Tesco FInest Chianti 2007 Riserva

Variety: Sangiovese
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany, Chianti
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium red
Bouquet: cherries, nice wood tones
Taste: medium body,  dominant cherries with subtones of plums nice tannins,  medium  finish
Recommended food pairing: lamb cutllet
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
This wine is produced by Piccini. Piccini's story began in 1882 with Angiolo Piccini, who owned only 7 ha of vineyards in the Chianti area. Today Piccini is still 100% family owned by Mario and Martina Piccini who mark the 4th generation. Piccini is one of the few wineries in Italy that has a female winemaker. In one of the most traditionally male-dominated industries Antonella has had huge success producing world-class wines and winning international acclaim. It is reasonable Chianti for the price. Please refer to my tasting of another Piccini Chianti here.

Piccini Chianti Superiore 2009 DOCG

Variety: Sangiovese, Merlot

Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany
Vintage: 2009 
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: not very expressive, red cherries, hint of spice ad wood tones
Taste: medium body, red cherries, and sour cherries, slightly higher but pleasant tannins, nice acidity keeping it fresh and visible dryness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pizza
Overall score: 4+7+10+5+5=81
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: cork

Basic Chianti, good food wine to accompany our Pizza we had with this bottle.

Piccini Special Edition Chianti Riserva 2006

Variety: 100% Sangiovese
Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany
Vintage: 2006 
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: g/l
Acidity: g/l
Color: medium red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: red cherries, hint of spice ad wood tones
Taste: medium body, red cherries, and sour cherries, slightly higher but pleasant tannins, nice acidity keeping it fresh and visible dryness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: dry fermented salami,roasts
Overall score: 84
Price: CZK 139
Stopper: cork
Reasonable, but not great Chianti. Definitely much better than the other Chianti in this price rage on the market, which are hardly drinkable. Decanter awarded this vintage with Silver Medal in 2009.

Tesco Finest Chianti Riserva 2009 DOCG

Variety: Sangiovese

Country of origin: Italy
Wine appellation: Tuscany, Chianti
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium red
Bouquet: cherries, nicely accompanied by wood and vanilla tones
Taste: medium body,  sour cherries, hint of plums, good acidity nicely combined with vanilla and wood,   good tannins, medium to longer finish

Recommended food pairing: lamb cutlet
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6=85
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork

In May 2011 I tasted the same wine but 2007 vintage. This bottle when compared to Piccini Chianti Superiore from the same year tasted just before is better it has more wood and vanilla character.