Gabbiano’s is that rare place we didn’t know we needed — perhaps even thought we didn’t need — a red-sauce restaurant overflowing with warm hospitality and melted mozzarella.

Good tannic backbone. Gabbiano also produces a non-Classico red for a few bucks less that's simply labelled Chianti, so don't get them confused.

Availability: All wine retailers, chain stores In the glass: Gabbiano Chianti is a very firm ruby-red color with a semi-opaque crimson core, going out into a bright red to pink rim definition and ...

In the glass: Gabbiano Chianti is a firm ruby-red color with a semi-opaque crimson core, going out into a bright red to pink rim definition and medium-high viscosity. On the nose: There is ...

So supple for a Chianti that it begs to be called postmodern rather than modern, it shows good concentration and subtle herbal-pepper flavours over berry fruit.

Let's kick this puppy off with two of my favs from 2001: Gabbiano Chianti (great cheap chianti) and Trimbach Reserve Pinot Gris (the one with the non-standard label-it has buildings on the front ...

Chianti is based on the sangiovese, Italy's most-planted grape and also the primary grape in Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the so-called super Tuscans.

I know “nice” and “inexpensive” can be the antipodes of one another, but Tuscan wine producers Castello di Gabbiano have produced an exceptional 2009 Chianti that costs less then ten dollars. It's ...

The challenging 2014 vintage spelled lighter intensity and lower alcohol (12%) for the newly released Gabbiano Chianti, but there’s a lot to like about the plumy and peppery flavour profile.

2012 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti ($7.99) An enjoyable Chianti from Castello di Gabbiano at a very good price.

But it's likely the Gabbiano Chianti coming to Australia in future will be sealed with another inert closure, the so-called technical cork, Diam.

OK, pardon the movie reference: This “good kee-AN-tee” would go well with any excellent cut of simply prepared red meat, and maybe pasta dishes as well. (Turkey? Maybe.) It’s a fu… ...