2018 Chianti Classico
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The 2018 Chianti Classico is fabulous. Rich, deep and wonderfully expansive, the 2018 is captivating from the very first taste. A rush of blue/blackish fruit, spice, new leather, licorice and dark spice saturates the palate. In 2018, the Chianti Classico is deep and especially concentrated, but it all works so well. Readers will find a wine of uncommon power, intensity and richness. The 2018 is a big wine, there is no question about it, and yet the 15% alcohol is not especially evident.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Greve in Chianti. 100% Sangiovese. Impenetrable crimson – seems to herald lots of new oak. Deep rich cherry fruit with hints of apple peel and notes of new oak. Bags of tangy cherry fruit that is a little mouth-watering and a rich layer of sandy tannins. Full-on but irresistible although the new-oak load seems to speed up its evolution. (WS)