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Frescobaldi Castello di Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riservatext
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16¼/20

Frescobaldi Castello di Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva 2007

Tuscany, ItalyOpen peppery, sausage meat, tobacco and leather nose with bits of liquorice root, black cherry and smoky plum aromas. Ripe, round, supple but grainy tannins with good acidity. Smoky, peppery, tobacco, blackberry jam, plum, vanilla, coffee, meaty, leather and liquorice flavours. Very good concentration and intensity, can age 4-7 years easily.Tasted: 23 March 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$25.00750mlgeneral listing
AB$22.00750mlprivate wine shops
MB$22.00750ml 
ON$22.00750mlgeneral listing
QC$19.95750ml 
NS$22.00750ml 
BC$14.00750mlspecialty listing
AB$125.00750mlfine wine shops
NB$27.00750ml 
Producer: Marchesi de' FrescobaldiDistributors: Dandurand
Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 107276UPC: 8007425000181