The Nittardi 1997 Chianti Classico Casanuova di Nittardi shows evolved aromas of smoked bacon and cured tobacco, with some skeletal remnants of dark plum and dried prune. The wine sports rich fruit weight and a level of enhanced concentration or extract that is an authentic signature of many Tuscan wines made in the late 1990s. The 1997 vintage is remembered as a very good year, and this wine still shows the heft, structure and richness that 1997 is remembered for. The bouquet has moved past its prime years, but the mouthfeel is still intact.