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2013 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

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March 24, 2024 - $46

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RATINGS

96Vinous / IWC

... Huge swaths of tannin give the wine its energy and feel. The essence of Sangiovese...comes through loud and clear...

95The Wine Advocate

...dark, moody and sophisticated wine...doses out its intensity in careful measurements...leads to dark cherry with spice, grilled herb, wet earth and dried rose...a very elegant wine, both on the nose and in the mouth.

93James Suckling

...polished tannins and juicy fruit. Hints of chocolate and meat under the ripe fruit. Full to medium body, polished texture...

92Wine Spectator

...dense and smooth, with muscular tannins supporting the black cherry, plum, sweet spice and earth flavors. Stays fresh and long on the aftertaste of earth, spice and tobacco notes.

17Jancis Robinson

... Perfumed cherry sherbet. Big, big tannins taming rich-yet-fresh fruit...

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.”