Tasting #16 - Rocca della Macie Chianti Classico

   

Name: Rocca della Macie

Varietal: Chianti

Region: Chianti

Country: Italy

Year: 2018

Price: $32.99

Professional Wine Review: Ruby red tending towards garnet. Rich, intense and complex notes of cherry, plum, and spice. Dry, soft, gently tannic with good structure.

This wine pairs well with red meat, roasts and game. Decant one hour before serving. [1]

Wine Folly Review: Listed as bone-dry and full of tannins, this Italian wine from Tuscany has the opportunity to provide many flavors. Chianti, based on the grape known as Sangiovese, provides flavors and aromas of cherry, plum, tomato leaf, leather, and clay pot. Meant to be served warmed or at room temperature and decanted for 30 minutes, this wine is a staple in the wine world. [2]

Personal Wine Review: I have had chianti once before tasting this wine and I really wanted to be taken aback with this one. Prior to tasting the wine, I found the wine to be medium bodied with aromas of spice, plum, and a light hue of acidity. Upon pouring the wine onto my tongue, I found the wine to be quite unbalanced. It was flabby, extremely tannic with a hidden throat punch of acidic nature. It seemed that the wine "expired" in a sense. I did not enjoy the wine, and therefore have yet to have a good experience with Chianti. 

References:

[1] https://www.wine.com/product/rocca-delle-macie-chianti-classico-riserva-2018/777833?state=CA&s=GoogleBase_CSE_777833_HELLOSPRING15_type_Wine_RedWine_Sangiovese&promo=HELLOSPRING15&region_id=000030#closePromoModal

[2] https://winefolly.com/wines/chianti/