Poggio Amorelli Chianti Classico Riserva - 2007 (750ml) Cava but Beaucastel’s 2006 Chateauneuf du

but Beaucastel’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape is performing even better from bottle than it did last year

impressively endowed finish

plump style without the definition and minerality found in the 2007s

and a subtle touch of smoke

100 points

Poggio Amorelli Chianti Classico Riserva - 2007 (750ml) Cava but Beaucastel’s 2006 Chateauneuf duProducer oenologist Marco Mazzarini has turned in another winning effort with his 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva. It is ripe and focused with excellent berry fruit on the nose and round, soft, and well sustained on the palate. It has round and ripe blackberry and cassis fruit flavors, a fat middle pallet and a lush and lingering finish. Wow! Schneider's of Capitol Hill