{"id":12510,"date":"2023-10-10T16:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=12510"},"modified":"2024-02-16T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:03:21","slug":"grape-expectations-chianti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-chianti\/","title":{"rendered":"Grape Expectations: Chianti"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-10T16:56:05+01:00\" title=\"10 October 2023 at 16:56:05 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">3 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Grape Expectations: Chianti<\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Well, it\u2019s finally happened. After several years of writing these columns, I have run out of grape varieties. That is, unless you would like to read about hideously obscure, probably not very nice, grapes grown in the back of beyond which you will never find in the UK anyway. So, what to do? Move on to regions, of course. Regionality and the concept of \u2018terroir\u2019 is as vital to how a wine tastes as the grape variety it is made from.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Chianti is a rather large region in Central Tuscany. Its wines (which interestingly were once white!) are based on the Sangiovese grape variety, typically showing medium body with red cherry and earthy flavours. If you want the good stuff you should look for Chianti Classico \u2013 the original part of the region. These wines are easily identified by the Gallo Nero, or black rooster, which can be seen on the neck of the bottle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Chianti has come a long way since the days when it was served by every neighbourhood Italian restaurant as a barely palatable, astringent wine found in rather kitsch baskets. Its claim to fame is no longer the dubious accolade of being Hannibal Lecter\u2019s favourite wine. Pick up a bottle next time you\u2019re cooking something Italian and you\u2019ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommendation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/chianti-classico-docg-primocolle-villa-cerna\">Chianti Classico DOCG Primocolle, Villa Cerna<\/a> &#8211; A truly delicious Chianti Classico with lifted floral notes and a rich, intense cherry fruit character. Beautifully integrated oak makes for a smooth texture.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_navigation layout_simple inv_false\"><a class=\"post_navigation-item order_first to_prev\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/the-life-of-an-mw-student-thirty-five\/\" title=\"The Life of an MW Student &#8211; Thirty Five\"><div class=\"post_navigation-item-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-meta\">Previous Post<\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-title\"><span>The Life of an MW Student &#8211; Thirty Five<\/span><\/div><\/a><a class=\"post_navigation-item order_second to_next\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-margaux\/\" title=\"Grape Expectations: Margaux\"><div class=\"post_navigation-item-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-meta\">Next Post<\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-title\"><span>Grape Expectations: Margaux<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Ted Sandbach<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Ted studied History and Physical Education at Loughborough University before teaching at Magdalen College School in Oxford for 7 years. He gave up teaching to follow his passion for wine and cut his teeth at Stevens Garnier in Wine retail. During this time he travelled extensively and took his wine exams including the Diploma \u2013 which he will admit is much harder these days! Frustration and ambition prompted him to start The Oxford Hamper Company in 1985 which by 1992 had metamorphosed into The Oxford Wine Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3 years agoGrape Expectations: ChiantiWell, it\u2019s finally happened. After several years of writing these columns, I have run out of grape varieties. 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