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2006 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva

BY ERIC GUIDO |

Monsanto’s Chianti Classico Riserva offers striking value. While the Il Poggio bottling is usually the wine that collectors seek out for their cellars, the Riserva continues to fly under the radar - except for those savvy wine lovers who have witnessed what it’s capable of.   

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The fact is, the 2016 Riserva became one of my favorite wines to pull from my cellar year after year. Now, at fourteen years old, the 2006 appears to have fully peaked, but is holding strong.