Joel Lara

9.2

This is a tasty, elegant Chianti where the savory elements and fruit have equal billing. On the nose, aromas of earthy spice, dark cherry, leather, and a slight hint of dried herbs. The palate has plums, dark cherries, and dried fruit with a beautiful underlying layer of leather, earth, clove, and orange zest. The persistent finish leaves a lovely taste of dried fruit and spice on the palate. Some slight hints of grilled meat come through in the finish as well. So tasty. Soft on the palate, although tannins are slightly drying in the finish. Notes are based on pour from bottle on 2nd day, as 1st day my taste buds were a bit off due to recovering from a cold. Medium bodied, medium+ acidity. Thanks to @Tom Casagrande for making me aware of the Rufina subzone. — 3 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.3

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 20 days ago

Joel Lara

9.2

Really tasty. Full bodied with medium acidity and medium/high tannins. Plums with hints of blueberry are joined by interesting herbal notes of thyme and sage. Also has a nice earthiness that veers into a touch of just-ground coffee beans accompanying the fruit and herbal flavors on the finish. Really good, and went well with meatball, ricotta, and mushroom pizza. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 1999 Chianti Classico pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears and some light sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with lovely notes of ripe and some dried red fruits: Bing cherry, raspberry, red flowers, Pu-erh tea, porchini, dried green herbs, a whiff of varnish (letting you know it’s Italian), old leather and wood and gravelly, iron rich earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. This 27 year old CC is sensational and further proof that Sangiovese rewards the patient. Drink now through 2039. — 14 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 : 90 Sangiovese/10 cannaiolo — 20 days ago

Louis Martin

9.0

Classic Chianti, paired beautifully with a Steak Milanese (La Grotta’s famous steak “à la Roberto”). — a month ago

Bonnie Chu

9.2

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 20 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 20 days ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

Chianti Classico tasting 🇮🇹 @ Ai Fiori — 20 days ago

Steven Heydemann

9.3

Seamless, delicious, has years ahead of it. Oak? Yes. But reasonably well integrated. Nice wine. — 14 days ago