David Lawrason

This is a thoughtful, layered and complex Chianti from an excellent vintage. It is not a showboat, for now, but I...

Anthony Gismondi

Nipozzano has always been a wine that rewarded patience. Peppery, black olive, tobacco, earthy, slightly meaty nose...

Steve Thurlow

Frescobaldi's 2010 Chianti Rufina Riserva shows the essence of the cooler Rufina zone with a sourish tone to the...

Bill Zacharkiw

Still shows some oak and some gritty tannin. Less dynamic, more earthy than I remember it, with hints of vanilla on...

Nadia Fournier

Particularly successful in 2010, driven by a rather dense tannic stuff, but mostly bursting with fruit, nervous,...

Marc Chapleau

A fairly full-bodied and fairly wooded chianti, both nose and mouth; he also notes of liquorice and a slight...

Dan Trcka

The 2010 Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi Chianti Nipozzano Riserva, aged in oak barriques for 27 months, has fruity aromas of cherry, raspberry and dusty wood on the nose and cherry on the palate. It is a light to medium bodied, extra-dry, fruity to integrated wine; with refreshing acidity, refined tannins (decant for 30 min) and a medium finish. This is a food friendly wine; drink now to 2018 (long cork enclosure). My impression: NICE, 87 pts. Tasted Apr/15.
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Earlier review: The 2010 Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi Chianti Nipozzano Riserva, composed of 92% Sangiovese, 4% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, has intense aromas of dried cherry, cedar, anise and oak on the nose and dried cherry and pomegranate on the palate. It is a medium bodied, extra-dry, fruity to integrated wine; with good acidity, dusty tannins and medium finish. It is food friendly; drink now – 2016+. My impression: NICE, 88 pts. Tasted at 'Taste Italy 2013' http://grapeselections.com/taste-italy-2013/ in Nov/13

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Frescobaldi Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva 2010