An ocean of Chianti
Chianti DOCG: 110 million bottles and almost as many issues.
Tag Archives: Chianti
A statistical Chianti
A statistical look at my tasting of 97 Chiantis from 2009 – for fun and, hopefully, education.
Chianti 2009: moving on
First taste of 2009 Chianti Classico. Looking good – producers have coped well with this hot, dry vintage.
Extra virgin upper crust
Fantastic tasting of extra virgin olive oils from the DOP Chianti Classico area. Controlled appellation oils are really classy – unlike for wine, DOP for oil is a seriously reliable endorsement.
Losing breath
Is Chianti becoming Italy’s Roussillon? Sounds absurd but a string of recent hot vintages such as 2007 is driving alcohol levels higher than ever. I don’t enjoy Chianti at 15%. Luckily there’s an amount of very good – and refreshing – 2008s too. Click to find out the best ones out of 80 tasted.
The wines of Mannucci Droandi
I received this nice box of samples from the Mannucci Droandi estate in Chianti, after a nice exchange of e-mails with owner Roberto Giulio Droandi. This 30-hectare property in Caposelvi […]
Apenninic wine
Rúfina is a town east of Florence that produces, on just 750 ha of vineyards, a red wine from the Sangiovese grape that is labelled Chianti Rúfina. Like many Italian […]
The wines of Tenute Folonari
The Polish wine magazine WINO where I’m one of the editors recently published a special edition on Chianti, summarising a four-day visit in situ (read about it here) and a […]
Castell’in Villa Chianti Classico 2005
Sangiovese perfection Over the past week I have been digesting my trip to Chianti. It reinforced my admiration for Sangiovese, which is fantastic grape capable of great depth and fabulous […]
In Chianti (3)
Isole e Olena: lightness, juiciness, naturalnessOur stay in Chianti is slowly drawing to an end. But it’s been immensely rewarding. Today we spent an entire afternoon at Isole e Olena. […]
