Banfi

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend

8.8930 ratings
8.842 pro ratings
Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese Blend
Goose, Game, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Mushrooms, Onion, Veal, Hard Cheese, Pork, Tomato-Based, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Turkey, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Willem Jan Withagen

A wine worth keeping a bit longer. The Italian acids less firm, plum, cedar wood, lavas herbs. Tanine low, fine bitters.

A wine worth keeping a bit longer. The Italian acids less firm, plum, cedar wood, lavas herbs. Tanine low, fine bitters.

Sep 22nd, 2019
Michael Chelus

Blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cranberry, vanilla and loamy earth. Good structure and well-integrated tannins.

Blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cranberry, vanilla and loamy earth. Good structure and well-integrated tannins.

4 people found it helpfulJun 5th, 2015
Alexis Davis Iaconis

Hospitality Director Copain Wines

9.0

Tart cherries and clay, sweet vanilla- modern chianti- but tasty

Tart cherries and clay, sweet vanilla- modern chianti- but tasty

4 people found it helpfulJan 14th, 2015
Willem Jan Withagen

Keeping it longer pays off. Still nice raspberry in the nose. Leather and plum. Silky tanine and some sweet cherries in the long finish.

Keeping it longer pays off. Still nice raspberry in the nose. Leather and plum. Silky tanine and some sweet cherries in the long finish.

1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2020
Mark Eastom

Held up nicely. Soft tannin, licorice, tar and earthy fruit.

Held up nicely. Soft tannin, licorice, tar and earthy fruit.

1 person found it helpfulApr 8th, 2019
Michael McClory

Had at Kim’s birthday

Had at Kim’s birthday

1 person found it helpfulOct 16th, 2018
Ellen Clifford

Not bad. Good. Not extraordinary but it’s gonna go with Uber eats fries. The tannins , acid, alcohol and body are all in sync. It’s just not complex. But it’s fun and drinkable. Just missing the elements I usually look to a Chianti Classico to equal fun (balsamic, flowers, more animal and tarter fruit). But do-able if you need a grocery store vino.

Not bad. Good. Not extraordinary but it’s gonna go with Uber eats fries. The tannins , acid, alcohol and body are all in sync. It’s just not complex. But it’s fun and drinkable. Just missing the elements I usually look to a Chianti Classico to equal fun (balsamic, flowers, more animal and tarter fruit). But do-able if you need a grocery store vino.

1 person found it helpfulMay 1st, 2018
Brian Boulden

Extremely smooth with soft tannins. Cherry, blackberry finish. #italian #tuscany #banfi

Extremely smooth with soft tannins. Cherry, blackberry finish. #italian #tuscany #banfi

1 person found it helpfulNov 5th, 2017
Sforza

Near nothing the on nose. Even tannins, earthy.

Near nothing the on nose. Even tannins, earthy.

1 person found it helpfulDec 13th, 2016
Sean Genn

Cherries, coffee and cocoa. Modern Chianti.

Cherries, coffee and cocoa. Modern Chianti.

1 person found it helpfulJul 23rd, 2016