2018 Chianti Classico, Casaloste, Panzano, Tuscany
Rich ruby colour with a nose of black cherry and spice. Quite intense, medium bodied palate, with ripe red and black fruits balanced by fine acidity and full, ripe tannins. Very long and elegant.
2018 Chianti Classico, Casaloste, Panzano, Tuscany
Rich ruby colour with a nose of black cherry and spice. Quite intense, medium bodied palate, with ripe red and black fruits balanced by fine acidity and full, ripe tannins. Very long and elegant.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The organic Casaloste 2018 Chianti Classico shows depth and generous fruit weight with blackberry, pressed cherry and wild plum. Those dark fruit tones cede to leather, tobacco and tilled earth, and the wine shows some heaviness and extra ripeness with an open-knit texture as it is given time to open in the glass. I suggest a near-term drinking window as a result. Give it a try with some charbroiled meat. This estate is owned by the Marchesi d’Orsi di Villanova.
88 Points / Drinking 2021 - 2024
By Monica Larner / April 2021
Vinous
The 2018 Chianti Classico is a juicy, forward wine that will drink well right out of the gate. A dollop of Merlot gives the 2018 lovely mid-palate juiciness and plenty of immediacy as well. Black cherry, spice, leather and menthol linger on the open-knit finish.
90 Points / Drinking 2021 - 2033
By Antonio Galloni / September 2020
Vinous
The 2018 Chianti Classico is a juicy, forward wine that will drink well right out of the gate. A dollop of Merlot gives the 2018 lovely mid-palate juiciness and plenty of immediacy as well. Black cherry, spice, leather and menthol linger on the open-knit finish.
90 Points / Drinking 2021 - 2033
By Antonio Galloni / September 2020