The 2004 Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Casi is an earthy, powerful wine imbued with dark cherries, tar, licorice and toasted oak. The wine needs another year or two in bottle to settle down, but this is a gorgeous, layered wine of considerable potential, with pretty notes of sweetness that linger on the long finish. The Vigna Casi is 85% Sangiovese, 5% Colorino and 10% Merlot aged in medium-sized barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019.Robert Parker 92
Sweet berry and raspberry aromas follow through to a full body, with soft, silky tannins and a clean, caressing finish. Harmonious, with pretty fruit. Drink now. 17,000 cases made. –JS Wine Spectator 90
