Ruffino, Chianti Classico, Riserva Ducale Oro

Dark, blackish red w slightly paling edge. Bq w dark cherries, oak, cinnamon, leather. Prominent acidity, rounded tannins, fruit still forward. Medium aftertaste w alcohol and fruit. Wine will easily last five more years. A nice Chianti Classico, but not much more.

2015 vintage

Another WineBid pickup! At the time I Was looking for a Chianti with some age on it, ideally a Gran Selezione with a little more barrel aging on it. Knowing Ruffino to be a quality Chianti producer, this bottle matched everything I was looking for! Picked up for $25, stored at 55 degrees at home. Popped and poured - paired with homemade pizzas! Drank over two hours. Visually, a medium red with a garnet, almost tawny edge already. On the …

2015 vintage

Decanted and drank over an hour. Paired well with Thai food. This is a pretty enjoyable and easy to drink Chianti, notes of red cherry and raspberries. Tannins were pretty mellow, from bottle age likely. My only qualm is it lacks the complexity and longer finish that I'd expect from a Gran Selezione. I've had better Chianti for cheaper (this bottle was $50 at a local wine shop). Not sure I'd get this again, given the price, but I still …

2015 vintage

Nice plum color red wine. Taste is a mix of tannin and plum with some dark cherry notes. Dry finish. Very nice wine.

2015 vintage

Classic old chianti with cherry, spice and cigar

2000 vintage

I love it! Great balance, texture, and finish. A perfect top end Chianti.

2015 vintage

Drinking great for my taste. Some nice secondary bit still some freshness.

2015 vintage

Reticent at first, then some aroma of cherry, sandalwood, earth. Similar on the palate along with medium grainy tannin and medium acidity. Overall, still young and will get better, likely will bear more fruit and earth in the next year or two.

2015 vintage

Shockingly this is still in very good shape. Fading for sure, but still tasty. Great leathery nose with some fruit left. Fully integrated tannins, with medium light finish. Came from a friend's cellar at 55 degrees since release. If it hasn’t been stored properly, it will probably be undrinkable. A pleasant surprise.

2003 vintage

great with pizza...complex, interesting, long mouth feel....very nice complex wine.

2016 vintage

This was a nice Chianti, medium-bodied and a great blend of tannins and fruit. I could taste the wild berries, blueberries and some oak. Great restaurant buy.

2015 vintage

Nice straight forward Chianti

2015 vintage

Very good

2015 vintage

Gran Selezione with some age on it, medium garnet. Aromas of raspberry, dried herbs, sandalwood, tobacco, smoke, and sweet Balsamic. High acidity with soft tannins that started medium but softened after 90 minutes. The palate was the same as the nose with a hint of perfume. Short finish but enjoyable.

2015 vintage

This is a subtle, austere Chianti that has good aromatics. It is a style I love and consume with Italian food. If you are looking for fruit and extraction, this wine is not for you.

2015 vintage

Still a rich red colour. Fruit is cigar box and gentle berry. Nicely integrated. A very fine wind

2000 vintage

Crowd pleasing color complex Chianti. Blend of Sangiovese (85%), Merlot (10%) and Colorino (5%). Aromas of dark berries, dried earth, black olives, leather and rosemary. Dried black cherry envelopes the pallet along with hints of dried cranberries, black licorice and tobacco. Soft tannins and well balanced/fresh acidity. Aging nicely.

2015 vintage

Drinkable, but disappointing. Tannic, woody, muted fruit.

2015 vintage

Pretty good.Wouldbuyagainbutatretailprice.

2015 vintage

Popped and poured into decanter. Fully mature. Initial taste revealed a fairly nice nose and palate, better than expected. Over the course of an hour some sips were nice but others bitter. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Opening this bottle at this time was a mistake, but our guests requested it. It was served as a PnP - another mistake. This wine needs both bottle age and AIR to show its best. All we got was some red fruited cherry, some earth, and an overabundance of acidity. Too early to rate. Hold this wine in your cellar for another couple of years, then give it a good decant to maximize enjoyment.

2016 vintage

asty CC Gran Selezione. Cherry, tobacco, leather, mushroom. Better than the 2014 vintage I had in the past.

2016 vintage

Drinking really nicely right now. Will last longer, but the Ducale Oro gets too soft for my taste towards the end of is drinking window.

2015 vintage

Wine was an excellent choice for our lasagna dinner. The full fruitiness ended with a spicy medium finish. We decanted for 15 minutes before the 1st pour but the wine continued to evolve throughout the evening. The subtle spice went well with our meal. Excellent!

2015 vintage

A blend of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot & 5% Colorino. Aged in a combination of oak, stainless steel and concrete for 1095 days. PnP then decided to decant for 30m. Stewed tomatoes, plum, espresso, black pepper, earthy tobacco, dry oak, sour cherries, a touch of bakers chocolate.

2016 vintage

This was quite good and exceeded my expectations. PnP. Medium to dark garnet. Earthy, savory and a little bit funky on the nose. Elsewhere, black cherries, cured meats, oak. Nice spicy entry, good grip. It's juicy, with notes of leather, fruit skins.

2016 vintage

Drinking well - will last a couple more years, but I don't think much longer.

