Tenuta di Arceno

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend

8.926 ratings
8.93 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
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
"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
Alan Johnston

3.4. Delicious Chianti. Monday's at Black Market Bistro, $27, regularly $52.

3.4. Delicious Chianti. Monday's at Black Market Bistro, $27, regularly $52.

Apr 10th, 2017
Laura Adams

Lovely spicy Italian red! About to enjoy it with Penni Roberto @ Blue River Bistro in Breckenridge CO.

Lovely spicy Italian red! About to enjoy it with Penni Roberto @ Blue River Bistro in Breckenridge CO.

Dec 25th, 2016
Michael Tao

Nice Chianti - enjoying with a delicious meal at Locanda Positano

Nice Chianti - enjoying with a delicious meal at Locanda Positano

Dec 22nd, 2016
Christine

Simple and classic from Siena, Italy.

Simple and classic from Siena, Italy.

Jun 3rd, 2016
Tyler Durham

Lovely expressive Chianti, on the more bold and balanced side.

Lovely expressive Chianti, on the more bold and balanced side.

May 13th, 2016
Sebastien

Pretty light; goes well with garlic and bread

Pretty light; goes well with garlic and bread

Feb 10th, 2016
Nichole Lorentz

More my kind of Chianti!

More my kind of Chianti!

Dec 25th, 2015
Christiana Herbert

Dusty, balanced fruit.

Dusty, balanced fruit.

Dec 13th, 2015