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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Wednesday 24 July 2013

(R) Carpineto: "Castaldo" Chianti 2011, from Greve in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Smell
Early: Ripe plums
Later: Ripe plums with a growing presence of vanilla

Taste
This Sangiovese blend opens quite light and fruity, due to minimal time on skins. The predominating flavours are of ripe red fruits, such as plums, cherries and to a lesser extent, prunes and spices. The mouthfeel remains medium-light, as soft tannins slowly accumulate. Admittedly, I expected this to deteriorate once opened & to finish in overbearingly strong flavours of prune and spice with a sour finish. Rather than deteriorating, this Chianti has revealed notes of vanilla and the sort of strawberry flavours associated with great Kiwi Pinots. Through the entire bottle, this wine has held remarkable form as a medium-light fruity wine that would go very well with a duck, light steak or maybe an Italian meatball dish.

Tale
The most important and most recognised appellation within Tuscany is Chianti, where wines are typically made of Sangiovese, with a portion of Canaiolo amongst other red & white grapes. The Carpineto winery was founded in 1967 as a partnership between a first-generation oenologist/winemaker from north eastern Italy (Giovanni Carlo Sacchet) and a southern Italian with winemaking heritage (Antonio Mario Zaccheo). Giovanni and Antonio were convinced their mutual adopted homeland of Chianti could produce much greater wines than were available at the time & through adopting modern viticultural & winemaking techniques, they proved themselves right.

Composition
≥75% Sangiovese
≤25% Canaiolo & friends

Price: $13
Quality: ☆☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆

http://www.carpineto.com/en/index.aspx/Chianti%20Castaldo/10/22/31
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_901766



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