Castello di Bossi

Riserva Berardo Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend

9.0246 ratings
9.129 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
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9.0

The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo offers up scents of plum, blackberry, dried herbs, leather, cedar, tobacco and licorice. This virile Riserva captures plenty of the earthy, somber power often found in wines from Castelnuovo Berardenga. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)

The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo offers up scents of plum, blackberry, dried herbs, leather, cedar, tobacco and licorice. This virile Riserva captures plenty of the earthy, somber power often found in wines from Castelnuovo Berardenga. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)

Jul 11th, 2024
TJ Maxwell

Astonishingly good

Astonishingly good

Jan 1st, 2022
Andrew Lohse

Cherry, plum, purple flowers / rich and approachable, with easy-to-see charm. A total treat.

Cherry, plum, purple flowers / rich and approachable, with easy-to-see charm. A total treat.

Jul 27th, 2020
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8.9

The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo is a pretty, open-knit wine. Sweet dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol are nicely delineated in the 2015, a Riserva that is unusually translucent for the vintage. This is an especially refreshing, mid-weight wine for the year, with a good deal of savory and earthy Sangiovese character laced throughout. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2019)

The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo is a pretty, open-knit wine. Sweet dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol are nicely delineated in the 2015, a Riserva that is unusually translucent for the vintage. This is an especially refreshing, mid-weight wine for the year, with a good deal of savory and earthy Sangiovese character laced throughout. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2019)

Aug 23rd, 2019
Severn Goodwin

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Evening BBQ with some close friends.

Independence Day 2019 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸΎπŸŽ†
Evening BBQ with some close friends.

Jul 5th, 2019
Allison Lyzenga

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of blackberry, garigue, subtle black olive, red apple skins; dry, medium plus acid, high tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium intensity flavors of black fruit, dried herbs, apple skin; long finish

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of blackberry, garigue, subtle black olive, red apple skins; dry, medium plus acid, high tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium intensity flavors of black fruit, dried herbs, apple skin; long finish

May 5th, 2019
Tony Botello

Vineyard Babcock, Hospitality Tyler Winery,

9.3

Great acid and tannic structure. Like traipsing through the woods after a warm mid-summer rain. Wet eucalyptus, mulch, and lilies.

Great acid and tannic structure. Like traipsing through the woods after a warm mid-summer rain. Wet eucalyptus, mulch, and lilies.

Feb 3rd, 2019
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.2

Best value in a while at $29. Delicious.

Best value in a while at $29. Delicious.

3 people found it helpfulJan 22nd, 2015
Jeff Collins

Owner Peabody's Wine & Beer Merchants and Benchmark Provisions

9.2

Amazing value. Seamless, dark, nice richness.

Amazing value. Seamless, dark, nice richness.

1 person found it helpfulDec 1st, 2016
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Wonderful

Wonderful

Apr 29th, 2017