2015 Chianti Classico Riserva
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Gaiole in Chianti. 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo, 3% Ciliegiolo, 2% Colorino. Just mid ruby. Subtle, savoury nose with hints of sour cherry. Elegant and lithe with fine, long tannins and fresh, sour-cherry finish. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva is a pretty wine, but it is also a bit forward relative to its peers. The dried cherry, crushed flower, tobacco and earthy notes reinforce an impression of a wine that is aging at a relatively fast pace.
The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva is a carefully measured wine that offers intensity versus grace and concentration versus finesse. This warm vintage brings forward dark fruit aromas with ripe cherry and blackberry. You also get the fresh acidity and crispness that is so specific to Gaiole in Chianti. The finish is velvety and mildly textured, and you do get that characteristic blast of fresh acidity on the finish. This wine is a blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% total of Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo and Colorino. Some 40,000 bottles were made.