{"id":6760,"date":"2024-10-01T02:36:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/report-from-chianti-classico-riserva-2024-anteprima\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T02:36:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:36:18","slug":"report-from-chianti-classico-riserva-2024-anteprima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/report-from-chianti-classico-riserva-2024-anteprima\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from : Chianti Classico Riserva 2024 Anteprima"},"content":{"rendered":"

To be totally honest, the Riserva part of the Chianti Classico tasting is probably my least favourite. I kind of wish this segment of the category would morph into single vineyard, single plot or something else interesting without having to spend more time in oak – (does that extra year really create a better wine, or just a woodier one?). While changes are afoot in Chianti Classico to sub-divide the region; it would also be good to look at this regulation and drag this category into an era that does not see more oak as a better wine.<\/p>\n

That said, there are some fine examples of the wine. I tasted 37, 26 made the cut – that said, I was also very selective about what I chose to taste; that’s what years of experience brings (knowledge).<\/p>\n

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I applied my Good, Better, Best approach to the Chianti Lovers this year – and instead of separating the wines into their categories I put them in alphabetical order by way of producer. Also, any wine that received BEST or BETTER has a note why I believe it deserves that score.<\/p>\n

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The Wines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antinori 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Marchesi Antinori”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antinori 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Villa Antinori”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Badia a Coltibuono 2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banfi 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span>
Juicy, drinkable, dark fruited and slightly spicy. The acidity is clean and bright.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Borgo Salcetino 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Lucarello”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Borgo Scopeto 2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Vigna Misciano”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brancaia 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva \"CCR<\/em><\/span>
It has some wood notes but there is some freshness of fruit to back it up.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cafaggio 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span>
Spicy dark fruit with firm tannins and spice on the finish.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caparsa 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Doccio a Matteo”<\/em><\/span>
– Barrel Sample : rated on potential – … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castellare di Castellina 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Castellare”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"CCRCastello di Ama 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Montebuoni”<\/em><\/span>
Dark fruit, mocha, black cherry, herbs and spices all play across the tongue – nice balance and structure.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castello di Gabbiano 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castello di Monterinaldi 2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castello Vicchiomaggio 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Agostino Petri”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dievole 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Novecento” \"CCR<\/em><\/span>
Plum and blackish fruit at its core, the wood hangs around but its a bit player – acidity balances.  (BEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famiglia Zingarelli 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Tenuta Le Macie Sergioveto”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Felsina 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Rancia”<\/em><\/span>
– no notes written down – … (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frescobaldi 2019 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Tenuta Perano”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Lama 2017 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Terzo Movimento”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poggio Borgoni 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Borromeo”<\/em><\/span>
– Barrel Sample : rated on potential – … (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Querciabella 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva \"CCR<\/em><\/span>
Juicy red fruit … lovely acidity … perky and playful.  (BEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ricasoli 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Brolio”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rocca delle Macie 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"CCRRuffino 2021 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Riserva Ducale”<\/em><\/span>
Acidity pops right off the hop, nice spice, good fruit core. Has a few years ahead of it.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Felice 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “Il Grigio”<\/em><\/span> … GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tenuta di Nozzole 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva “La Forra”<\/em><\/span>
Mocha start, good acidity. plum and spice. long finish.  (BETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To be totally honest, the Riserva part of the Chianti Classico tasting is probably my least favourite. I kind of wish this segment of the category would morph into single vineyard, single plot or something else interesting without having to spend more time in oak – (does that extra year really create a better wine, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6760\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}