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Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2015
Tuscany, ItalyIn 2015, warm days and cool nights were a steady pattern leading to a vintage to remember. For some, the quality is reminiscent of the fabulous 1997s. The label is historic, issued first in 1928 and brought back to coincide with the new Antinori nel Chianti Classico cellars at Bargino. The family sought to revive and reinterpret the Tuscan classic with a Riserva offering, and some offering it is. The final blend of sangiovese, cabernet and merlot aged mostly larger casks and a few smaller barrels for some 20 months. The nose opens with meaty, black fruit notes showing some of the intensity of 2015. The attack is as rich and as powerful as it gets for sangiovese. The combination of earthy, forest floor notes and intense black cherry, black raspberry fruit is impressive as is the long persistent finish, Cellar or drink now with full-flavoured dishes.Tasted: 20 October 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $31.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $31.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| MB | $33.00 | 750ml | |
| ON | $30.00 | 750ml | |
| QC | $30.00 | 750ml | |
| NB | $36.00 | 750ml | |
| PEI | $28.00 | 750ml |
Halpern
Maison Maxxium Vins et Spiritueux
Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 852087UPC: 8001935005407
