Fattoria di Piazzano, di Bettarini, Chianti DOCG, 2006
I was going to an event with tons of people, and lots of them are happy to admit that spending more then $20 on a bottle is a waste for them. So I went down to Zupan's and got a number of bottles between $10 and $20 dollars (weighted closer to the former than the later). And this was one of those bottles. I tend not to usually like Chianti. I like earthy wines, but Chianti's are usually too thin for my tastes. However, this one I liked.
The nose was very interesting, including bark, wood, plum, mushroom, and artichoke. The taste was prune. And the finish was earth, bark, pine dirt , mineral, and red apple (including that dryness taste).
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Rating:
7.0(Sangiovese 80%; Canaiolo 20%)