美味しいワインと出会う旅

ベラルデンガ・ランチア キャンティ・クラシコ・リゼルヴァ　2004　フェルシーナ　CP93

久しぶりに飲んで感動したイタリアワインです。パーカー95点で4000円に吊られて買いました。吊られて良かった！！と言うワインです。

きっと2012年か2020年まで待てばもっと良くなるのでしょうが、今でも十分美味しいです。イタリアのワインとしては香りが良いです。味も深みがあってコクがあるのにエレガントで飲みやすいワインです。とにかく和食にはちょいと厳しいですが、洋食系肉料理なら何でも合うでしょう。果実味が豊富でタンニンを巧く隠しています。濃い砂糖ずけのサクランボの香りはとても楽しいです。

良いワインです。

2004 Fattoria di Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

Wine Advocate # 177
Jun 2008 Antonio Galloni 95 Drink: 2012 - 2024 $34-$88 (45)
I have tasted Felsina's 2004 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia on at least three separate occasions and have never been anything less than deeply impressed. This is a serious Chianti endowed with endless layers of sweet dark cherries, smoke, minerals, flowers and sweet toasted oak. With air the layers fill out, revealing an expansive, richly-textured wine of pure breed. At times the wine has been incredibly primary and brooding, while at other times it has shown the sheer power it holds in reserve. This is a great effort from Felsina. Simply put, it is a wine fit for kings and queens. Rancia also happens to be one of the finest values in wine today. Needless to say, it is highly recommended. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024.

There is not too much more I can say about the wines of Felsina and proprietor Giuseppe Mazzocolin, except that they are reference point wines for anyone who wants to discover the essence of contemporary Sangiovese from Chianti Classico. This is a compelling set of new releases from Mazzocolin and long-time consulting oenologist Franco Bernabei, one of the giants of modern Tuscan oenology. Even better, the wines remain very fairly priced. I was amused when another producer complained to me recently about Felsina's prices. They were far too low, he insisted. I also tasted the wines of Felsina's second property Castello di Farnatella. The wines are competently made, but lack the distinctiveness of the Felsina wines.