Baroncini Chianti 2005
November 30, 2006 – 11:29 am
As you may know, I love Chianti. The first wine I fell in love with, the Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva 2001, was a Chianti, and I even tried it out of a blue plastic cup. When a wine tastes good coming out of a blue plastic cup, you know you like that wine.
I have had the chance to try several Chiantis since then, and this Baroncini is the only one that comes close to the Ruffino. In fact, on my list, they are 1 and 1a. The Baroncini is a dark purple with hints of red in it, and it has that nice fruity and spicy nose. I think that’s why I like Chiantis so much. I really enjoy fruit scents and tastes in wine, but I like the wine to have some strength. If there’s too much strength, the abundance of tannins turn me off. The nicer Chiantis I have had seem to do a great job including the fruit elements without coming off too weak or juicy.
The Baroncini did a superb job. I was impressed.