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Chianti is a timeless Italian classic and is Italy’s most famous wine region, making mainly reds from the Sangiovese grape. These days ‘Chianti’ is unlikely to mean a rustic basket wine (fiaschi) and refers to a delicious and classic Italian red - medium-body, bright spicy fruit and Sangiovese’s lovely acidity. Enjoy the cherry fruit and silky texture of these great-value Chianti's with anything off the grill or flavoursome pasta.
This classic collection includes:
2 x Zonin 'Classici' Chianti 2022 2021 2 x Castello di Albola Chianti Classico DOCG 2022 2 x Maretti Chianti DOCG 2022
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.
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.