It was not just the 2018 Chianti Classico vintage that was a delightful surprise at this year’s big showing in Florence but also the equally good, admittedly few, 2017 Riservas I tasted. I decided to focus on the best producers, because I feel it makes no sense to focus on mediocrity in an already challenging vintage in the fallacious hope of finding gold. The few wines I tasted were so good that, mean-scoring...
Great 2017 and 2016 Chianti Classico Riservas
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Walter, never a fan, finds the Gran Selezione category in free fall while seriously enjoying the Riservas. See also Walter's own classification of Chianti Classico producers.
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