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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.”

2016 Marchesi Antinori Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva

WS  93   
WA  92   
JS  92   
VN  90   
8 available
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2017 Fontodi Chianti Classico

JS  94   
WA  91   
JR  17   

2006 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del Sorbo

1.5ltr

WA  95   
WS  95   
VN  91   
2 available
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2008 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del Sorbo

1.5ltr

WA  93   
WS  90   

2015 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico

WA  92   
VN  92   
3 available
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2018 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico

JS  93   
VN  92   
WA  91   
JR  16   
3 available
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1997 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva

375ml

Light label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

1997 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

2015 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

VN  97+    
JS  95   
WS  94   
JR  17   

2016 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

1.5ltr

WA  96   
VN  96+    
JS  96   
WS  95   
WE  94   
JR  17   

2017 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

JS  95   
WA  94   
JR  17   
2 available
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2017 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

Light label condition issue

JS  95   
WA  94   
JR  17   

2006 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

RP  95   

1985 Castello dei Rampolla Chianti Classico Riserva

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

1997 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Gold Label)

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1999 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Gold Label)

1.5ltr

2 available
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1999 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Gold Label)

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

2001 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Gold Label)

1.5ltr

WA  92   
WS  90   
WE  90   
3 available
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1997 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Tan Label)

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

ST  90   

2016 Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

WA  95   
JS  95   
WS  94   
VN  93   
JR  16.5   
2 available
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2001 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico

375ml

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  90   
2 available
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2017 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Ama

WE  95   
VN  92   
JS  92   
WA  91   
WS  91   
JR  17   

2015 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista

WA  97   
WS  92   
4 available
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2010 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione

WS  95   
JS  93   
WA  92   
VN  91   
JR  17+    
WS  #6 of 2014   
4 available
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2010 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione

WS  95   
JS  93   
WA  92   
VN  91   
JR  17+    
WS  #6 of 2014   
3 available
Bid *