2015 vintage

Tasted over two days, very much better on day 2. Very classic, dry, with a sound fruit behind, herbs here, plenty of tannin. Very young indeed, but plenty of juice here. #Kandestederne#Amdi&Sigrid

2016 vintage

Popped and poured. Fully mature and ready to go. Still some fruit left. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Chianti Classico Collection (Ritz-Carlton Chicago) : Walk around tasting, brief note. Spiced nicely, slightly meaty with plenty enough red and black cherry. Classic enough with enough richness, too. Good length and balance.

2016 vintage

Noticed this wine on sale at my local store and checked reviews online. Most were positive so bought 3 bottles on a whim. Decanted over 6 hours Color: Crimson red showing some age Nose: cherry preserves, fire embers, smoke, dark plum Palate: red cherries, some chewiness, raspberry Finish: Medium long Not bad, but wondering if the bottle was slightly flawed. My cork was extremely brittle so it’s possible it dried out and might have impacted the taste. Will update once …

2015 vintage

Excellent, well balanced. Everyone liked at wine tasting Italian dinner over all other wines.

2015 vintage

Italian Wine Scholar Class at the Texas Wine School. 85% Sangiovese, 10%Merlot and 5% Colorino. Med (+) ruby with a garnet hue. Med (+) nose of red cherry, blackberry, violet, herbs, black plum with noticeable sweet baking spice, vanilla and mocha due to 12 mos. in barriques, 12 mos. in large Slavonian oak casks and 12 mos. in concrete vats. Dry, with med to med (+) acidity, med (+) to high tannins and high alcohol (14.5%). Big and bold and …

2015 vintage

Impressive showing for such a big production wine. Bright, aromatic, with leathery and earthy dark fruit, black cherries, and tobacco. Shows plummy tension, fresh acidity, and age-worthy structure. Excellent with food.

2015 vintage

balanced and smooth. still has lively notes of cherry and plum. bone dry on the finish with a hint of leather. likely will retain this character for two to five more years. light tan on the rim.

2007 vintage

I haven't had this wine for over a decade; and I am not disappointed. A viscous (@14.5% abv) delicious black fruit and cherry driven chianti classico with medium acidity and medium(+) tannin, and medium(+) body. Suave mouthfeel, balanced and slightly concentrated, without being overpowering. Great length with delicious bitter-sweet balanced finish featuring elegant tannins. A winner. Only feature to fault is that abit a residual alcohol heat emerges which may be mitigated by decanting.

2015 vintage

Good, but very "smooth" and manufactured feeling.

2005 vintage

Opened the 2005 on 8/17/2019, it was absolutely delicious! Lush, velvety tannins, berries with a hint of leather. Wish I had more.

2005 vintage

Opened an hour and half before serving, drank over next 2hr. Aromas of soil, ripe fruit, and leather, full but nothing vibrant. Smooth, very little tannin, some acidity remaining. Rich fruit flavour is showing the heat of the vintage. This seemed ready, maybe a bit over the hill, but not by much. Certainly not too old

2003 vintage

13%. Color not faded, medium red, noticeable sediment in bottle. Lifted red berry fruit, fully integrated tannins, some secondary character. At 18 years, this bottle has held up well. Peak drinking. Very nice.

2000 vintage

It seems this is past peak and starting the downhill slide, although it was still really good. The tart dark cherry I've always associated with this wine was present, but the tobacco and leather have taken center stage. There's still ample acidity and nice spice. Drink up if you have anymore! This was our last bottle, and I'd say we timed the consumption perfectly, with no desire to backfill this vintage as we have several more recent years in the …

2000 vintage

Way more life and complexity than I anticipated for a chianti - let alone one from 11 years ago! Not spectacular but certainly good.

2007 vintage

Still enjoyable. Could last a while. Very old world style. Not much fruit. Some earth, tannin, a tiny bit of wet soil or wet leaves.

2007 vintage

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2007 vintage

Bill's. A better wine than the bottle we had in 2016 but only because it wasn't "brain-dead". Ripe, sweet top notes but nothing underneath and almost unforgivingly underwelming considering the cellar it came from.

1995 vintage

Dark/medium red. roasted black fruit nose, shows some ripeness. Roasted sweet plum flavours and a dull dry finish. I think this wine was probably quite ripe when young.

1995 vintage

Winewankers BYO; 7/1/2017-7/2/2017 (Tores House) : Dark red, no signs of aging. Nose with cherries, spice and licorice. The palate has much of the same and is also rich in tannins and alcohol. The wine has already been kept for quite a few years, but will last for a very long time still.

2007 vintage

Nice Cherry and herb notes on the nose. Well balanced wine and still showing good structure 12 years later. May have had a few more years left but went wonderfully with the Homemade Ravioli dinner with Bolognese sauce. Biggest thing was not as long of a finish as I had remembered but still a nice wine and even was "OK" finishing after dinner without food which isn't often the case with sangiovese based wines from Italy.

2005 vintage

Decanted 1 hour, not quite as good as the bottle had back in August but very good none the less. The nose has plenty of musty woody notes with plums and wet earth, the palate shows plums, cherry, cassis, truffles, earthy woody notes.

2003 vintage

Excellent despite age

2005 vintage

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