In 1965 Tom Jones had a hit with 'It's Not Unusual'. Funny that, because what is very unusual is to be able to put together a back catalogue of Chianti Classico's to taste from 1965 right up to the present day, from a producer of the calibre of Badia a Coltibuono. That's what we did this month and Victoria Daskal attended amongst others and wrote some great tasting notes about the wines. Here are some of her comments about the tasting a selection of the wines tasted which appeared on Jancisrobinson.com
"Badia a Coltibuono back to 1965
13 Oct 2008 by Victoria Daskal
“I’m a real Chianti girl”, proudly claimed Emanuela Stucchi Prinetti, owner of highly acclaimed Tuscan estate Badia a Coltibuono. Dressed all in black, with dark hair pulled back, this striking Italian woman led us through an equally impressive vertical tasting of her Chianti Classico Riservas ranging from 1965 to 2005....
