Felsina Rancia 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva, $36.69-$39.99, 94+ points,
was a dense aurora of ruby-red and royal purple colors which welled-up
almost as black as a Shiraz to the core.
The aroma was a black and blue fruit attack with hints of
cooking spice.
The medium to full body carried an exhilarating array
of flavors that were pure, clean, focused, and delicious, having an abundance
of juicy black cherry, bright boysenberry, and (with some time in my glass) a lovely
recessive strawberry espresso.
Felsina Rancia 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva finished
long on easy, but persistent tannin and silky gentle hints
of cayenne.
I guess you can tell that this Chianti Classico Riserva
was a winner for me.
Still to come, more on value; however the value of this wine
can't be measured by $s, unless you try this wine and find, like I did, that
this is a value at $36.69.
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Thanks for reviewing this one, Dennis. Was curious to see how you would enjoy this one. And more curious to know what you paired it with. Great textures in the photo, by the way.
ReplyDeleteBen,I should have given you the whole picture so as to manifest more clearly the pizza in the foreground. Thanks for the comments on the photograph, I too came away with some unexpected textural excitement; I still don't know what the tear-drop-like beige is in the glass: it wasn't there when I took the photo.
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