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Castello di Meleto
Italy Tuscany
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2016 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva "Vigna Poggiarso", Tuscany, Italy

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Clear, quite polished fragrance of ripe black and red berries with dried herbal to tobacco nuances and a hint of tar. Smoothed, tangy-juicy, quite fresh fruit with fine, youthful tannin and animating bite, slightly woody and nutty tones on the palate, good persistence, some salt, firm structure, relatively cool-looking, very good, tight, tangy-juicy finish with herbal and delicately smoky notes

Best to drink: Ende 2020 bis 2027+. What our ratings mean

Last reviewed: 27 July, 2020
Price: Up to 35.00 € find+buy
Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Classification: Riserva
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Maturing: piece barrel
Variety: Sangiovese 100%
Registration number: CdM-L010319
wein.plus rating: excellent (91 WP)
Last reviewed: 2 July, 2019
Best to drink: 2020-2028+.
Editor note: Clear, firm, yet a little reductive scent of cherries and black berries with delicate nutty, earthy and dried-vegetable tones. Ripe, firm, tart, juicy fruit with firm, youthful tannins and some bite, dried herbaceous nuances on the palate, also a hint of floral, a hint of bacon, chalky-salty mineral, persistent, good depth, still young, relatively cool style , moderate, slightly smoky wood, relatively complex, very good, firm, tart, juicy, mineral and herbaceous finish. May mature.

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DOCG area for red wine in the Italian region of Tuscany. This wine, which is one level higher than "normal" Chianti, comes from the classic zone defined back in 1716 by...

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