2021 Tenuta di Corleone Chianti Classico
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With fruit blended from various sites, this is a classical expression of Sangiovese that offers a good amount of varietal character along the way. That's all you can ask for from a wine like the Tenuta di Carleone 2021 Chianti Classico. What's more, you get the pleasure of drinking a rather funky (I mean that in the "cool" sense) interpretation from one of Italy's storied winemaking regions. The wine aged in stainless steel, cement and neutral oak, and the quality of the fruit is extremely bright with lots of red berry fruit and plump cherry. There are delicate notes of crushed rock and rosemary oil, like when you brush your hand over the plant. I love that tart acidity on the finish. This is an ample production of 60,000 bottles.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2021 Chianti Classico, 100% Sangiovese from Radda, is sublime. Aromatic and delineated, with terrific energy, the 2021 soars out of the glass. Dark cherry fruit, lavender, spice, licorice and new leather all come alive in the glass. The 2022 spent two to three months on the skins, with about 40% whole clusters. Aging was done in a combination of vessels with the goal of building complexity in the final blend. It is an exceptional wine in every way.
Radda. 100% Sangiovese. Certified organic. Healthy mid ruby. Complex, balsamic cherry nose that is a little rich and with the merest suggestion of cardamom. Gorgeous, succulent palate with a core of cherry fruit and with polished, chewy tannins clinging to the palate on the finish. Great precision. (WS)