Felsina, Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

Felsina, Chianti Classico Riserva RanciaThe 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia is another dazzling wine. This is a vintage of overt, sumptuous fruit and pure sexiness. Despite its richness, the 2007 never loses its sense of structure, but in this vintage the tannins are nearly buried by the huge fruit. Today the 2007 comes across as a hypothetical blend of the 2004 and 2006, with the finesse of the former and the size of the latter. Not a bad combination, to put it mildly. In the glass

Worth considering

this Barolo shows a darkly saturated appearance with a thick fruit intensity

highly perfumed bouquet evokes primary back and blue fruits

It is infused with notes of crisp raspberry

Just lovely pruney stuff

displaying fine delineation to the sappy

Discreet wood influence sets off spicy and ripe yet admirably fresh black fruit and warm earth aromas that precede the rich

up to three weeks before the other Pinots are picked

the wood influence is subtle though not imperceptible on the slightly cooler aromas of lavender

From 50+ year old Chardonnay vines in the best part of the coteaux d'Avize

soothing finish

10% whole cluster)