Rating 82
Style Red
Blend , Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo
Vintage 2014
Appellation
Tuscany
Italy
ABV 13.5%
Price $19.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-02-15

Perfect For

Dinner Parties, Host/Hostess Gifting, Last Minute Wine Runs

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo , Sangiovese

Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2014 Review

This wine will not knock you outta the park, nor will it garner applause at a dinner party, or raise eyebrows, but it will happily sit on a table at any get together and aid in fueling the conversation. This is a good wine with little complexity other than some red fruit notes that kind of fade into each other and a distant earthy note that comes and goes. It does have some prominent rose petal aromas wafting up, but it’s the sweet kiss of oak that blends everything together in a blur. Not a bad bottle of wine if wine is not the only focus.

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Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2014
This wine will not knock you outta the park, nor will it garner applause at a dinner party, or raise eyebrows, but it will happily sit on a table at any get together and aid in fueling the conversation. This is a good wine with little complexity other than some red fruit notes that kind of fade into each other and a distant earthy note that comes and goes. It does have some prominent rose petal aromas wafting up, but it’s the sweet kiss of oak that blends everything together in a blur. Not a bad bottle of wine if wine is not the only focus.

Reviewed On: 02-15-2019
82
POINTS
Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2014
This wine will not knock you outta the park, nor will it garner applause at a dinner party, or raise eyebrows, but it will happily sit on a table at any get together and aid in fueling the conversation. This is a good wine with little complexity other than some red fruit notes that kind of fade into each other and a distant earthy note that comes and goes. It does have some prominent rose petal aromas wafting up, but it’s the sweet kiss of oak that blends everything together in a blur. Not a bad bottle of wine if wine is not the only focus.

Reviewed On: 02-15-2019