La Maialina Chianti Classico Riserva

Discovering Italian Wine Class at the Texas Wine School. 100% Sangiovese, a portion of which is aged in French oak barrels for 24 months. Clear, medium ruby with a hint of garnet on the rim. The nose is medium in intensity, with aromas of black cherries, smoke, earth, licorice. The nose is developed. The palate is dry, with medium (+) to high acidity and medium (+) tannins. The alcohol is medium (13.5%) and the body is medium. The palate is …

WSET Diploma Prep with SEB : Session 2 : TASTED BLIND A: Medium garnet N: Medium (+) intensity nose with primaries of black cherry, red plum, violet, dried herbs and secondary aromas of clove and smoke and coffee. The wine is dominated by tertiaries of leather, tobacco and earth. P: Dry, medium (+) acid, medium (+) tannin (instr. says chewy), medium (+) alcohol, medium (+) intensity, body and finish. C: The wine is fully developed and the fruit intensity is …

One more nice bottle of this great Chianti.

One of the best wines for the price. Always a great choice!

A lot of cherry aroma and cherry dominated the palate.

Went perfect with my homemade meatballs and homemade sauce with ziti past. This wine was a perfect match with this food but not enjoyable when drinking on its own. The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry. It tastes like dust, stoniness and tobacco. The body is light/medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

Some dark fruit, cherries, tobacco. Clean palate with good acidity. Rather bitter finish. A stern wine. OK for the price

Russk. The non-riserva is drinking better now.

Simple, but pleasant. Good QPR

More spice and less brood then the basic Chianti. A little bit more stylish. Maybe not worth the price upgrade to me?