I just spent a few days at Badia a Coltibuono , wonderful location, wonderful people, wonderful wines! Thanks for some others to look out for 🍷

I am not traditionally a Chianti girl, but Il Molina di Grace really impressed me (I had the 2017), and Casa Emma’s Vignalparco Riserva and their regular Chianti Classico both wowed me, had at an Italian wine dinner. Also for sweet wines, Vallepiccola’s Occhio di Pernice was my first straw wine and it was amazing! Incredible complexity and balance.

Thank you, Matthew, for this wonderful video! Your genuine love for Sangiovese and the way you “get” it is an inspiration. We look forward to seeing you at Fattoria della Aiola soon.

Just tried the Fontodi Chianti Classico 2019. Exactly as described, love it and another excellent suggestion. Thanks

I love Rancia by Felsina! Castellare di Castelina always gives me an impression of Pinot Noir when tasted blind, which I thought amazing for $20 sangiovese :) Love this video!!

Tenuta di Carleone 'Uno' Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy. The 2016 is drinking beautifully right now. Elegant

Fontodi is indeed a great Chianti Classico 👍

Excellent presentation, Matt. You’re very good at this!

2016 Brancaia Chianti Classico Riserva .... drum roll please....... FANTASTIC!! OMG Matthew , tell me you tried it and have more in your Cellar. 🥰💞💕🍷🍷

I love chianti classico too.. La lama in Castelnuovo berardenga is fantastic!!

Love the Isole e Olena Chianti Classico myself and it's generally under the radar too

Thank you for sharing your experience with CC!

Plenty of great recommendations ! I wish I could find more of these here in France

Great video man! I'm going to try and visit Caparsa next month.

You nailed it with Castello di Ama… one of my all time favourite wines / producers

Also interesting to taste: Greve area - Fattoria Santo Stefano, Panzano: Il Molino di Grace, San Casciano in Val di Pesa: Poggio Torselli and Carus Vini, Gaiole: Tenuta San Vincenti ;-)

I went through quite a bit of the video and was thinking to myself great, I don't think I've seen a single one of these offered by the distributors in my state. But then Volpaia came up! I thought the ones I've had were pretty good, but I'm no Chianti/Sangiovese expert. So very nice to see you recommend them!

Hey Dr Matthew. new to your channel. I discovered you from your Macedonian wine which I enjoyed. You are awesome! I can't believe you don't have more subscribers

Thank you for your great videos and reviews! I really love them and especially your kind of presentation. I know a lot of the chianti you choosed and have been so many time to tuscany - wich is not toooooo far away from germany ;-). My favorite is Fontodi (vigna del sorbo, 2016 - so absolutely delicious; i still have 5 bottles of this vintage in my cellar). And in the "normal range" i really like the "Isole e Olena Chianti Classico". For pure sangiovese is outstanding "Poggio Valente" di Fattoria Le Pupille (i guess you also like it) and at the moment i love the "Saffredi" - vintage 2014 is perfect to drink now :-) Go on Matthew with your videos and your fantastic mixture of pleasant and professional tastings!

I drank the Pèppoli Chianti Classico (2021) a few days ago, it was incredible.

Agreed! Sangiovese is the finest grape, when done well! Isole E Olena changed the way I look at wines nowadays. Their CC is the standard! Great video

Chianti classico ftw. I love both good chianti classico and langhe nebbiolo for good value reds

Thanks for the list! Definitely a region I need to give more attention to.

Been loving the carobbio Chianti Classico reserva 2015 for a while. Also castellare Chianti Classico is very solid for the price

One of my favorite producers is Volpaia

Great video Matthew 👌

I'm so glad we share the same love for Fontodi and the Vigna del Sorbo! The "Sangiovese" word comes with the last 's' pronounced as a 'z'. Otherwise it would have been "Sangiovesse" Cheers Dr.!

Amazing channel Matthew! Anyway I think San Giusto a Rentennano -Chianti Classico Riserva Le Baroncole has an incredible value for money

Vignole from Panzano for sure!

Just had my first chianti classic reserva last night. It was ca di pesa 2017, my neighbor's sister's estate. Really delicious but I think it would be better in 15 years

Great video! Love Chianti Classico too and will be checking some of these out. Have you ever tried Panzanello?

