Rocca delle Macie, Chianti Classico, Famiglia Zingarelli Riserva

Soft, easy drinking, great with pizza

2016 vintage

placeholder - lovely Chianti, I will write a final review after I´ll drink the remaining glass tomorrow

2016 vintage

Very good

2016 vintage

Corked. Bummer!

2016 vintage

Flowers, cherries, licorice, and tomatoes in olive oil on the nose. Bright acidity with dark cherries and plums on the palate. Got juicier as it opened up. Granite, mild oak, and juicy dried dark fruit on the finish.

2016 vintage

Initially very closed, opens after 30 minutes. Not very complex, but delivers for the price (15 Euro ).

2016 vintage

Good but not outstanding. Well balanced and certainly still fresh with the acidity in the mix, but somewhat lacking in the cherry nuances I would have expected from a Chianti Classico at this level. Still it was better than the sirloin steak that accompanied it!

2016 vintage

Juicy, rich, dark fruit, spice and tar flavor with ample tannins.

2016 vintage

No longer needs decant or aeration. Opens nicely with softer presence and decent complexity.

2016 vintage

Ho-hum. Not nearly as expressive as the 2008 and 2011 vintages of this wine.

2016 vintage

We decanted for an hour before drinking but that may have been a mistake. This tasted a bit tired, was fine with some food, but just pretty boring overall. My guess is this was best a few years ago.

2016 vintage

Just a solid, typical Chianti Classico. Nothing special or fancy, from the nose to the finish it’s almost pedestrian. At this price point I don’t know why I was expecting more but clearly I was.

2016 vintage

Tasted blind. Aromas of cherry, raspberry, plum and flowers. Flavors of cherry, iron, earth and raspberry. Ends with a 15-20 second finish with earth and cherry notes. Guessed a Chianti and was almost right.

2016 vintage

Had with Mom - Dad was in TO - made her pasta and I know she loves Italian wines...didn't want to go too fancy as best to enjoy with all- Love! Kim

2016 vintage

Deep, dark reddish-purple in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, berries & plums with overtones of dried herbs & earthy/dusty notes, some spices, minerals & a hint of cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of sour cherries, raspberries & red plums with herbs, earthy, minerals & spices. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but has …

2016 vintage

Another off-bottle, which this time is actually undrinkable... won't purchase again.

2016 vintage

Off bottle? 🤔

2016 vintage

Better with food classic Chianti.

2016 vintage

WS 93: Sweet ripe plum and black cherry fruit counter the leather, earth and macchia flavors in this expressive red. Well-built, with dusty tannins and a savory aftertaste. Best from 2021 through 2035. 27,150 cases made, 9,000 cases imported. — BS

2016 vintage

Color: medium ruby, some bricking Nose: beef bouillon, sour cherry, tomato concentrate, anise, stewed sour plum Palate: high acidity, medium tannin gripping the teeth. Medium body. Food wine, 100%. Confirms the nose with some oregano as well Finish: medium A food chianti here. Loved it with pizza

2016 vintage

Much more accessible than the previous bottle.

2016 vintage

Medium ruby with some bricking at the edge. Nose of sundried tomato, tomato leaf, followed by leather, clove, and sandalwood. On the palate is salty minerals, savory herbs, tomato. The fruit note is really hard to find but it’s there underneath with some cherry and sweet balsamic. Medium body and alcohol, very little residual sugar. Rounded acidity, firm tannins. This is wine to pair with a hearty meal. Day 2: The sundried tomato notes mellowed out and sweet balsamic is …

2016 vintage

Enjoyable, easy drinking Chianti, a little oak heavy at the moment.

2016 vintage

“this wine needs some fat!”

2016 vintage

full body and aromas of dried cherry, full ripe with dry powder pepper on the body, complex finish

2016 vintage

On the down side. Not much to it

2011 vintage

A little green, reflecting the generally challenging vintage in Tuscany.

2014 vintage

Really great QPR. Drinking great.

