Hannah Lund

9.6

Very light Chardonnay. Would pair well with chicken or fish, or do well alone. — 12 years ago

Steve DiNardo

10

Crisp, light, great alone. SALE: $9 at Gelsons. Great buy! — 12 years ago

Diane Colangelo

9.9

Good alone and with food — 13 years ago

Jen Pelka

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9.1

Pairs well with Home Alone — 14 years ago

Alaina Velasquez

9.3

Pleasant creamy mouthfeel, nice acid balance, easy to drink as a stand alone
wine — 12 years ago

Alexander Vinogradov

9.8

One of the best wineries in Chianti. Wine is reach with great flavours. The Chianti Classico is composed of 90% Sangiovese grape and other red grapes. Wine with a strong character. The grapes have been harvested by hand by the end of September- early October . Agrarian aspects Altitude - 300-420 mt Exposure - South, south-west Soil - Limestone, calcareous,pebbles Training method - Spur-pruned cordon Vineyard density - average of 5.000 plants/ha Age of vineyard - 5-15 years Yield / ha - 70 q.al Yield / plant - 1.3 kg. Harvest - late September - early October Alcohol content - 13.5% Ageing 80% of the wine is aged in the wooden vats made of French oak, 20% is aged into French and American barriques for about 12 months, bottle ageing for further 6 months. Vinification Maceration in wooden vats by 8000 l. for 10 days at 28° after a pre-maceration for 3 days at 5°. Post-maceration for a 3-5 days at 28°. The malo-lactic fermentation starts spontaneously. Description Appearance - limpid, deep ruby with violet shade, quite thick. Aroma - fruity, cherry and plum confiture, lightly spicy with black pepper and juniper notes. Taste - dry, warm, soft, quite fresh, quite tannic, full, balanced, intense and persistent, fine. Final comments - harmonious, ready. Suggestions - perfect with meat, rice or pasta with sauce, truffle or mushroom, perfect alone. Drink at - 20°C, best in decanter, uncork 1 hour before serving. Total production - 190.000 (0.750 lt.) - 20.000 (0.375 lt.) - 1.500 ( 1.500 lt.) - 100 ( 3.000 lt.) Packaging: Cardboard case/6 bottles (0.750 lt ) or by 12 (0.375 lt). Magnum and Double Magnum single-packed in wooden case. — 13 years ago

Leif Sundström

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9.5

Aromatics alone make this worth drinking. 08s are unfolding that floral stage something profound. — 12 years ago

Liz Neubaum

9.5

My new favorite. Refreshing, good alone or with food — 13 years ago

Cristina Ferrigno

9.6

Delicious and not terribly expensive! Very dark, rich and smooth with great legs (just how I like my men!) great with food or stand alone. — 13 years ago

Dan Pugh

9.2

Very nice, fresh and fruity; really easy to enjoy and drinks well alone and with food. — 14 years ago