This Week's TUESDAY Tasting
Tenuta Ormanni
May 5, 2026
Taste Fine Chianti Classico with the Winery’s Francesco Daddi
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This Week Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Tenuta Ormanni Fine Chianti Classico with the Winery’s Francesco Daddi In-Store, 5 - 6:30pm
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Antonio Galloni - Vinous “Ormanni's wines are the essence of Sangiovese and Chianti Classico.
Francesco Daddi has brought to Ormanni, his wife Paola Brini Batacchi’s estate, the expertise he developed over two decades working at La Leccia, his own family’s estate. Among his many improvements, he had reinstituted the organic viticulture of his ancestors.
The Ormanni estate is age-old. Dante mentioned the founding family in his Divine Comedy. The Médicis owned it for a few hundred years until Paola’s family purchased it in 1818. Long respected, under Francesco’s watchful and meticulous eye, Ormanni’s quality has reached new heights.
Francesco is a Chianti master. His viticultural expertise and his grasp of Chianti’s dizzying array of sub-classifications are a marvel. He conveys them with an infectious charm and ease, engaging novices and connoisseurs alike. The proficiency that gave focus, purity, and honesty to his wines at Castella La Leccia contributes to his work at Ormanni.
Red
2023 Ormanni Sangiovese di Toscana
Sangiovese in a lighter, fresh style with ripe fruit and a juicy texture that can take a chill. Great alone for patio parties. For food, apps with charcuterie boards, grilled vegetables, chicken or seafood, and pasta salads.
Aroma: Ripe raspberries, strawberries, and cherries, hint of baking spices, fennel, tarragon, and subtle floral notes. Mouth: Vibrant acidity, fine tannins, medium-light body, fresh herb, subtle savory notes, and a pleasing mineral finish. Very Good $15.99, Case $13.99
2023 Ormanni Toscano Canaiolo IGT
The softer Canaiolo grape makes for a vibrant, medium-bodied red that comes ready to drink from the start. Its generous fruit, spice, and earthy tones offer enjoyable complexity at a young age. A great food wine that pairs well with antipasti, vegetable dishes, veal, pork, poultry & pastas.
Aroma: Blackberry, morasca cherry, spiced herbal tea, fresh mint leaf, porcini mushrooms, and violet flowers. Mouth: Fresh, supple texture, balanced acidity, silky tannins, ripe berry fruit, toasted clove, fresh herbs with a gradual and satisfying finish. Very Good $26.99, Case $22.99
2024 Ormanni Chianti Classico
This traditionally styled Chianti Classico is exactly what a good example should be. Robust fruit and warm spice, accented by fresh herbs and balsamic flavors, are framed by balanced acidity and structured tannins for a well-made wine.
Aroma: Red cherries, ripe plums, nutmeg, cinnamon, cedar, orange peel, and hints of tobacco. Mouth: Red cherry, raspberry, anise, peppercorns, fine tannins, juicy texture, fresh acidity, and persistent finish. Very Good Plus $23.99, Case $19.99
2021 Ormanni Chianti Classico Borro Del Diavolo Riserva
A well-crafted Riserva with rich dark fruit, savory spices, intense aromas, and a velvet mouthfeel for a truly enjoyable wine drinking experience. Pairs really well with grilled or roasted meats like prime rib, rack of lamb, or balsamic-marinated double-cut pork chops. Aroma: Dark cherry, kirsch liquor, black currants, toasted fennel, vanilla, tobacco leaf, and black truffles. Mouth: Dark cherry, black plum. licorice, cedar spice box, full-bodied, plush texture, generous acidity, and a long finish. Excellent $35, Case $29.99
2021 Ormanni Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
This top-tier Gran Selezione is stunningly refined and can age gracefully for 20 years. It has a sophisticated nose, pristine texture, and a rich palate lifted by a perfect level of acidity.
Aroma: Dark cherry, blood orange, hints of espresso, white peppercorn, tarragon, fresh fennel, and pipe tobacco. Mouth: Medium plus body, impeccable fruit and acidity, fresh Mediterranean herbs, balsamic notes with a long, tasty finish. Outstanding $64, Case $54
Everyday Ormanni Case, three each of the first four wines
$307, $265, (22.08)
Or mix your own case at the wines' case prices
At the tasting, get any wine at its discounted case price
Richard Harmer
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