2017 Chianti Classico
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The 2017 Chianti Classico is a pleasant, easygoing wine. Sweet red cherry, dried flowers, mint, spice and leather all open up in the glass. Open-knit and silky, with terrific balance, the 2017 has plenty to offer. I would prefer to drink it over the next handful of years.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
James Suckling
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A fruity red with dried berry and cherry character, medium body and a fresh finish. Rich and vibrant at the same time. Slightly dusty tannins. Drink now.
Radda in Chianti. 100% Sangiovese. Cask sample. Just mid crimson. Mellow red-fruit confiture nose indicating richness, but the palate is much less exuberant with very tannic, light-red fruit. This is a cask sample so it may improve, but at the moment it is all bones and little stuffing. (WS)