Hey think I am 1st!

I think Chiani Classico was the first “serious” wine I ever had.

I think Chiani Classico was the first “serious” wine I ever had.

2nd?

Love the Chianti country!! Where is everybody?!?!

Chianti was the wine that got me into wine. Went to Chianti Classico on my honeymoon & had a blast. Have to give my son a bottle. Will watch episode later and comment.

Btw, not a bottle of chianti, he’s only 7 weeks old…

Btw, not a bottle of chianti, he’s only 7 weeks old…

That was cool…..!!!

I’m going to get some cheese now and have a wine and cheese night tonight.

🙂

Chianti is probably the most hit-or-miss wine for me. If it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it sucks.

QOTD: My most recent Chianti that I thought brought a little clap of thunder was the ’05 Felsina Chianti Berdenga Classico Riserva. Young, but nice fruit, good structure, and decent finish.

QOTD I always enjoy the selvapiana chianti ruffina and the 06 was no different… also I have had consistent luck with the Frescobaldi nippozzano riserva and Montasodi.. I have not had the new felsina as of yet but I am looking forward to it as well… would love to see that on the thunder show…visited the catello d abola vinyard, so always a place in my heart for that one!

Not pertaining to the episode (which was great), I would like to see someone with a lot of wine tasting experience give this a true review. It is an ultrasonic machine designed to artificially age a wine.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3115492/Ultrasound-machine-turns-cheap-plonk-into-fine-wine-in-30-minutes-says-inventor.html

What do you all think?

QOTD: I am zero for italy so far…nothing I have tried I have liked varietal wise from italy….

I think that the quality of Chianti has slipped over the past few years. I thought that maybe my palate had changed, but I don’t know. I agree with you about the Ruffino. Even the gold label is not as good as it was. Not worth the money.

Can Chianti (or even Sangeovese) really be saved?

0 for 3, oww well you cant win them all.

0 for 3, ow well cant win em all.

Here’s my three suggestions:

Selvapiana Bucerchiale Chianti Classico Riserva 2004,
Da Vinci Riserva Chianti 2004
and
Frescobaldi Nipozzano Reserva Chianti 2005

Gary, I love a Chianti every once in a while, indeed Sangiovese is one of my fave mainstream grapes.

Had a New Mexico wine called Nini from Luna Rossa Winery, it’s Sangiovese, Barbera, Refosco, docetto and Nebbiolo. Fan Fucking tastic wine.

Imma going to send you a bottle, I swear.

QOTD: Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva, Badia Coltibuono Chianti Cl Riserva, Vignamaggio, Nippozzano Riserva & Selavpiana Chianti Rufina.

QOTD: Not much of a chianti drinker, I know too many people who have served me too much crappy chianti. What about Felsina or maybe Corzano e Paterno. I had a Panerreta a while back that wasn’t too bad either.

I’ve only ever tasted one Chianti that I really liked but I forget what it was called.
(As usual!) : P

QOTD: I had a 05 Da Vinci Chianti Classico that was thoroughly enjoyable. But i am obsessing much more about the more rustic piedmontese wines at the moment.

not much experience with Chianti, tried a couple and definitely didn’t care for them much, they seem too watered down for my palette

I had some really good chianti’s in Tuscany, but haven’t found anything at home that has been worth recommending.

whadya gonna do? too bad. BTW thanks for saving me $20 cause the antinori is at my wine store and it was kinda on the radar.
QOTD – i have not been drinking to many chiantis as of late, but i had a 2003 chianti classico reserva, DOCG ” la Selvanella”. it was a 03, so not very typical but it was tasty. granted it had a a lot of T & A, i was a fan. next time. BTW, i wish you would explain how the labeling works is chianti with the pink lables, the rooster… etc + 06 is supposed to be a tight vintage, right?

http://www.manor.ch/de/shops/products.cfm?product_id=182256&quantity=1&Category_ID=44&shop_id=1&weinkategorie=1&param=rot&marke=Italien&param2=rot&top_category_ID=44