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A cru selection with its initial vintage in 1974, Montesodi Riserva is made only in exceptional growing years. It is produced from Sangiovese grown in the Montesodi vineyard, which, at 400 metres’ elevation, has always been regarded as the finest on the Tenuta for growing Sangiovese. It yields a rich, intense wine of remarkable aromas.
| Tasting notes |
| Eye - Medium to deep purple colour with a hint of brick red at the rim.
Nose - Really ripe on the nose with classic Sangiovese aromas of black cherry stone, blackberry, pepper, leather and above all a herbal, oregano edge. Also some new oak from the aging. Fine yet complex.
Palate - The palate is supple and smooth on the attack, velvety and fruity with redcurrant jam and strawberry. It then fills out in the mid-palate and finishes with all the herbal elegance of top Sangiovese overlain with a touch of new oak. Creamy and long
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| Rating |
Wine Advocate 92 points (Jun 2007)
The estate’s single-vineyard 2004 Chianti Rufina Vigneto Montesodi (100% Sangiovese) saw 18 months’ aging in new barriques. It presents expressive aromatics followed by layers of black fruits, violets, licorice, sweet spices and menthol that flow from the glass with notable concentration as well as weight on the palate. A note of freshness gives the wine a beautiful sense of lift on the finish. Several years of cellaring will help integrate the toasted oak notes that are present today. This sleek interpretation of Chianti is a terrific effort from Frescobaldi. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019.
Wine Spectator 91 points (Oct 31 2006)
Rich and fruity, with lovely blackberry and mineral character. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long, flavorful finish. A solid wine. Best after 2006. 4,200 cases made. –JS |
| Food pairing |
| Roast partridge with cabbage, beef stew with carrots, duck with cherry, lasagne, spaghetti carbonarra. |
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