Tenuta Ormanni Chianti Classico Riserva Borro Del Diavolo 2019 750ml

The 2019 Chianti Classico Riserva Borro del Diavolo is gorgeous. Beautifully perfumed and nuanced, the Riserva offers up scents of crushed red berry fruit, dried flowers, mint, spice, pipe tobacco, cedar and anise. This deceptively mid-weight Riserva has a ton to offer. Behind that nuanced personality lies a wine of notable substance and class. Give the tannins a few years to soften.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Tuscany
• Appellation: Chianti Classico
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Sangiovese

The name of this grape, meaning ‘blood of Jove’ conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively ”“ full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.