I’m ambivalent about publishing negative wine reviews. Who wants to read about “blah”? But books and film receive negative reviews that are informative—why not wine? And truth be told, Chianti has been pushing this stuff on the export market for decades and it never seems to get much better. They should be called out.
Layers of dark cherry and earth on the nose, simple and pleasant. But the palate is thin, tart and peppery with green vegetal notes and a medium length finish. There is almost no fruit. This is a standard, budget Chianti, but no bargain at this price. If you’re having pizza and you don’t like the taste of your water, give it a try.
Otherwise try the Straccali or Gabbiano instead.
And feel redeemed watching Otis Redding sing “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” at Monterey 1967
Score: 80
Price: $10
Alc: 13%
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 
You called them out on the palatal aspects but not on your scoring. It reads like a wine to be avoided, one with a score of 50, not 80.
In my scoring system flawless ordinary table wines are scored from 80-86. This wine is not flawed, neither is it undrinkable. It’s just not very good when compared to other wines in this category.
Maybe I just have an unsophisticated pallet, but to me this chianti is far superior to the Straccali or especially the Gabbiano.