Wine of the Week #12
Coltibuono Chianti Classico 2004
According to them: Brilliant and deep ruby-red in colour.
On the nose it has notes of blackberries. It is full, soft and well-structured on the palate. It has a well-balanced acidity and a clean and persistent aftertaste.
According to me: Up front this wine smelt like a mushroom patch, but as the wine opened up it really took on more of the classic chianti classico characteristico’s. The perfect dryness of every glass of chianti takes me straight back to the La Spada dinning room in Florence. For some reason I think those crisp Tuscan potatoes are right around the corner.
[…] According to Sean O’Connor: The more wine I drink the more I feel that wine is more about the expereinces associated with a particular bottle and less about the nitty gritty tasting notes. I’m always curious to see how Sangiovese’s made outside of Italy hold up against the Chianti’s of Italy which harken back to my days roaming the streets of Firenze and enjoying dinner in the ristorante’s like La Spada, which has the best food in Firenze by the way. I have had some very nice California Sangiovese’s in the past - Benessere Sangiovese 2001 and Luna Sangiovese 2002 and Seghesio, and another from Washington - Tsillan Cellars Sangiovese 2003. This wine comes from 100% Washington grapes and is different from any Sangiovese I have had before. The color is light ruby red and similiar in clarity to a pinot noir and less like the dark ruby red Chiant’s that leave your teeth in need of an after dinner brushing. I enjoyed this wine as the cherry aromas gave way to the dry yet tart finish. It’s intersting to note that I couldn’t find much in the form of a website for Cavatappi wines, but did find that Peter Dow, the owner of Cafe Juanita, also owns this label. […]