By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2007 Vignavecchia Chianti Classico Riserva Vigneto Odoardo Beccari
A Sangiovese Dry Red Table wine from Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Review by Antonio Galloni
Wine Advocate # 191 (Oct 2010)
Rating: 94
Drink 2012 - 2022
Cost: $45
The 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva Vigneto Odoardo Beccari is a stunningly beautiful bottle of wine. Like all of the house’s reds, it is staggering in its richness and opulence, yet there is plenty of minerality, freshness and verve to create an intriguing tug of war between those elements. Violets, tar, crushed rocks, black cherries and French oak come together in this majestic, towering red. This isn’t for the timid, or for readers seeking a more varietally representative Chianti Classico. Leaving those attributes aside, this is a texturally gorgeous wine that boasts tons of fruit supported by finessed tannins. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. Importer: Superior Wines LLC, Cranford, NJ; tel. (908) 276-8826

 

 

By Stephen Tanzer
2007 Vignavecchia Chianti Classico Riserva Vigneto Odoardo Beccari
Winery: Vignavecchia
Style: Red Wine
Varietal: Sangiovese
Region: Tuscany
By Ian D'Agata
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug 10
(14.00% alcohol) Ruby-purple. The initially closed nose suggests considerable depth to its dark plum, coffee and cocoa aromas. Rich, dense and sweet, with a luscious texture to the dark berry, plum and licorice flavors, nicely complemented by a strong dose of oaky vanilla. Very suave and long, this possesses much better acidity than the '07 Riserva and comes across as livelier and fresher on the palate. 91 points

 

 

By Wine Spectator
VIGNAVECCHIA Chianti Classico Vigneto Odoardo Beccari Riserva 2007
Score: 91
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Issue: Web Only - 2010
A powerful CC, offering wonderful intensity and density of fruit, full-bodied, with mineral and toasty oak character. Lovely fruit and richness. A single-vineyard Chianti Classico with class. Drink now. 85 cases made. –JS

By vignavecchia.com/eng
The historical tradition of the Chianti Classico boasts among its most faithful producers the Fattoria Vignavecchia, belonging to the Beccari family, who received it through inheritance from the Minucci family, proprietor since the end of he 17th century.

The Farm: 
Located about 1 km from the town of Radda in Chianti, Fattoria Vignavecchia consists of a large historic farmhouse renovated and enlarged in 1997 with a modern winery.
Every stage of wine making takes place here; wine making from harvest to bottling the entire production. A part of the winery is dedicated to the aging of wine in wooden barrels.

Vineyards: 
The vineyards consist of 21 plots and grown primarily with Sangiovese and minor amounts of canaiolo and merlot.
There are also old and new varieties of Malvasia (for the production of Vin Santo) and in 1994 was planted an acre of Chardonnay.
The soils are mostly composed of shales, siltstones with material limestone.
These soils generally have low fertility and it is that which, naturally, limits the excessive production of grapes.