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Sangiovese Chianti Riserva DOCG from the hills around Vinci, made by the Leonardo da Vinci co-op. Over two years in French and American oak give dark cherry, vanilla and cinnamon over soft tannins and a long, mineral finish. Easy, well priced, 13%.
Cherry sits at the core, framed by the vanilla and cinnamon of two-plus years in French and American oak. Vivino's 5,000-plus drinkers name oak and red fruit most, carried over the soft tannins the co-op builds through a long dry-ferment maceration in steel.
Dark, ripe cherry leads the nose, lifted by the vanilla and cinnamon of French and American oak. Behind the fruit sit plum and a note of dried tobacco. Across more than 5,000 Vivino ratings, drinkers name oak first, then red berries.
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VanillaMedium bodied and rounded, with concentrated black fruit, plum and ripe cherry over soft, fine tannins the co-op builds through a long dry-ferment maceration in steel. The oak reads as sweet spice rather than grip.
The finish is long and gently mineral, closing dry with a faint tobacco and cedar echo of the barrel.
An approachable, crowd-pleasing Chianti Riserva that over-delivers for the price: Vivino's 5,000-plus drinkers rate it 3.7, and the in-stock 2021 is its best-scoring year. Everyday Tuscan drinking, not a cellar wine.
A widely exported co-op Riserva that trades around 16 pounds in the UK. Vivino puts fair value for a wine at this 3.7 rating from about 8.50 euros, so it reads as honest everyday buying rather than a collector's Chianti.
Scored for what an approachable, oak-softened Sangiovese Riserva does best: the weeknight Tuscan dinner and easy food matching, not the long cellar.
Sangiovese acidity and fine tannins make it a natural food wine, built for tomato, roast meat and hard cheese.
At about 16 pounds it beats Vivino's fair-value mark for its 3.7 rating, honest everyday buying.
A soft, oak-rounded, classic Sangiovese with no rough edges, an easy first Chianti Riserva.
Approachable and food-flexible, though the 16-pound price keeps it a touch above a midweek staple.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Chianti denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Vivino rates the 2021 above every other vintage of this Riserva, off a warm, even Tuscan season that ripened the Sangiovese fully. It is drinking well now and should hold through the late 2020s.
A warm, even 2021 growing season in Tuscany ripened the Sangiovese fully; on Vivino it is the best-rated year for this wine. Drinking well now, with gentle structure to hold into the late 2020s.
A warm, even 2021 growing season in Tuscany ripened the Sangiovese fully; on Vivino it is the best-rated year for this wine. Drinking well now, with gentle structure to hold into the late 2020s.
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.
Chianti DOCG sets a two-year minimum for the Riserva tier; Cantine Leonardo da Vinci gives this wine closer to two years and nine months across oak and bottle. It is a large member-grower cooperative built around the hills of Vinci in Tuscany.
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 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.
Chianti falls within Tuscany , covering Arezzo · Firenze · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena. The denomination is further divided into 8 sub-zones.
Estate-selected Tuscan Sangiovese on south-facing slopes around Vinci carries more cost than bulk Chianti fruit, per the producer's vineyard notes.
The Riserva sees roughly two years and nine months of barrel and bottle ageing, tying up oak and cellar space long before any sale.
DOCG status and the two-year Riserva minimum add certification and a mandatory holding period that a basic Tuscan IGT skips.
Cantine Leonardo da Vinci is a big cooperative, and that grower volume is what keeps a real Riserva near 16 pounds.
UK excise on still wine is 2.67 pounds a bottle at 2026 rates, about a sixth of this wine's 15.72-pound price, before 20 percent VAT is added on top.
Dishes that complement this wine
The bright acidity and soft tannins of this Riserva cut fat and lean on tomato and roast meat, the food it grew up beside. A bistecca alla fiorentina or a slow lamb ragu are natural partners.
Sangiovese's bright acidity mirrors the acidity in a tomato ragu, keeping lasagne and baked pasta fresh rather than heavy. It is the everyday match the grape was made for.
Try with: Lasagne · Tagliatelle al ragu · Baked pasta · More pairings →
The soft but present tannins scrub fat from a bistecca alla fiorentina, while the wine's acidity refreshes each bite of chargrilled beef. Tuscany's signature pairing.
Try with: Bistecca alla fiorentina · Grilled steak · Lamb ragu · More pairings →
Medium body and ripe cherry fruit stand up to a slow lamb ragu without burying it, and the savoury edge of the meat echoes the wine's tobacco note.
Try with: Agnello ragu · Roast lamb · Braised shoulder · More pairings →
The salt and fat of a mature pecorino soften the tannins and lift the red fruit, the classic Tuscan cheese and Sangiovese match.
Try with: Pecorino · Aged hard cheese · Cheese board · More pairings →
The leather and tobacco that come with the Riserva's oak ageing bridge to earthy mushroom and truffle, a savoury match for tagliatelle.
Try with: Tagliatelle al tartufo · Mushroom pasta · Porcini risotto · More pairings →
Tannin and oak overwhelm delicate white fish, and high chilli heat amplifies the alcohol and flattens the fruit. Keep this wine to richer, savoury plates.
Skip with: Sushi · Fiery chilli dishes · Steamed white fish · Pairing guide →
Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
A Riserva with light structure and ripe 2021 fruit; it will hold a few years but is made to drink, not cellar.
£15.72 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumSangiovese, the classic red grape of Tuscany and the backbone of every Chianti. Cantine Leonardo da Vinci sources it from the hills around Vinci, where south-facing rows ripen the fruit that gives the wine its cherry core.
It means longer ageing than a standard Chianti. This wine matures for over two years, across a mix of French and American oak barrels and then bottle, roughly two years and nine months in total before release, which softens the tannins and builds its vanilla and spice depth.
Dark, ripe cherry leads, with vanilla and cinnamon from the oak and a note of plum and dried tobacco. It is medium bodied with soft, rounded tannins and a long, faintly mineral finish. Vivino drinkers most often call out oak and red fruit across more than 5,000 ratings.
Yes. On Vivino the 2021 rates higher than any other year for this wine, reflecting a warm, even Tuscan growing season that gave ripe, balanced fruit. Drink it now through the late 2020s.
Sangiovese acidity is built for the Tuscan table: bistecca alla fiorentina, lasagne, lamb ragu and a wedge of pecorino all work. Avoid delicate white fish and fierce chilli heat, which flatten its fruit.
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