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| A view of Villa Cerna in the Chianti Classico region, owned by Cesare and Andrea Cecchi |
Out of 55 Chianti winners, 9 are Chianti Classico while 14 of the C.C. wine producers have won this recognition for their Super-Tuscans, making it a total of 23, or 40%. This is an improvement over last year when out of the 42 top medals, 6 were won for the Chianti Classico and 9 were awarded the Tre Bichhieri for their Super Tuscans, making it 36% for the Chianti Classico appellation.
Of the Tre Bicchieri Chianti Classico, I had the pleasure of tasting Bellavista ’01 and Castello di Ama ’03 from Castello di Ama, Castello di Brolio ’03 from Barone Ricasoli and Castello di Fonterutoli ’03 from Castello di Fonterutoli during my visit to their wineries. Though I did not visit Fattoria di Felsina which got the top honours for its Rancia Riserva ‘03, I had the pleasure of organising and drinking their ‘01 through their importers Amfora Wines at one of the Delhi Wine Club dinners earlier this year in the company of Giuseppe Mazzocolin.
I also tasted my favourite super Tuscan, Casalferro ’03 poured by Barone Ricasoli. I did not taste Flaccianelle delle Pieve ’03 from Fontodi, crafted from his best vineyards and served by the passionate and charming owner Giovanni Manneti ; I simple drank and savoured it!.
By the way, Chianti DOCG did not win any Tre Bicchieri in either ’06 or ’07. Let us see what ’08 brings for Chianti Classico and their Super Tuscans.
Chianti is perhaps the most commonly used wine word in Tuscany. If there is another word I hear quite as often, it is Avanti, which implies 'come, c'mon, come forward!' My love for Chianti makes me shout:
Avanti Chianti! And make mine Classico please!
Subhash Arora
September 13, 2007
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