2013 Chianti Classico
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Here's a wine that will appeal to those who love Sangiovese and authentic Tuscan tastes. The 2013 Chianti Classico pushes all the right sensorial buttons. It comes off as clean and variety-specific with tight aromas of wild fruit, cassis, dried blueberries and balsam herb. The wine is lea and compact in the mouth for easy drinking. It offers more in terms of length and persistency than it does heft or concentration. Sangiovese grapes are blended with 10% Canaiolo and 10% Colorino.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2013 Chianti Classico is delicious. Perfumed, layered and absolutely exquisite in the glass, the 2013 opens with gorgeous layers of fruit to match its silky, super-expressive personality. All the elements fall into place effortlessly. Today, the flavors remain quite youthful, but look for the 2013 to develop greater complexity with a little more time in bottle. I would prefer to drink this distinctly fruity, open-knit Chianti over the next handful of years.
Cask sample. Healthy mid ruby. Crushed sweet strawberries jumping out of the glass. Powdery tannins structuring the long, tight sappy fruit. Still a little closed and compact, but will open up. (WS)