Monday Bets made a bolognese sauce, which we had over spaghetti with
spinach on the side. The 2005 Viticcio Chianti Classico was a bit of a
surprise, I've had this is several vintages, and this was bigger and
riper than I expected. Certainly pleasant enough, ripe black cherry
fruit, good concentration, but a bit lower acid than I expected, and
not sure I would have guessed Sangiovese-based if blind. As Betsy had
lots of packing before leaving today, last night we had leftover
pasta, some smoked turkey a friend dropped, and leftover Chianti. The
lower acidity was even more evident. This isn't expensive ($12), and
would please a lot of people, but not a buy again for me- it's not
Chianti-esque enough. B/B-

Is this typical of vintage?

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.