2021 Chianti Classico
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Gaiole – Monti. Certified organic (ICEA). Impenetrably dark ruby. Gorgeous, deep dark cherry with a white-pepper note. Great depth and complexity and super-inviting. Succulent, a little bloody and mouth-filling cherry fruit with sandpapery tannins. Long and generous and perfectly balanced. Overachieving for this category. One of the most consistent classic Chianti Classicos, which year after year, almost regardless of the vintage, delivers. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2021 Chianti Classico is a model of excellence. Pure, bright and wonderfully vibrant, the 2021 possesses superb energy and exceptional balance. Crushed red/purplish fruit, rose petal, sweet spice and orange zest bristle with tension. This is a rare Chianti Classico I would cellar for a year or two. Superb.
Gaiole. 92% Sangiovese, 6% Canaiolo, 2% Colorino. Certified organic. Just mid ruby. Tight and rather closed on the nose and a tiny bit reductive. Great intensity and purity of fruit, and lots of tangy acidity and finely ground tannins. Impressive. (WS)
The 2021 Chianti Classico is ripe with youthful primary red fruit, revealing cooling and lifted aromas of menthol, pine, and pure cherry. It has wonderful concentration on the palate, with generous and ripe wild raspberry, dried earth, herbes de Provence, and refreshing salinity. Although ripe, it has a spine of fresh acidity that seams it all together. Drink 2024-2034.