Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
The estate describes the wine as an expression of modern Chianti: dark fruit, power and velvety tannins without abandoning freshness.
Tenuta di Arceno · Chianti Classico, Tuscany
Chianti Classico Riserva
Chianti Riserva · plum · cherry · violet · tobacco · velvety
Tenuta di Arceno Riserva is a modern, concentrated Chianti Classico built mainly around Sangiovese from warmer south-facing estate blocks.
Country
Italy
Region
Chianti Classico, Tuscany
Appellation
Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
Grapes
Sangiovese · Cabernet Sauvignon
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£27–£34
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayanniversarydinner partysunday lunchgift
A polished Chianti Classico Riserva for anniversaries, Sunday lunch and gifting.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The 2020 is Sangiovese-led with Cabernet Sauvignon and spends about one year in French barriques.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Sour raspberry and black cherry meet violet, orange peel, white pepper and tobacco, with bright acidity and soft tannins.
Body4/5
Acidity5/5
Tannin4/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence3/5
Freshness5/5
Aroma5/5
Serve it well
Serve around 16–18°C.
If this wine were human…
The modern classic
If Chianti Classico Riserva were human, it would be knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones. You like a little ceremony, but have no interest in ceremony for its own sake.
At dinner, you would rather have four good conversations than forty introductions. Secretly, you are much more sentimental than your taste in labels would suggest.
In short: knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones. chianti riserva energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
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Research sources
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