{"product_id":"riecine-chianti-classico-2020-75cl","title":"Riecine, Chianti Classico 2020 - 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiecine has been quietly making some of Gaiole's most honest Chianti Classico since the 1970s, and this is their calling card — 100% Sangiovese, Chianti Classico DOCG, grown organically across a patchwork of altitudes and exposures high in the hills of eastern Chianti. No Cabernet, no Merlot to fatten it up; just Sangiovese, which is exactly how the grape shows its face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 was warm and dry, but the cool nights of Gaiole kept the fruit fresh, and Riecine's touch is light — the aim is drinkability with a backbone, not oak and extract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt opens with cranberry and sour red cherry, a mineral edge and a lift of rose and eucalyptus. The palate is bright and medium-bodied, red and black cherry threaded with thyme and oregano, acidity that makes your mouth water and tannins that run from velvety to pleasantly raspy — the savoury Tuscan grip that makes this food wine to its bones. James Suckling gave it 92 points, and it earns them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the bottle for a Tuesday that deserves better — a proper midweek red that doesn't need an occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16°C, a touch cooler than most reds. No decant necessary, though ten minutes open won't hurt. An all-purpose red glass is right. Drinking beautifully now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBocca di Lupo for regional Italian plates. Brat, whose fire suits its savoury side. The Wolseley, for an unfussy plate of pasta and a glass of something honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnything with tomato and herbs — a proper ragu, a pizza with real char. Or roast chicken with rosemary; the acidity cuts straight through.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674823123268,"sku":"HO30201B20","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/110410320200100750_cd4fa4e4-635c-4177-910b-4c7603cf576e.png?v=1759088559","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/riecine-chianti-classico-2020-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}