Excellent Chianti, smooth as a baby’s butt. Still a tad tannic, lots of cigar and iodine. 2 years (2025) then drink away.
Excellent Chianti, smooth as a baby’s butt. Still a tad tannic, lots of cigar and iodine. 2 years (2025) then drink away.
Dec 17th, 2022
Utterly delicious, the young 2016 Chianti Classico from Fontodi is by far the most memorable wine I’ve had from this region to date.
Sporting a translucent ruby robe, it’s bright, vibrant, with lots of smokey dark cherry, blackberry, and cedar; very pure and with a strong grip of iron.
Very high acidity / tannin. Long, dry, sumptuous finish.
Can’t wait to try this again.
Utterly delicious, the young 2016 Chianti Classico from Fontodi is by far the most memorable wine I’ve had from this region to date.
Sporting a translucent ruby robe, it’s bright, vibrant, with lots of smokey dark cherry, blackberry, and cedar; very pure and with a strong grip of iron.
Very high acidity / tannin. Long, dry, sumptuous finish.
Can’t wait to try this again.
Dec 10th, 2020
Can’t put this one down.... beautiful nose of dried rose pedal, dusty rainer cherry, coco bean. Earthy. Juicy blackcherry fruit bounds on the palate accented by espresso and cedar box. Cranberry too. Outstanding length with soft, persistent tannins. Great now, only better with cellar age.
Can’t put this one down.... beautiful nose of dried rose pedal, dusty rainer cherry, coco bean. Earthy. Juicy blackcherry fruit bounds on the palate accented by espresso and cedar box. Cranberry too. Outstanding length with soft, persistent tannins. Great now, only better with cellar age.
1 person found it helpfulSep 19th, 2020
Old school Chianti Classico! Needs a bit of air and it still didn’t open up much as dinner progressed. Great dried purple flower notes and hints of dried red fruit. Probably worth revisiting in a couple of years or finding a bottle with a bit more age.
Old school Chianti Classico! Needs a bit of air and it still didn’t open up much as dinner progressed. Great dried purple flower notes and hints of dried red fruit. Probably worth revisiting in a couple of years or finding a bottle with a bit more age.
Mar 16th, 2021
Really good
Sep 26th, 2020
Quite tannic... could use several more years
Quite tannic... could use several more years
Aug 24th, 2020
Mörk frukt och relativt mycket stall och läder. Medium kropp med lite surt och beskt avslut
Mörk frukt och relativt mycket stall och läder. Medium kropp med lite surt och beskt avslut
Jul 5th, 2020
Dark, almost black and opaque. The French oak is noticeable but in check by lovely ripe fruit. Palate is not terribly long, but that’s ok here. Lovely now with long drinking window ahead. Heavy sediment even at this early age. Very good value.
Dark, almost black and opaque. The French oak is noticeable but in check by lovely ripe fruit. Palate is not terribly long, but that’s ok here. Lovely now with long drinking window ahead. Heavy sediment even at this early age. Very good value.
Jun 13th, 2020Relativt hög syra lite fat och körsbär. Saknar lite botten. Blev bättre med bolognese som också hade hög syra. En flaska kvar
Relativt hög syra lite fat och körsbär. Saknar lite botten. Blev bättre med bolognese som också hade hög syra. En flaska kvar
Jun 7th, 2020
Love this; savoury, balanced, complex; tobacco, almonds, cherries, leather...plenty of acidity for grip and food friendliness and tannin for backbone.
Love this; savoury, balanced, complex; tobacco, almonds, cherries, leather...plenty of acidity for grip and food friendliness and tannin for backbone.
Apr 13th, 2020
Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
