2016 Chianti Classico
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The 2016 Chianti Classico is all class. Fresh, floral and beautifully lifted, the 2016 offers a terrific expression of the estate in its mid-weight personality. All the elements meld together in this effortless, classy wine from the family. The 2016 is quite accessible today, but it also has enough brightness to age nicely for a number of years. What a pretty wine it is.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Showing ripe fruit and rich intensity, the 2016 Chianti Classico (made with 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot) would pair nicely next to pasta with extra cheese grated on top. This wine is bright and fruit-forward with the fresh acidity to cut though the fat in cheese, butter or cream. The tight and focused nature of the wine's sharp berry flavors would also make a perfect contrast to the natural sweetness in those ingredients. This is always a great food wine, but this vintage is even better poised to match your favorite Italian dishes. Some 120,000 bottles were produced, and the value isn't bad either.
90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot. Aged in large oak casks for 12 months. Mid crimson. Slightly reductive first impression, a little smoky. Dense and chewy and satisfying. More tannic than most in this line-up but the fruit is there in the middle. (JH)
Radda in Chianti. 90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot. Just mid crimson. Cool, savoury cherry fruit on the nose with minerally hints and tangy cherry fruit with a touch of new oak on the palate. Plenty of grainy tannins and still quite unsettled, yet long, tannic and with real depth. (WS)