in barriques and medium-sized sessile oak casks. It is aged in wood for 15 months and then blended together in steel tanks prior to bottling.
JAMES SUCKLING 93 POINTS - "A solid wine with a deep platform of dried berries and spices. Full and rich with firm tannins and a chocolate, berry and hazelnut aftertaste. Impressive. This is a longtime favorite. Drink or hold."
For a long time Selvapiana was a summer residence for the Florentine bishops. It then belonged to a series of rich Florentine merchant families including the Scalandroni. Purchased in 1827 by Michele Giuntini Selvapiana, the estate now covers an area of 240 hectares, of which 45 are devoted to vineyards and 31 to olives. Five generations of the Giuntini family have now lived on the estate.
The rigor and care devoted to producing this wine make Bucerchiale (a 100% Sangiovese made for the first time in 1979) one of the finest wines in the Rufina area. Following malolactic fermentation, it is matured in barriques and medium-sized sessile oak casks. It is aged in wood for 15 months and then blended together in steel tanks prior to bottling.
$17.98
WINE SPECTATOR 91 POINTS - "In a darker, balsamic vein, this red evokes tar, black cherry, underbrush and tabacco flavors. They're all held together Read More...
by the dense, fine tannins. Oak spice emerges on the taut finish.
LA TIMES OF THE WEEK 4/14/12 Irene Virbila
Hankering for a Chianti? The 2009 from Fèlsina is a beautiful mouthful, everything you want in a Chianti Classico — an explosion of cherries with mellow tannins and a chiseled structure. Lovely finish too. Delicious drinking from a consistently excellent producer. "
Hankering for a Chianti? The 2009 from Fèlsina is a beautiful mouthful, everything you want in a Chianti Classico — an explosion of cherries with mellow tannins and a chiseled structure. Lovely finish too. Delicious drinking from a consistently excellent producer. "
$22.98
ROBERT PARKER 91+ POINTS - "The 2010 Chianti Classico is drop-dead gorgeous. Juicy dark cherries, tobacco, licorice and spices are backed up by a gorgeous Read More...
spine of tannin and the mouth-watering, salivating acidity of the vintage. From start to finish, the San Giusto's 2010 Chianti Classico is fabulous. Readers who want to discover what Sangiovese is all about without splurging for one of Tuscany's higher priced bottlings may want to start here. This is as textbook as it gets. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2020."
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