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Bonacchi Casalino Chianti Classico DOCG

Cantine Bonacchi

Grape
Sangiovese
Denomination
Chianti Classico DOCG
Region
Tuscany
Drink
Now to 2028

A Chianti Classico from Cantine Bonacchi, bearing the name of its Casalino estate near Siena. It is pure Sangiovese, aged in large French oak barrels, with spice, wild berry jam and a hint of vanilla. One UK shop sells it.

Price
£16.90

2024 · 75cl · checked 25 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129

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Where to buy Chianti Classico DOCG Casalino

£16.90 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 25 Oct 2026

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Tasting Notes

How Bonacchi's Casalino Chianti Classico tastes

Cantine Bonacchi ages this Sangiovese in steel tanks and in large French oak barrels. Its own note finds spice, wild berry jam and a hint of vanilla, on a full and tannic palate with a long finish.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial, from the producer's notes
Tasted on
18 September 2026
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Typical of Sangiovese
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Intense and clean, with spice and the smell of wild berry jam. A soft hint of vanilla sits underneath. The wine is aged in steel tanks and in large French oak barrels.

CherryCherry
Forest berriesForest berries
Red forest berriesRed forest berries
LeatherLeather
OakOak
SpicySpicy
VanillaVanilla
Palate

Full and tannic, with real character. Bonacchi makes it from Sangiovese alone, with no other grapes in the blend.

Finish

Long: the producer's own note praises its excellent persistence.

Overall

This is the plain Chianti Classico of the Casalino range, which also has a Riserva. We would drink the 2024 now and by 2028, with cured meats or a medium-aged cheese, as the producer suggests.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Buying the 2024 Casalino Chianti Classico in the UK

One UK shop sells the 2024, at about £17 a bottle, so there is no price to compare between shops. The same shop gives a lower price per bottle on six or more.

Best price · 75 cl · 2024 £16.90 at Vino.com
75cl · 2024 available from Vino.com £16.90, in stock
Vintages live 2024 Current release: 2024
Per-litre (75cl · 2024 basis) £22.53 Lowest current 75cl · 2024 offer
Last checked 25 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Casalino Chianti Classico: made for food, fairly priced

Food and Value are its strongest cards. It is a full, tannic Sangiovese for the table, at about £17.

Best with food 8.6/10

A full, tannic Sangiovese with fresh 2024 acidity. It is made for the table: cured meats, grilled steak and tomato sauces all bring out its best.

Best value 8.5/10

At about £17 it costs less than most Chianti Classico sold in UK shops, yet it is pure Sangiovese with time in large French oak barrels.

Best intro to this style 7.4/10

Easy to read: berry fruit, spice and plenty of tannin, from Sangiovese alone. The tannin grips without food, so newcomers will enjoy it most with a meal.

Best everyday bottle 6.6/10

Priced as a midweek treat rather than a nightly bottle, and its firm tannin wants food. Open it with pasta, a roast or a plate of salami.

Best for an occasion 5.2/10

The Black Rooster seal of Chianti Classico on the neck makes it smart enough for Sunday lunch. It is not a showpiece bottle like a Riserva.

Best for cellar 3.5/10

A Chianti Classico without Riserva ageing, from a 2024 vintage made for drinking young. Drink it by 2028 rather than lay it down.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Chianti Classico in five fields

A compact view of what the Chianti Classico denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
1 varieties listed
This bottle: Sangiovese.
Minimum ageing
12 months minimum
No oak ageing required.
Region / area
Firenze · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOCG · Chianti Classico
Minimum ABV at this colour: 12.0%.
Classification
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
What that means →
Vintages

Casalino 2024 and a wet autumn in Chianti Classico

A wet spring and a cool, very rainy September and October shaped 2024 in Chianti Classico. The wines are slender, with modest alcohol, and quality is mixed. We would drink the Casalino 2024 now and by 2028.

2024 Current release
Best price
£16.90
Retailers
1 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2028

A wet spring, a hot dry summer and a cool, very rainy September and October gave Chianti Classico slender wines with modest alcohol in 2024. Quality across the zone is mixed, and this is a year to drink young.

2024 Current release
Best price
£16.90
Retailers
1 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2028

A wet spring, a hot dry summer and a cool, very rainy September and October gave Chianti Classico slender wines with modest alcohol in 2024. Quality across the zone is mixed, and this is a year to drink young.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Casalino, Cantine Bonacchi's estate near Siena

Cantine Bonacchi, based in Quarrata near Pistoia, owns Tenuta Casalino at Castelnuovo Berardenga, about 10 km from Siena. The estate sits at about 350 metres on galestro and alberese, the rocks typical of Chianti Classico. Its oak symbol honours the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia, from nearby Querciagrossa.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Chianti Classico is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 1 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 7.5 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 12.0% vol
  • Minimum ageing. 12 months total
  • Tasting panel. Mandatory pre-release tasting commission
03

Region and area context

Chianti Classico falls within Tuscany, covering Firenze · Siena. The denomination is further divided into 11 sub-zones.

Chianti Classico DOCG zone The producer Wine route in the zone

Made at Cantine Bonacchi, Quarrata. Directions

Wine route in the zone: Strada Chiantigiana SR 222.

04

Reading the label

  • Cantine BonacchiProducer / estate
  • SangioveseGrape varieties
  • Chianti Classico DOCGGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2024Vintage (year of harvest)
05

What sits behind the price of Chianti Classico DOCG Casalino

Tracked from
£16.90
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
3 up / 2 down
Main factor
Chianti Classico DOCG, the Black Rooster zone between Florence and Siena
  1. 01

    Chianti Classico DOCG, the Black Rooster zone between Florence and Siena

    Cost up

    The Black Rooster seal on the neck marks a Chianti Classico DOCG from the provinces of Florence and Siena. In UK shops a Chianti Classico usually sells for more than a plain Chianti, and this one costs about £17.