Hey Dr Matthew, Try out Villa Trasqua ! We were distributing Antinori and Ricasoli in Thailand and we have a blind taste with villa trasqua. The value / price is amazing. Ps, thanks for the review of Casenuove review ;) Cheers ! CK

I'm thinking about ordering a 1961 chianti classico

Have you tried the Val Delle Corti Chianti Classico? Think it will be right up your alley.

Can these be bought in England if not no point me watching this stuff.

San Felice Chianti Classico is a damn fine wine.

Did you consider the Chainti Classico Isole e Olena 2019 14.5ABV; Barberino Tavarnelle

I see Chianti Classico has made 11 new subzones. What do you think of this? A possible future video going over some of this perhaps?

The wine that made you cry doesnt seem to have been released yet, I wrote to the winery for an ETA unless you have the inside track?... Thanks for introducing me to this region, stayed well away from Chianti as it has bad cheap plonk vibes from years ago but didnt know there was a quality region within it..cheers

Hello dr. Mathew! I am visiting Tuscany early September with my significant other! Which where your favorite wineries for wine tasting experiences for two wine lovers?

Interested to know what you think about Castello dei Rampolla chianti classico and Montevertine Pian del Ciampolo. Both seem like relatively lesser known wines from great producers that err on the cheaper side

Can you speak to Sangiovese from outside of Tuscany? How are California producers doing with the grape?

Le Miccine and Filetta di Lamole are two I have recently bought but not tried yet. Are you familiar with either?

I am surprised that there is not even one Chianti classico of Antinori in the selection while there are 3 Antinori Chianti in the top 25 Chianti in California ?

For me you can not say CC without BROLIO. A regular CC from Brolio or Antonri reveals their quality even after 8-10 years which can easily compare to some avg. CC riserva’s. I have visited and tasted a most of those who’s worth to mention and here Castello di Brolio, Fontalloro, Monsanto il poggio stands out to me. Montevertine is on its own, but others worth to mentioning are Tolaini and Querciabella. An outsider is Castagnoli like Stielle, Pratola and buriano which are something special with 15-20 years of age (didn’t believe it untill I tasted). A very small and interesting is La casa di Bricciano. Cheers

Based on this video, I decided to take the plunge to discover the red rooster. My objective was to try and discern the impact between a Gran Selezione and a Riserva and trying to limit the variables in that discovery. Unfortunately, I could not find the Riserva in the same year as the Gran Selezione for the Ruffino Estate Wines. I was able to taste a 2016 Gran Selezione from Ruffino and a Riserva 2019 from Ruffino. Noting the variances in the different vintage years, the differences were dramatic with every single wine attribute. The 2019 was lighter in every aspect and the bouquet was not appetizing. There were hardly any tannins, and, again the body was very light, gentle, supple. Besides the limpidity, there was nothing notable about this wine. The Gran Selezione, when compared to the Gran Riserva had notable differences in comparing every wine attribute; yet, in the end, the differences did not justify the difference in price. I compared another Chianti Classico Riserva to the Ruffino's; using the 2017 Castellani Riserva, 13.0 ABV. I was amazed at the difference. The Castellani Riserva had a very notable and pleasant bouquet unlike the two Ruffino wines. The Castellani Riserva was much more like the Ruffino Gran Selezione in color, color uniformity, structure and body, but was clearly above the Gran Selezione in bouquet, taste, and body. Using the online wine attributes sensory model (WASM), WASM price pointed the Ruffino 2019 Riserva at $15.59 with a score of 85.59 and a negative QVR% of -39.98%, while price pointing the Ruffino 2016 Gran Selezione at $24.58 with a score of 89.93 and again a negative QVR% of -44.46%. The 2017 Castellani Riserva had a price point of $30.57 with a score of 90.56 and a QVR% of 52.75%. The take away? Just because a winery exceeds the aging time required for a particular classification, if the combination of stainless steel, concrete, and oak is based on neutral oak only, what is the contribution of the neutral oak adding to the wine? Yes, there were notable differences between the two Ruffino wines, but both came up very short on quality and value. To me, because of the dramatic differences in the wine, the Gran Selezione label does not mean ipso facto that the wine is going to be better. More study on the impact of percent new oak in comparison to longer duration with neutral oak should be investigated more deeply. I noticed on European wines that they usually will provide the length on oak, but do not include the percent new oak or type of oak. I think by adding the percent new oak and type of oak will help tasters both correlate and hone their preferences before they have to pay to play, and, U.S. wines should include this information on the bottle as well, why not? Type of oak, duration on oak, percent new oak should always be included on both the bottle and the tech sheets.

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