2008 vintage

Still raw young. Needs more time to mature

2011 vintage

nice balance of acidity and tannins. fruit not overpowering, medium-bodied.

2011 vintage

Excellent pasta wine! Bright and balanced. Clean and direct. Excellent food wine with typical atributes and a modest structure. Dark cherry, bark and minerals.

2014 vintage

très bien, encore du fruit, soyeux. racheter...

2011 vintage

Very good table wine. Thick and drying tannins, chocolate, black cherry, earth, tobacco. Nice, easy to drink chianti. The structure favours food, and the fruit quality, while on the modest side, is clean and delicious.

2014 vintage

Easy drinking Chianti, light body, earthy, dry cherries, lip smacking: drink now

2014 vintage

Medium-high intensity aromatics are modern in style with ripe blackberry, oak spices, dark berry and incense notes. The palate is medium+ bodied with nicely balanced aroma replays supported by medium-firm tannins and acids that are a touch sour. The long finish as savoury, curranty nuances.

2014 vintage

Very fruity - red cherries and strawberries - you still get the tannins - medium+ - but they are actually well integrated and the wine comes across as very drinkable - I am positive surprised - great balance.

2011 vintage

By the glass at Moretti restaurant, Montreal. Expressive and typical. Balanced and harmonious, acidity in particular held in check giving a smooth accesssibility.

2014 vintage

Nose - black currant and pepper Taste - coffee/chocolate, Black currant, silky tannins Finish - pepper, smooth not spicy Paired with steak and BBQ veggies/mushrooms/feta Caleigh - 80 Stephen - 89

2011 vintage

Popped and poured To the eye- Nice garnet leading to red rose edge. On the nose- Sour cherries, strawberry preserve, earthy, light chocolate, some alcoholic heat. Palate- Mouth mimics aromatics. Delicious red fruit, good acidity balanced with tannins and concentration, oak helps with complexity, medium body, quite good but not great Chianti Riserva.

2011 vintage

Sweet cherry and raspberry have now peaked thru and leather and earth give it some spine. I like it much better than before

2008 vintage

No formal note, two years after the first time I tried this bottle I am back again. Still a nice chianti but definitely fading compared to my first experience, drink this now if you have it in your cellar.

2008 vintage

simply loved this wine. Classic Chianti Classico. Not overripe beautiful balance. Even better the second day

2011 vintage

Very nice. Agree with previous tasting notes. Drinking well now.

2011 vintage

Quality control issues with this wine. First bottle was flawed and second bottle was very good from the start and only improved with additional air time. I can understand why the ratings are on both ends of the spectrum for this wine.

2011 vintage

A flashback to the dark, bad days of Chianti. Best forgotten.

2011 vintage

Robe violacé Nez boisé, de fruit confit, épicé, chocolaté Sec, frais, tanin charnu, texture ample, belle finale Un peu trop sec, manque de fruité

2011 vintage

Easy going wine but a top notch partner to a grilled stuffed flank steak with Italian tastes like provolone and salami. Wine is smooth with tasty cherry .

2011 vintage

Thanksgiving Weekend (Lancaster, PA) : I like the tartness to this wine, nice dusty tannins, approachable but still solid. Tart currants, fig paste, I get some tobacco, cedar and coffee as well.

2011 vintage

Although 90% Sangiovese - the Cab portion of this wine adds a lot of density in my opinion, and the Merlot leaves a dusty sort of finish. This is otherwise a very polished and rounded blueberry chocolate Chianti. Drinks modern but authentic. Became more savoury with decanting, and MUCH more appealing!

2011 vintage

Pretty nice Chianti Classico Riserva for the price. On the nose, cherry, oak, leather, and a herbal note, the palate is the same but with a nice tart acid that's typical of a Chianti Classico. For the price this is good stuff, meant to be had with food. Has soft/smooth tannins, good mouthfeel but does lack the complexity/finesse of an fine old wine, and the fruity vibrancy of a younger wine. This is probably just past prime but will be …

2011 vintage

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