2019 Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva [WS95][JS93][WA91]

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2019 Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva [WS95][JS93][WA91]Producer: Viticcio Region: Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy Varietal: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot, 5% Syrah Year: 2019 #14 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2025 Wine Spectator, 95 Points "Aromas of violet and wild herbs give way to flavors of black cherry, blackberry and black currant in this tense, saturated red, which is just beginning to relax and open up now, six years after the harvest. Shows terrific balance, with a long, black pepperinfused

Hints of chocolate and nuts at the end

The wine is raised in egg-shaped fermenters with a measure of skin contact

The palate presents bright flavors

Colli di Catone

The Cru Bourgeois Superieur label applies to only 56 wineries in Bordeaux

racy and flat-out delicious

and opens with aromas of ripe cassis

elegant and long-tasting mousse

The balance is heavenly with just enough acidity and weight to make you crave the next taste

"A complex nose of brown sugar

and it matured 83% in tanks and 17% in old oak barrels

"Nice bouquet that includes defined aromas of buttered corn-on-the-cob