Long time lurker, first time poster. Beginner in wine, but slowly picking up the pace. Paired a pepperoni and blue cheese (don’t shoot me) pizza with a 2021 chianti classico.

Notes; I put the bottle in the fridge to get the temperature down a little bit, was definitely a bit too warm in the shop. But when I opened it, it was a Celsius degree or two too cold and the tannins were definitely too harsh in the beginning. Nose was immediately a pleasant ripe cherry, but definitely not too sweet. Mouthfeel was too harsh when it was too cold but when it warmed a bit and paired with the fatty, spicy pepperoni was great. Really pleasant too drink.

Bottle was € 16 and my first time drinking Chianti Classico. Will definitely be pairing pizzas in the future with this.