Fattoria La Ripa Chianti Classico 2009

Lively black cherry ruby with black reflections. the bouquet is fairly intense, with slightly cooked berry fruit supported by unusual mentholated accents and as it opens pleasant berry fruit. On the palate it’s pleasant, with lively fresh cherry fruit supported by deft sour cherry acidity with strawberry accents and clean spicy tannins that flow into a clean tannic finish. Pleasant in a light zesty key, and though fairly direct will go very well with foods, a wine that one could drink quite a bit of. Score – 2 Stars (out of 3). (Kyle Phillips, Italian Wine Review, May 7, 2012)