2012 Chianti Classico Riserva Il Campitello
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The 2012 Chianti Classico Riserva Il Campitello is a very pretty wine, especially for the vintage. Mid-weight and translucent in style, the 2012 captures the essence of Radda, with sweet, floral aromatics, chiseled fruit and lovely energy. Red berry, spice, tobacco, cedar and rose petal all open up in the glass. A hint of oak comes through on the finish, but otherwise this is a classic-feeling Riserva that will appeal to readers with more traditionally leaning palates. The Campitello emerges from the estate's oldest vineyard.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted in magnum. Pale ruby with orange tinges. Really stony but still a little closed on the nose. Almost feather-light palate with fragrant, succulent strawberry and firm, but finely structured. Burgundy written all over it. Great effort for this hot vintage. (WS).
Pale ruby with orange tinges. Arresting nose chock full of stones and cherry and almost a little iodine. Multilayered. Very elegant palate weight but still so very closed and a little numb on the fruit, yet with a perfumed, lingering long finish. Lots of firm tannins and tangy acidity. Great balance but not yet knit together. (WS)