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Recomend a Chianti for under $25.

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I'm looking for Chianti recomendations under $25. Someone suggested San Felice. Is this a good wine?
Looking for any and all sugestions.
Salute!

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Re: Recomend a Chianti for under $25. - Brom 09:49:43 10/22/04 (0)
Isola e Olena
What's Riserva Ducale tan label going for these days?
Re: Recomend a Chianti for under $25. - Mark Cashman 12:51:01 10/20/04 (0)
Give the Valiano Classico Riserva a try if you can find it. Very nice at $15-16 a bottle.
- http://www.avimports.com/products/?product_id=35 (Open in New Window)
well, i drink chianti - stan2 18:09:31 10/17/04 (0)
and i can't say i've ever had a bad one in that $25 price range. depending on where you are... prices will vary some. probably a good discount place, or major wine merchant on the east coast of the US will be somewhat cheaper than out here in calif..
i think i've heard of san felice; can't say i remember it. but if you're into chianti at all, you probably know it comes as just 'chianti', or 'classico' - from the classico district within the broader chianti growing area, and as 'reserva', which is aged longer. and there are other nearby areas. for $25, you should be able to get a lot of classico reservas and because of the way the appelation is tightly controlled, they should all be good. vintages 97, 99, 00, 01 are all good, some great. i think 02 is a yr to avoid. wipeout. for producers, try some of these: antinori, coltibuono, brolio, nozzole, ricasoli, ruffino, banfi, caffagio... and there are more. honestly, i've never been burned on $20 chianti from a reliable source. there are also producers within the chianti area who blend in some cab or other grapes and because of that, can't call it chianti, so other tuscan reds are also pretty dang good. some far better - and more expensive - than straight sangiovese based wines.
Re: Recomend a Chianti for under $25. - petethebeat 08:08:37 10/13/04 (0)
Nobody drinks Chianti.... that's good, more for me! :-)

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