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Ricasoli Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio 2007

Sangiovese

from Tuscany, Italy

Price: $68.00

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Item No. 109059

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ratings pedigree (past vintages):

2008

2006

2003

1999

1997

red wine style:

winemaker's notes:

The 2006 vintage of this wine was ranked #5 on the Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2009

With this harvest, it was finally possible for the Sangiovese to express its maximum potential. Intense ruby color with garnet tinges, it has a beautiful aromatic complex bouquet. Chocolate/coffee and spices palate, it possesses elegant tannin content and a lingering finish.

Chianti Classico is especially perfect as a compliment to meat-based main courses, such as porchetta allo spiedo, tripe, bistecca alla fiorentina, Colonnata lard, cold cuts and finocchiona di cinta senese. Chianti Classico also goes well with semi-mature Pecorino Toscano cheese, crostini alla toscana and fagioli al fiasco. The wine should be served at a temperature of 60-65°F.

alcohol by volume: 14.0%

critical acclaim:

"Inky and raw, but in the best way. This is an unbridled, unchained monster of a Chianti, one with impeccable depth and extraction but also one that doesn’t sit on your palate like dead weight. Racy acids and firm tannins work in tandem to prop up the bulky dark fruit, creating a structured, delicious mass. Drink from 2007 through 2015."

92 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"A powerful and rich red, with blackberry, milk chocolate and cherry character. Full and soft. Best from 2011 through 2016."

91 Points

Wine Spectator

"The 2007 Chianti Classico Castello di Brolio offers up rich, textured dark fruit in a succulent style that is very appealing. French oak gives the Castello di Brolio notable volume and body, in addition to an attractive smokiness that works quite nicely in this vintage. The Castello di Brolio can be enjoyed today for its forward fruit or cellared for another decade or so. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020."

90 Points

The Wine Advocate

User Reviews

The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.

ZZ (read all my reviews)

rating (12/24/2011):

This year we visited the Castello Brolio in Tuscany and sampled this wine there. When we stayed in Lucca, we had this wine every night with our meal. It worked great with the Tuscan cuisine (though to be honest, I don't recall which year we had.) Make sure to let it breathe and you'll enjoy it!

Wendy - San Francisco, CA (read all my reviews)

rating (6/14/2011):