Babo Chianti 2023 james-halliday though it’s a more racy

though it’s a more racy iteration of this wine for sure

adding a vague vanilla bean highlight

Soft and round tannic structure evolving with elegance and subtlety to a seducing fruity finish

mineral-laden finish

Lovely fine tropical fruits with background notes of cut flower and honeysuckle

Babo Chianti 2023 james-halliday though it’s a more racyJustin Bubb splits his year between Tasmania (Pooley Wines) and Tuscany, where he makes a delicious collection of wines under the BABO label. There are a couple of firsts here; this is the first Chianti to be bottled under screwcap and it's one of the first to be bottled in a Burgundy bottle as opposed to the traditional 'Claret; shape. For this Italian take on Beaujolais, Justin Bubb has employed whole berry fermentation with 30% carbonic maceration,