  2. 02

    Steel tanks, then large French oak barrels

    Cost up

    Cantine Bonacchi ages the wine in temperature-controlled steel tanks and in large French oak barrels. Oak barrels cost money and cellar space that a steel-only Chianti Classico does not need.

  3. 03

    A big 2024 crop across Chianti Classico

    Cost down

    The zone made half as much wine again in 2024 as in 2023, its biggest crop since 2019. Plenty of wine helps keep the price of a young Chianti Classico in check.

  4. 04

    A large Tuscan house with four estates and seven ranges

    Cost down

    Cantine Bonacchi runs four estates, from Quarrata to Castelnuovo Berardenga, Bolgheri and Montalcino, and sells seven ranges. Working at that size spreads costs, which helps hold this wine at about £17.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    The producer gives 13% alcohol on its Italian page and 13.5% on its English one, so duty is about £3 a bottle. VAT adds about £2.85. Of a £17 bottle, about £5.90 is tax.

01

Chianti Classico DOCG, the Black Rooster zone between Florence and Siena

Cost up

The Black Rooster seal on the neck marks a Chianti Classico DOCG from the provinces of Florence and Siena. In UK shops a Chianti Classico usually sells for more than a plain Chianti, and this one costs about £17.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Steak, plated

Steak
Food Pairing

Casalino Chianti Classico with cured meats, steak and ragù

Bonacchi suggests cold cuts and medium-aged cheese. The salt in both softens the tannin of this Sangiovese, and its fresh acidity also suits tomato sauces and grilled meat.

Salt balance Strong match

Cured meats and medium-aged cheese

Salt in cured meat and aged cheese softens the grip of tannin, so the wine tastes rounder and fruitier. Bonacchi picks exactly this match for its Casalino Chianti Classico, a full, tannic Sangiovese.

Try with: Porchetta · Lucanica · Cheese board · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · More pairings →

Tannin softening Strong match

Grilled steak and lamb

Protein and fat in red meat tame the tannin of this Sangiovese, and the wine clears the palate between bites. A full, tannic Chianti Classico like Casalino stands up to a thick grilled steak.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Arrosticini · Spezzatino di pecora · More pairings →

Acidity matching Good match

Ragù, lasagne and tomato sauces

Tomato is sharp, so it needs a red with fresh acidity, and a 2024 Chianti Classico has it. The tannin in this Sangiovese also cuts through the fat of a slow meat sauce.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Pizza Margherita · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Roast pork and duck

The wild berry jam and spice in this Chianti Classico echo the sweet, browned edges of roast meat. Its Sangiovese tannin then cuts the fat of pork belly or duck skin.

Try with: Duck breast · Roast pork · Pork belly

Body matching Good match

Slow stews and braised meat

A full red needs food of the same weight, or it swamps the dish. Bonacchi calls this Sangiovese full, so it suits a slow beef stew or a braised lamb shank better than a light supper.

Try with: Beef stew · Lamb shank · Ossobuco alla Milanese

Avoid Clash

Hot curries and chilli dishes

Chilli heat makes tannin taste harsh and bitter, and it makes the alcohol burn. Keep this tannic Chianti Classico away from fiery food, where its Sangiovese grip turns against the dish.

Skip with: Green curry · Crispy chilli beef · Jungle Curry · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Drinking the Casalino 2024 by 2028

This is the plain Chianti Classico of Bonacchi's Casalino range, and 2024 was a year for early drinking. The range also has a Chianti Classico Riserva, which the rules age for at least two years.

Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

A Chianti Classico without Riserva ageing, from a 2024 vintage made for drinking young. Drink it by 2028 rather than lay it down.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£16.90 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind the Casalino Chianti Classico page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 25 Oct 2026, 03:20 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Based on the producer's published tasting notes.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Sangiovese, Chianti Classico and Tuscany: where Casalino fits

Producer
Cantine Bonacchi Tuscany
Grapes
Sangiovese
Denomination
Chianti Classico DOCG
Region
Tuscany Region guide
Cuisine
International Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

It is a full, tannic red with spice, wild berry jam and a hint of vanilla, going by the producer's own note. The finish is long. Cantine Bonacchi makes it from Sangiovese alone and ages it in steel tanks and large French oak barrels.

Cantine Bonacchi makes it. The company is based in Quarrata, near Pistoia, and owns Tenuta Casalino at Castelnuovo Berardenga, about 10 km from Siena. The wine carries the estate's name and its oak symbol, a tribute to the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia. Bonacchi also uses the Casalino name on wines from other parts of Tuscany, such as Brunello and Bolgheri.

Cured meats and medium-aged cheese are the producer's own choice. The firm tannin and fresh acidity also suit grilled steak, lamb, lasagne and pasta with a meat sauce. Avoid hot curries, where the chilli makes the tannin taste harsh.

Drink it now and by 2028. The 2024 vintage in Chianti Classico gave slender wines with modest alcohol, made for drinking young. Serve it at about 18°C, the temperature the producer suggests.

It was a mixed year. A wet spring and a cool, very rainy autumn gave slender, lively wines with modest alcohol. The best are fresh and fragrant, but some are thin, so it is a vintage for drinking young rather than keeping.

One UK shop sells it, the 2024 at about £17 a bottle, so there is no price to compare between shops. The same shop offers a lower price per bottle when you buy six.

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