Wines
8 Items Found
- Tomaiolo Chianti Classico 2009 Product #26461 (In Stock)
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You don't often see Chianti Classico at this price...and even less often enjoy it. So we're especially pleased to have found this fresh and fruity beauty from the heart of Chianti's best region. This is pizza and pasta Chianti, full of ripe red cherry and raspberry fruit with bright acids and fine, easy-going, tannins. Not the most complex wine in the world, but fun to drink and a fine value.
- Lucignano Chianti Colli Fiorentini 2009 Product #26179 (In Stock)
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Always solid, this is the best vintage in a while for this Chianti producer located up near Florence. It's a round, black-fruited, wine loaded with soft black cherry and plum flavors and just the right touch of earthy spice. Soft and round from beginning to end, this is a great wine for burgers or just to sip on its own.
- Carpineta Fontalpino Chianti Colli Senesi 2011 Product #27138 (In Stock)
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Remember the 2010 Fontalpino Chianti Classico, a lush, black-fruited, Sangiovese with lots and lots of coffee and spice notes? The 2011 Colli Senesi, from thin-soiled vineyards closer to Siena, is a brighter, more elegant, take on Chianti with a pretty perfume of cherry, raspberry and fresh flowers and a juicy, long, finish. Bright enough for pasta, but with enough depth to be a great match for pork chops rubbed with garlic and rosemary.
“A suave, smooth red, bursting with black cherry, raspberry and spice flavors. Well-balanced, showing drive on the finish. Decant now, or age a year. Drink now through 2016.”Wine Spectator 90 points
- Isole E Olena Chianti Classico 2010 Product #26639 (In Stock)
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A terrific example of handcrafted Chianti from Paolo De Marchi. It’s a blend of 80% Sangiovese plus nearly 20% Canaiolo and just a dash of Syrah. Explosively fruity aromas and flavors don’t hide classic Chianti notes of fresh leather, violets and spice. Our single bottle price is already the lowest in the USA, making the case price a can’t miss deal!
“A beautiful Chianti Classico for current drinking. Full and fruity, with lots of strawberry character. Fruity finish. Delicious.” James Suckling 90 points“Good ruby-red. Lovely floral aromas of plum, redcurrant, sweet spices and violet. Sweet, lush and round, with a slightly high-toned quality that adds appeal to the red fruit flavors. Finishes broad and long, with ripe tannins.”International Wine Cellar 91 points
- Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva 2008 Product #26874 (In Stock)
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Way too long since this lovely Chianti value has been in the store. Young now, but delicious after a good decant.
"Bright red. Delicate aromas of redcurrant, blueberry and violet. Fresh and refined, with lovely purity and verve to the red cherry, redcurrant and floral flavors. Finishes with smooth tannins and great acid lift."International Wine Cellar 91 points
"I have been drinking the wines of Castello di Monsanto since about as long as I can remember, which is at least 20 years.The 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva is a very pretty, centered wine. Dark cherries, plums, spices, menthol, cedar, game and tobacco are some of the notes that emerge from the glass. The 2008 is an understated Riserva that impresses for its length, focus and balance. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023."Wine Advocate 92 points
- Castello Dei Rampolla Chianti Classico 2010 Product #27042 (In Stock)
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This is simply the best young Chianti Classico I’ve ever tasted, a wine of astonishing richness and depth, layered and complex, bursting with fruit, and long and refreshing on the finish. The 2009 was certainly lovely and well worthy of its 92+ point Wine Advocate rating, but the 2010 is better still – the best non-riserva Chianti I’ve ever had.
Part of the secret here is undoubtedly the 2010 vintage. As Wine Advocate reported, “In Chianti Classico, 2010 is shaping up to be a great vintage, perhaps one of the greatest. It was a cold year, with an irregular flowering that lowered yields, and a very late harvest. The wines possess stunning depth, well-delineated aromatics and massive structure. If I had to draw comparisons with recent years, I would say the 2010s have the aromatics of 2004, the fruit density of 2007 and the structure of 2006. Sounds pretty appealing, doesn’t it?”
The 2010 Rampolla Chianti Classico is, as Wine Advocate said about the 2009, “insanely beautiful.” Sweet black cherry, locorice, black tea and floral aromas burst from the glass. In the mouth, it's supple, silky and seductive with layers of flavors effortlessly coat your mouth - cherries, blackberries, mint, fresh leather and a touch of porcini all play a role. At once deeply rich and fantastically pure, it finishes with classic Chianti acidity and fine tannin. Stunning now, built to improve for a decade, this is delicious value. - Carpineta Fontalpino Chianti Classico 2009 Product #25787 (In Stock)
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Just a terrific bottle of Chianti that’s ready to enjoy now with rich foods – think Tuscan steak! – or to improve for 8+ years in the cellar. A dark fruited, rich, wine with loads of ripe, sweet, fruit on the long finish. A gem.
“Wonderful aromas of blueberries and dark chocolate follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a fruity finish. Solid and structured Chianti Classico. One of my favorite producers in the area. Better in 2012.” James Suckling 91 points
“An expression of darker fruit, this red remains fresh and defined by violet, black cherry and spice notes. Polished, but still marked by dense, edgy tannins, matched by sweet fruit on the finish. Best from 2013 through 2020. 600 cases imported.”Wine Spectator 92 points
- Fontodi Vin Santo 2001 (375ml) Product #23109 (In Stock)
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Fontodi always makes one of Tuscany's very best Vin Santo wines, and the 2001 may be the best yet. Proprietor Giovanni Manetti makes Vin Santo for the family and releases just a little to the market. Nutty and complex, a perfect wine to drink cool after dinner (or before!).
"Tea leaves, prunes, burnt sugar, figs and spice cake are some of the nuances that emerge from Fontodi’s 2001 Vin Santo, a wine that walks a line between the fresher and more exotic expressions of this famous Tuscan dessert wine. The finish is long and creamy. There is gorgeous weight here, but the wine comes across as well balanced and not excessively heavy or ponderous. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2016."Wine Advocate 92 points
