There are times when you taste a wine and it really confirms your belief in a region and it's wines.
Drinking a bottle of the 2001 Chinati Classico from Castello di Bossi was enlightening, I knew it was likely to be good but it was perfectly mature and showed superbly, it really felt like it was at it's peak.
This Chianti is made from 100% Sangiovese and is aged in cask for 12 months. With delightful perfume on the nose, reminiscent of violets and with a savoury edge, complex and soft on the palate with lovely rounded tannins and a long finish. A perfect match to a mushroom risotto with pancetta, the weight of flavours worked perfectly. A shame we only have seven bottles left!
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