93 James Suckling

This is red-fruited with ground cloves, young hazelnuts, cedar and crushed rocks. Medium- to full-bodied with slightly chewy and chalky tannins. Compact and tight yet with vivid and fresh fruit underneath. From organically grown grapes. Better after 2025.

93pts Vinous

The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Novecento is a selection taken from the estate's highest-elevation vineyards. Bright acids and beams of supporting tannin shape this super-expressive Riserva. Black cherry, gravel, spice, crushed rocks and lavender open in the glass. I would give this a year or two to soften. It's a fine effort from Dievole.

93pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The organic 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Novecento is 95% Sangiovese with tiny parts of Canaiolo and Colorino in the blend. Fermentation is in cement tulip-shaped vessels, and the wine ages in large French oak casks for 24 months. Winemaking is impeccable at Dievole, and this Riserva produces silky elegance and a softly streamlined style that is delightful to drink. This inherently food-friendly red offers bright cherry, blood orange and blue flower perfumes. Production is an ample 60,000 bottles, and you get a good deal with this bottle.

92pts Wine Spectator

A lively red, with cherry, raspberry, earth and eucalyptus flavors fused to a steely frame. After a few moments of aeration, the fruit comes to the fore and this turns more elegant. Shows excellent length. Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino. Best from 2025 through 2043.