Tenuta di Arceno, Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, 2009

Tasting: Chianti Classico Riserva

Slightly dirty, yeasty nose. Hot, alcoholic palate with dry tannins, clumsy, very dense, glycerine finish. Super concentrated.

Tasting: Chianti Classico Riserva

Sunday nose – smells like a beef joint and rhubarb pudding. Palate is concentrated and firm with carefully bound fruit, tannins and acid. Serious stuff and strong at 14.5%. Alcohol does feel present. A good, broad red.

Tasting: Chianti Classico Riserva

Pronounced and youthful nose with floral notes and classic Sangiovese characteristics of tomato and earth. Palate is long and concentrated with refreshing acidity keeping the high alcohol in check. Loads of fruit oozes from the finish and the integrated tannins make for a convincing wine.