Villa Cafaggio
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Villa Cafaggio 2001 Riserva Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
- $30
Made near Panzano, in the famed “golden amphitheatre”—regarded as Chianti Classico’s best vineyard site—this is a gorgeous wine with bold, opulent characteristics and deeply penetrating aromas. It exhibits beautiful saturation of color and notes of plum, prune, resin, pine and natural rubber. The structure is solid and firm and so are the polished tannins.
— M.L.
(11/1/2007)
Villa Cafaggio 2001 Cortaccio Cabernet Sauvignon (Toscana)
- $61
This Cab offers big blackberry aromas, brown sugar, dark concentration and a brooding disposition. It’s plush and modern, and a true bruiser, with firm tannins and opulent flavors of toast and plum. Ready to drink.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
Villa Cafaggio 1997 San Martino Sangiovese
- Cellar Selection
- $50
Older vines from the named vineyard provide the fruit for this 100% Sangiovese, barrique-aged Super Tuscan. The cherry, tart-berry and chocolate aromas pick up vibrant licorice accents as they blossom into full flavors on the palate. The already svelte mouthfeel should only improve, as the still substantial, firm tannins on the cocoa-tinged finish resolve. Hold for…
— W.E.
(5/1/2001)
Villa Cafaggio 1997 Cortaccio Cabernet Sauvignon
- $50
Plenty of leather, cassis, plum and tobacco aromas show on the nose of this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine. The full palate has full, dark berry Cabernet flavors and pronounced tobacco-herb-earth shadings. Has depth and character, but also shows a slightly rustic feel with full tannins, espresso flavors, herb and bell pepper notes on the finish. Best held until 2004.
— W.E.
(5/1/2001)
Villa Cafaggio 2001 San Martino Sangiovese (Toscana)
- $61
Big, rich and painted in broad brush strokes, San Martino is a meaty, fleshy wine you can sink your teeth into. It offers clean notes of cherry candy, licorice and resin and follows through with gritty texture and crisp notes of bright fruit on the close.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
Villa Cafaggio 1997 Chianti Classico Riserva Sangiovese
- $30
This 100% Sangiovese bottling serves up a textbook Chianti bouquet of black cherries, leather and earth. The same range, with good fruit focus, shows on the flavorful palate, with its dense, chewy texture. Fine, well-structured tannins indicate that this should improve over the next three years and age well.
— W.E.
(5/1/2001)
Villa Cafaggio 1998 Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
- $17
Starts with a rich nose of dark cherry, milk chocolate and anise. It shows the typical espresso and toast flavors of the new style, but with more nuance and better balance than many others. There’s a lot of oak here, but it’s a very good example of the style, and should improve through 2003.
— W.E.
(4/1/2001)
Villa Cafaggio 2006 Sangiovese (Chianti Classico)
- $24
The wine is pungent, succulent and leaves a lasting impression. It offers simple fruit nuances of blueberry, spice and almonds that stay for a long time, refreshing your mouth along the way.
— M.L.
(9/1/2008)
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