Tolaini 'Vallenuova', Chianti Classico DOCG, Italy 2020 Weingut J. & H. A. Strub this is fresh and harmonious

this is fresh and harmonious

The interplay of fruit intensity and energy makes for a compelling Right Bank red to drink over the next handful of years

this was bottled later

plenty of earthy red berry fruit that segues into a peppery and quite persistent finish

Where fruit from older vines is reserved for Chianti bottlings that will spend at least two years in the cellar softening around the edges

Tolaini 'Vallenuova', Chianti Classico DOCG, Italy 2020 Weingut J. & H. A. Strub this is fresh and harmoniousPlums, cherry stones, blackberries and bark on the nose. Medium bodied with firm, chewy tannins. Darker fruit character here with a firm, slightly stern finish. 91 Pts James Suckling