Castello Romitorio Chianti Colli Senesi | 2024

From an admired Brunello house that lives and breathes restraint, this Chianti Colli Senesi is the tallest, leanest, and prettiest Sangiovese that you’ve ever met. The cooler Colli Senesi zone is known for this style, one in which elegance reigns supreme. Aged in in large-format oak, the aromatics race out of the glass with the reddest of cherries and plum, stuffed with a soft hand of tobacco, herbs, and spice. Bright and juicy, with tannins as an afterthought, this Chianti is doing what it does best: being likeable, food-friendly, and deceivingly smart. ~Allegra Angelo