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2015 Marchesi Antinori Chianti Classico Peppoli

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August 28, 2022 - $21

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RATINGS

92James Suckling

Plenty of ripe fruit with dried strawberry and cherry character. Hints of rose petal. Full body, round and velvety textured with a long and flavorful finish. Dusty tannins. Seriously intense.

90Wine Spectator

Ripe and fresh...evokes cherry, sandalwood, almond, tar, mineral and earth flavors...tannins are dense, yet this is pure, with a long finish.

90Wine Enthusiast

Heady aromas of ripe red berry, fragrant purple flower, truffle and dried aromatic herb take the lead. The smooth, savory palate doles out juicy wild cherry, black raspberry and baking spice...extremely enjoyable, with supple tannins.

15.5Jancis Robinson

Sweet red fruit nose and juicy palate... Good all-rounder...

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico

Chianti is Tuscany’s most famous and historic wine district, and the Chianti Classico DOCG is the most prestigious Chianti appellation. Fittingly, it is located in the heart of the larger Chianti DOCG. Chianti’s wines were so esteemed during the Renaissance that the Medici princes of Florence designated several villages within the Chianti region as discrete production zones, setting up the first appellations in Italy. By the 20th century Chianti was Italy’s primary wine export. But the pizza parlor Chiantis sent to foreign markets were inexpensive, unremarkable reds presented in round-bottomed, straw-covered bottles. To upgrade Chianti wines and the region’s image, the Chianti Classico DOC was created in 1967, then upgraded to DOCG status in 1984, with additional modifications made in 1996. In the last 20 years a consortium of Chianti Classico producers have researched new Sangiovese clones, replanted vineyards, updated cellar practices and generally made Chianti Classico DOCG a world-class appellation. Chianti Classico must contain a minimum of 75% Sangiovese. In the 2014 edition of its annual compendium of wine ratings, Gambero Rosso noted that Chianti Classico DOCG wines were noteworthy for their “significant return to a more defined style, true to tradition.”

TYPE

Red Wine, Sangiovese, D.O.C.G.

This red grape is largely grown in central Italy. As the sole component or in a blend, it gives us Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino and Super Tuscans, among other favorites wines. The name is derived from the Latin for “blood of Jove.”