Antinori, Chianti Classico, Santa Cristina

Antinori · Tuscany › Chianti Classico › Italy

Red · Sangiovese Blend

Critics

83 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

82.5

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Okay... Shoulda drank a while ago. Surprised how well it held up

2005 vintage

Agree with most here. Thin, sharp, with no legs.

2005 vintage

Past it's peak. 2010 was probably the max time.

2005 vintage

Yuch. Tasteless. Tried and tried. Had to pour most of it down the drain.

2005 vintage

Very nice on the nose, with a blueberry character. The taste was slightly unbalance, too high on acidity and alcohol feel. Medium body with a rather bitter finish.

2005 vintage

Klarer Korkfehler, da hat der Kork schon eigenartig gerochen

2005 vintage

Table Wine - Decent but not a "best buy"

2005 vintage

A light sangiovese that'l wash down any pasta plate you set beside it. A little pepper, some lively black fruit, and a short finish so it won't override the next forkful of spaghetti.

2005 vintage

Agree with smallhart's tasting note -- not a lot to this wine.

2005 vintage

A Small Wine Tasting (Catonsville, MD) : We tasted this against a White Cottage Ezivese. Just not a lot to it. dissappeard quickly, not much body. It came a little more alive with some aeration, but not a favorite, even for the bargain it is.

2005 vintage

A little fruity and sweet on the finish. Acid comes through fairly strong. Not one of my favorites, but certainly drinkable.

2005 vintage

Enjoyed

2005 vintage

Truly one of the better buys in the IGT Sangiovese blend world.

2005 vintage

Fresh, lively, country style. Piercing fruit. Clean texture. A bit of turned earth. Food friendly. At the end of 2007, this 2005 had its best time though.

2005 vintage

Extremely fruit-forward wine, which makes it very quaffable. A flighty nose which seemed to come and go, but contained raspberry, wet stone, blackberry liqueur and a hint of vanilla. One-dimensional on the palate with the aforementioned fruitiness, but not much else, and little finish. Not a bad wine, but doesn't have much to say for itself. Decanted for an hour.

2005 vintage

Decent wine, but not much personality.

2005 vintage

Was good, love sangiovese.

2005 vintage

pleasant drinking - would buy additional to set down for a year

2005 vintage

Fresh and flavorful with more fruit than other Sangioveses. Best sub $10 Italian wine I've had. Complemented very well with Tuscan style lamb.

2005 vintage

The nose of this wine has a hint of buttered popcorn (oak) mixed with red fruit and a slight hint of carmel (oak), the wine has a nice mouth feel with firm but not over powering tannins that are mixed with a long finish. The wine has flavors of sour red fruit that include strawberries and cherries with a spice notes. This wine jumps on the mid pallet and lasts all the way to the finsih.

2005 vintage

Clef-du-Vin Used. A delightful plum & leather aroma, follwed by a clean berry & herbs, with a hint of pepper flavor. The finish is light, even, and brief.

2005 vintage

Cherry and a hint of spice on the nose. Mild flavor, light bodied, and soft tannins.

2005 vintage

Lightly crushed fruit on the nose. Soft, light, and unimposing, but good. Not too acidic. A solid little quaffing chianti.

2005 vintage

Plum on the nose....decent mouth feel. Dry on the finish. An easy sipping wine.

2005 vintage

Bargain Barrel Wine Tasting; 4/14/2007-4/15/2007 (My place) : Heavy caramel on the nose with a light hint of red cherries. Color garnet with a tint of vermillion. Taste light, but interesting. Overall a nice wine.

2005 vintage