REGION | Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico |
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VARIETAL | Blend |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 14.5% |
List price: | $37.99 |
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Sale price: | $29.49 |
You save: | $8.50 (22%) |
Notes | |||
"The Chianti Classico Riserva Casaloste is produced from a selection of the best grapes of the farm and is obtained mainly from Sangiovese grapes, with a small percentage of other native red grape varieties. With this wine Giovanni B. d’Orsi wanted to enhance the power of the terroir and respecting the typicality of the various vintages. It is an aging wine, able to express new and interesting sensations year after year." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The pure violet, black cherry, blackberry, earth and iron aromas and flavors butt up against the chalky tannins on the back end. Vibrant acidity ties all the elements together. Shows excellent balance and length. Best from 2022 through 2040. 550 cases made, 200 cases imported." —Wine Spectator "The 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva is powerful and deep in the glass. Black cherry, plum, mocha, new oak, spice and leather are all amped up. Dark, layered and supple, the 2016 has plenty to recommend it. The Riserva deftly balances fruit intensity with the aromatic depth and freshness of 2016. The French oak could be a bit better integrated, but otherwise this is a fine showing." —Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Chianti Classico | game, red meat | Asiago, Dry Jack, Fontina, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pecorino, Piave, Provolone or Ricotta | tomato-based sauces, garlic, mushrooms |