Happy Saturday! I basically spend the day working around the house and running errands, and with some cooler weather, I'm looking forward to a fire on the patio tonight. But until then, it's time to open a bottle of wine and enjoy some dinner. Tonight I've opened a recent purchase from Costco, the 2016 Famiglia Castellani Chianti Classico Riserva. Who doesn't love a nice Sangiovese based wine, and this one should be just about to hit its stride, so let's have a taste!
The wine is a bright ruby color in the glass, with great clarity, just as you would expect from the varietal. A gentle swirl in the glass releases aromas of cherry, strawberry, leather and oak with undertones of spicy peppery notes. Take a sip and your greeted with plenty of ripe red fruit, cherry, strawberry and currant that lingers on the palate before transitioning to earthy notes of dusty limestone and a hint of anise midpalate. The tannins are soft, creating a wonderfully supply, dry finish that will have you reaching for another sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a really pleasant drinking example of a Chianti Classico at a value price of just $14 at Costco. This wine practically begs to be paired with Italian food, and I would enjoy it with a classic bistecca Fiorentina to a risotto alla Milanese, hearty pasta with red sauce or my dinner tonight, some sweet Italian sausage sautéed with onions and peppers along with some linguine tossed with garlic and olive oil and broccoli rabe, topped with shaved Parmesan. This is the type of dinner that reminds me of the great Italian fests, like for San Gennaro back when I lived in Hoboken in the 1990s. Cheers!
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