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I first tasted the wine looking at the vineyard which is as close as it gets to the Hermitage hill or Côte-Rôtie

This is the first wine to display any appreciable wood influence and even here it’s not intrusive and easily allows the ripe but fresh nose of red and dark currant

The rest of the bouquet features a kaleidoscopic swirl of floral and spice notes with melon and white peach

If the Rhys Horseshoe and Alpine bottlings are in perpetual friendly competition

Bossi, Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo other_regions_australia if not the same refinementThe 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo is super impressive. Black cherries, blackberries, smoke and licorice burst from the glass in this extroverted, powerful Riserva. I cant say there is a lot of Sangiovese typicity here, but the wine nevertheless impresses for its balance and overall sense of harmony. Layers of dark fruit build to the huge, explosive finish. The 2008 is going to require time, but is a gem. The Berardo is 100% Sangiovese aged in