Tenuta di Arceno

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend

8.8251 ratings
8.929 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
Randy Fuller

This wine has a medium-dark garnet hue and offers a nose of black cherry, anise, vanilla and cedar. On the palate, we find red fruit, a bit of tart cherry and savory notes from the ten months of oak aging. The tannins are a little toothy, but will do a nice job on a steak.

This wine has a medium-dark garnet hue and offers a nose of black cherry, anise, vanilla and cedar. On the palate, we find red fruit, a bit of tart cherry and savory notes from the ten months of oak aging. The tannins are a little toothy, but will do a nice job on a steak.

Mar 28th, 2021
Mark Eastom

Licorice, tart cherry, tar, grippy tannins, crushed rock, plum, little smoke and nice acid. Pomegranate on the finish.

Licorice, tart cherry, tar, grippy tannins, crushed rock, plum, little smoke and nice acid. Pomegranate on the finish.

Apr 1st, 2020
Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.8

Sour cherries and plums initially. Very dry, quite acidic, and without any developed secondaries. Hoping some air time helps! Edit: Time did help, but merely smoothed out the acid, and ripened the fruit. Hours later it is still a clumsy wine.

Sour cherries and plums initially. Very dry, quite acidic, and without any developed secondaries. Hoping some air time helps! Edit: Time did help, but merely smoothed out the acid, and ripened the fruit. Hours later it is still a clumsy wine.

1 person found it helpfulMay 15th, 2017
Nick Benz

Good, clean example of Chianti Classico Riserva.

Good, clean example of Chianti Classico Riserva.

1 person found it helpfulJan 24th, 2016
Tracy Hall

Big and furry. A little tannic for me. Tried the next day and still drying mid palate

Big and furry. A little tannic for me. Tried the next day and still drying mid palate

1 person found it helpfulMar 21st, 2015
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.2

Bit clumsy.

Bit clumsy.

1 person found it helpfulDec 9th, 2014
"Odedi"

Red / ruby in color with a light ruby rim.

Fresh red berries on the nose and cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, smoke, tar, dark chocolates, spices, licorice, cloves, earth, leather, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and long legs.

A bit tart on the attack and dry on the palate, with cherries, plums, blueberries, strawberries, currants, vanilla, cloves, licorice, tobacco, earth, graphite, herbs, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus on the finish with firm, chewy tannins and tart cranberries.

This Chianti Classico is a nice drinking red wine, almost balanced, and at good quality.

I really liked the nose on this one. Needs to be opened for an hour, to get those nice aromas.
Needs another 2 to 3 years in the bottle to mature properly.

Good by itself, but better with food. It Paired nicely with everyone's Italian food.

A blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are hand harvested and wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

Red / ruby in color with a light ruby rim.

Fresh red berries on the nose and cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, smoke, tar, dark chocolates, spices, licorice, cloves, earth, leather, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and long legs.

A bit tart on the attack and dry on the palate, with cherries, plums, blueberries, strawberries, currants, vanilla, cloves, licorice, tobacco, earth, graphite, herbs, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus on the finish with firm, chewy tannins and tart cranberries.

This Chianti Classico is a nice drinking red wine, almost balanced, and at good quality.

I really liked the nose on this one. Needs to be opened for an hour, to get those nice aromas.
Needs another 2 to 3 years in the bottle to mature properly.

Good by itself, but better with food. It Paired nicely with everyone's Italian food.

A blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are hand harvested and wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

Dec 19th, 2016
Nick Apone

Very high acid

Very high acid

Jun 18th, 2015
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

Cabernet Sauvignon and cab franc in the blend giving a greenish note this is part of the Jackson portfolio of wines

Cabernet Sauvignon and cab franc in the blend giving a greenish note this is part of the Jackson portfolio of wines

Apr 17th, 2014
Erica Westcott

Birthday dinner at Rare, with Ragu pasta

Birthday dinner at Rare, with Ragu pasta

Apr 27th, 2024