Carpineto Chianti Classico 2021

A jeweled ruby color, the 2021 Chianti Classico is ripe and has a great nose of fresh wild herbs, pure raspberry, graphite, and fresh violets. Medium-bodied, its more cedar tones come through on the palate, with ripe, very well-integrated tannins, clean lift, and a hint of its toasted incense on the finish. A very well-balanced wine from Carpineto, it’s showing beautifully now but will certainly improve in another 6 months. Drink date: 2024-2034. Score – 90. (Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, Jan. 25, 2024)