Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2006Product #23167
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Color/Type Red Country/State Italy Email Wines Q2 2010 (April -june) Price $30 - $50 Producer Felsina Region Tuscany: Chianti Varietal Sangiovese Vintage 2006 -
With Fontodi’s Cru Sorbo, a single vineyard Chianti that defines the heights quality can reach in this ancient wine region. But unlike Cru Sorbo, Rancia is 100% Sangiovese, which it makes it more like
Fontodi’s Flaccianello - 100% Sangiovese, dark, a little brooding, muscular, and very deep and reserved young. You can get glimpses of the quality now, but this really needs 3-4 years more cellaring to sing. The price is stunning for a wine of this quality.“If you were to cut proprietor Giuseppe Mazzocolin’s veins the man would bleed Sangiovese, such is his passion for Tuscany’s most important native grape. Mazzocolin has a terrific set of new releases on his hands. The 2006s are glorious and benefit from a warm growing season that also saw good alternation of day and evening temperatures before the grapes got a final kick of heat that informs the wines. The 2006 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia is a vibrant, focused wine that flows with the essence of dark fruit, minerals and flowers. The wine possesses gorgeous length and proportion, all of which is framed by powerful yet well-integrated tannins. Simply put, this is a superb Chianti that also happens to be one of the best relative values in fine, age worthy wine. The Rancia is made from vines planted on poor soils at 420 meters above sea level. In 2006, the Rancia spent 16 months in French oak, of which 60% was new. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2026.”Wine Advocate 95 points
