Zonin 'Classici' Chianti 2023

91 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team

"This wonderful Chianti, made of 100% Sangiovese grapes, shows bright plum, cherry and violets on the nose. With a spicy, earthy, palate and fuller bodied tannins; enjoy this wine alongside a tomato based dish, such as spaghetti and meatballs."
- Wine Direct Tasting Team

Bright ruby-red color of an attractive intensity. In its youth, it is richly marked by violet reflections that tend to become garnet with age. Characteristically intense, fine and elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries. Dry, full, properly balanced and extremely enticing with lingering acidity and flavors of cherry and spice.

ABV: 12.5%

Value

Rates with good Zinfandel

Good Value Barbera

This is very good value for money. A Piedmont red under $30! It has good dark fruit, some nice tannins and acid to balance although it would benefit from some more age to smooth it a bit but I liked its feistiness now.

Just right

Drinking really nicely at 5 years and a fair price

Cotes du Rhone.

A lovely well balanced red. One of the best Cotes du Rhone I have tasted.

Real value for money

I was happily surprised by the quality of the labels in the "mystery" case of rose wines - great value for the money I must say. Excellent drinking experience from the unfamiliar labels and happy to enjoy again the familiar ones.

Zonin 'Classici' Chianti 2023

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