Coltibuono Chianti Classico RS

Aromatic nose of sour cherry, pandan. Impressive with the nose with good expressive notes but palate was lacking. Simple straightforward with sour cherries finish ends with some bitterness. Good daily drink.

Big nose of vanilla, caramel, confected fruits and worn chest. The palate shows a lot of ripe sweet fruit and firm tannins that builds in the mouth. Very plush, a bit much in my opinion. Nice gamey notes, butter, bold wood notes with touches of herbal characteristics. Full bodied and rich. drinks nicely now but I would hold this a few years. Drink 2011 - 2016. Real ripe and tastes manufactured. 87pst

Used the Venturi airator for pop and pour with pizza. Worked like a charm. Interested to see where it will be day two.

moutn-frying acid in this one, and some volaile acidity too. Though I generally don't favor highly acid styles, I can drink them. But this one was a sizzler -- undrinkable w/o food IMO. 82 as it was out of balance.

Much better than its price would suggest. Enough Chianti "waxiness" to identify the variety, clear light garnet color, good fruit and body. Well balanced. A nice surprise.

Quite nice aromatics with a fairly slight or hollow palate. But works at $17.

Dalla Terre (University Club, Milwaukee) : light black liquorice expression. nice and simple. easy fruit. moderate tannin. easy and spicy. lovely.

Dalla Terra Tasting (CT) : Didn't like as much as the other CC's. Red fruits and ceder.

Aromatically not terribly expressive. Slight wood on the palate. Nice hard cherry and slight dustiness. Good representive of Chianti. Works at $17, really good at $12. Lovely after being open for an hour and a half. Classic. Nicely astringent.

Light ruby red color. Light cherry and spice scent. Medium to light body with dusty tannins. A good middle of the road Chianti.

From 375ml. Light color. Very pretty aroma with primary cherry and a touch of tar. Lively and elegant on the palate with high acid and light/moderate tannin. Needs time to come together. Food a must.