2009 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva Il Picchio, Tuscany, Italy

Slightly toasted, tobacco, slightly sooty and tarry aroma of ripe, partly dried black berries, slightly dried paprika and dried herbs with floral and slightly peppery notes. Ripe, quite juicy, partly preserved, rather dark fruit, fine sandy, ripe tannin, some bite, nutty, dark wood-spicy and dried herbal aromas, a hint of bacon, persistent, has substance and power, dried herbal and spicy aromas, very good firm, juicy finish

Best to drink: Bis 2022+. What our ratings mean