Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
/100
Reviews
13
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Vintages
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1999
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87/100
Sangiovese Blend
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Taster #7203
· Aug 1, 2023
93/100
Excellent 24 year old Chianti. Still nice red color, dried cherries.
1999 vintage
Taster #9251
· Apr 23, 2017
91/100
Popped and poured. Light to medium garnet color with bricking around the edges. Nose of leather, dried cherry and sweet tobacco. Similar flavors on the palate with a bit of earthy undertones. Medium+ acid, fully resolved tannins. Started to fall apart after about 45 minutes or so but drank very well otherwise for an almost 20 year old chianti. Very enjoyable.
1999 vintage
Taster #3247
· May 5, 2013
PnP, non-blind. This more than made up for my last (corked) bottle, and proved on of the best examples of aged (and traditional) Sangio I've had this year. Detailed earthen and fruit aromas, with a delicate ring of tertiary aromas and flavors that compounded the purity and overall experience alike. A textbook example of the grape and region. Just 12,5% abv, but full in the mouth, with a lovely stream of fresh acids balancing everything out. Another very solid 5 …
1999 vintage
Taster #3247
· Mar 18, 2013
PnP. Cork soaked 1/4 thru, in vg shape. Color fully transitioned and faded to the slightly amber rim. Earth, leather, cherry, violet, cedar and red apple skin. Medium-bodied, very lively acids. Slightly bitter, tannins still offering up nice grip. Med finish. Very correct, clean, and begs for food - if for no other reason than very little fruit remains. With air, it adds some complexity on the nose, less so on the palate. I have one more bottle left that …
1999 vintage
Taster #2741
· Oct 20, 2012
past its prime in my view. almost no fruit left, mostly herbal (thyme, bay leaf, cedar). Went well with steak, but could have given more pleasure when younger.
1999 vintage
Taster #1883
· Dec 27, 2011
90/100
Still rich. Wonderfull Chianti.
1999 vintage
Taster #3659
· Dec 23, 2008
Thin, lactic note. Off.
1999 vintage
Taster #7106
· Aug 8, 2008
80/100
We opened this bottle with some farfalle pasta with a tomato and brie cheese sauce. Even though this wine is 9 years old, we found some aggressive tannins at first. An hour later, the tannins were less "in your face" and let place to some more interesting aromas such as prune, blackberry and violet.
1999 vintage
Taster #5159
· May 31, 2008
90/100
Wonderful Chianti Classico full, rich, smooth. Light fruit, bold flavor. Perfice with food.
1999 vintage
Taster #3009
· Apr 7, 2008
89/100
Decent enough sangio fruit flavors, but this has kind of an edge to it from what seems to be toasted oak. A little burnt, but no vanilla. The tannins are pretty firm on this too. I think this can age awhile longer.
1999 vintage
Taster #8906
· Feb 12, 2008
85/100
Bricked edges. Sweet nose of earth, compost, tobacco, plum and black cherry. Palate is a bit thin and tart, finish drops very early. This bottle is well past it's prime.
1999 vintage
Taster #3800
· Mar 7, 2007
82/100
Nice ruby color, but nose was muted and the wine a bit thin...
1999 vintage
Taster #4677
· Jan 6, 2007
91/100
Very nice Chianti, its hard edges rounded off by some maturity but still typically fresh on the palate with rather high acidity.
1999 vintage
Taster #5317
· Dec 18, 2006
This is a nice enough Chianti but seems a bit nondescript. Nice notes of sour cherry and balsa. A clean and simple wine but lacking some zip and intensity. Is this closed or just boring? I'm thinking the latter. I personally look for more leather and brett than this one has to provide.
1999 vintage
Taster #3659
· Sep 18, 2006
Fragrant, green olives, Wondeful inner mouth perfume and energy, great balance, light to medium bodied, ripe underlying tannins, clean and gorgeous acidity. This is very refreshing and nothing is out of place. Vibrant, fresh, lengthy finish. Elegant wine. If only all Chianti's could be like this ...
1999 vintage
Taster #3563
· Jan 28, 2006
84/100
A moderately priced Chianti Classico that is a little too acidic by itself, but works very well with an Italian meal which includes a savory or spicy red sauce.
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Taster #2158
· Oct 30, 2005
very tasty as usual
1999 vintage
Taster #6531
· Oct 29, 2005
Some recent Italians; 10/1/2005-2/5/2006 : Beautiful once again. Smooth, sophisticated, marvellous sangiovese fruit and nose. Perfect expression of Chianthi in my book, excellent with pasta/ meatball supper.
1999 vintage
Taster #2158
· Oct 14, 2005
Had with beef, peppers and carrots on porcini pasta with red wine and tarragon sauce really enjoyed, very smooth, a bit thin, but nice. will buy more
1999 vintage
Taster #6531
· Sep 23, 2005
A few Italians; 9/20/2005-9/26/2006 : One of my favorite Chianti's and one where I find some of the feminine grace of a good Margaux .Brilliantly weighted wine, that's all elegance and silk whilst shouldering a subtly concentrated and remarkably persistent palate of fruit and forest. Delicious.
1999 vintage
Taster #5317
· Jan 26, 2005
88/100
Delicious Chianti with a meal of chicken marsala (with sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions), pappardelle, and steamed broccoli. The nose is ripe with surprising elements of cocoa amidst the expected saddle leather and briar. The palate is briary and a little hot with a slightly aggressive mouthfeel from the acid, not well integrated enough to merit an outstanding effort. Still, this is satisfying and enjoyable both with the meal and to sip on its own.
1999 vintage
Taster #6531
· Aug 9, 2004
Another of my 'house' wines, something that's always in my rack. This is textbook Chianti in my book, elegant, with lovely savoury fruit that is both complex and generous; first sip seems a little austere, then the spicy Sangiovese element seems to build and get more persistent with every moment. It kind of reminds me of Pinot in is lightweight body but heavyweight flavour profile. I suspect there may be some international variety, cab or merlot in the mix, but …
1999 vintage
Taster #1837
· Feb 23, 2004
88/100
Leather, soy, balsa wood, asian spices, backed by dense fruit. There's a touch of brett I disliked in the nose. It's nothing horrible, just a mild detractor for me.
1999 vintage
Taster #7780
· Feb 13, 2002
85/100
Le Cantine: Mushrooms & wood; med strong aromas, bal. t’s. Fair.
1999 vintage