Red
Chianti Rùfina
Chianti · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Sangiovese · Colorino
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Chianti
- Appellation
- Chianti Rufina
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
Pasta with tomato sauce · Roast meats · Aged cheeses · Mushroom risottos
Rated vintages
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2020
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2012
Made of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Colorino, this opens with blue-flower fragrance and a whiff of thyme. The savory palate delivers juicy black cherry and white pepper notes, framed by fresh acidity and firm tannins. Drink through 2022.
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2011
This opens with an attractive fragrance of ripe plum, violet, aromatic herb and baking spice. The straightforward palate offers dried black cherry, crushed raspberry, ground pepper and leather alongside polished tannins. Drink sooner rather than later to capture the remaining fr…