Cecchi Chianti Classico Riserva di Famiglia 2015

Professional Ratings

• 93 James Suckling
  A complex red showing aromas of raspberries, red plums, tangerines and hot stones. Medium to full body, round and velvety tannins and a bright, precise finish.
• 92 Wine Spectator
  In the austere camp, delivering plum, cherry, graphite, leather and earth notes. Vibrant, firm and long, in a traditional style. Headed in the right direction, but just needs time to get there. Best from 2021 through 2032.
• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva di Famiglia (90% Sangiovese with other red grapes aged in botti for 12 months), is a plump and rich red wine with lots of primary fruit intensity. This warm-vintage expression delivers thick layers of black cherry, dried blackberry, spice and cured tobacco. The tannins are soft and yielding. The ripeness is almost too much of a good thing. The wine reveals a very accessible and immediate personality. Some 60,000 bottles were made.
• 90 Jeb Dunnuck
  A step up over the 2014, the 2015 Riserva di Famiglia offers more purity and vibrancy in its blackberry and black cherry fruits, and it's medium-bodied, has terrific spice, dried herbs, and leather nuances, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's already delicious yet has good freshness and purity, and should easily keep for 6-7 years or more.
• 90 Decanter

  Cigar box, spice, floral and cherry aromatics and flavors. Fresh, well made, compact and still fairly youthful with a long finish and good development potential.