TNs: Two more Chianti (this time from 2009)

WINE TALK
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Continuing in my quest to either agree with or refute Monsieur De L’s hypothesis regarding the change in wine making at Felsina (and also because my wife happened to make chicken cacciatorre for dinner tonight!), I opened up two more wines from Felsina & Castell’in Villa. Both wines are drinkable right now, although at least IMO, neither could be described as typical of what I look for in Chianti.


Much more together than the 2008 I posted about last night, and also clearly made in a riper style, reflective of the vintage. Rich enough to almost come across as a red-fruited liquer; I like this popped & poured wine a lot right now, but would say it’s coming across more like a ripe red as opposed to a typical Chianti.

Also has the red-fruited liquer note I mentioned in the first wine; I don’t personally think of 2009 as as hot & ripe of a vintage as 2003, but both of these wines are clearly ripe and fruit-forward, so it will be interesting to see how they age and develop in bottle. Tonight, the Felsina is just a little bit more “Chianti-like”, but I don’t know that I would pick either of these wines out blind right now as being from Tuscany.

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Bob, if the 08’s and 09’s are approachable now, what are your thoughts on the 07 CCR, Fontalloro and Rancia?

Care to elaborate more on the changes at Felsina?

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Shouldn’t it be “Chiantos”? neener

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Jeff, I haven’t tried the '07 Rancia or Fontalloro recently (but I will put it on my to-do list [cheers.gif] ).

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I think of 2009 as plenty hot and ripe. Certainly a bit too hot and ripe in all but the coolest parts of Tuscany. Not as extreme as 2003 but definitely not a top vintage.

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I have enjoyed the Fontodi and Castello di Monsanto 2009 CCR’s. Not hot to my taste.

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Riper yes, but I’ve preferred 2009s to 2008s (though not to 06-07s). Agree about the 2009 Monsanto, good material and not hot at all.