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The wine's complexity unfolds carefully with time in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Monica Larner February 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castello di Ama","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810748318076,"sku":"2075191N-FLASKE","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810748350844,"sku":"2075191N-KASSE6","price":1140.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/CastellodiAmaChiantiClassicoBellavista2019.png?v=1755444189"},{"product_id":"fontodi-chianti-classico-2018","title":"Fontodi Chianti Classico 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Chianti Classico offers notable tension to balance the natural richness that is such a signature here. There is plenty of Panzano intensity, but less opulence than has been the norm in the past. A shift towards larger format oak and bottling four months earlier contribute to that feel. Dark red cherry, leather, spice, rose petal, dried herbs and wild flowers all grace this nuanced Chianti Classico. It will be interesting to see the direction this bottling takes. I would not plan on opening this too young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJune 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontodi","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810730000764,"sku":"2110201N-FLASKE","price":26.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810730033532,"sku":"2110201N-KASSE6","price":157.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/FONTODI_CHIANTI_CLASSICO.png?v=1757188086"},{"product_id":"fontodi-chianti-classico-2020","title":"Fontodi Chianti Classico 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Chianti Classico Fontodi marries the natural concentration of Panzano with the greater vibrancy and energy that are such signatures here in recent years. Dark cherry, plum, graphite, leather, licorice and mocha build effortlessly in the glass. Deep and pliant, with superb integrity and purity, the 2018 is a Rockstar wine and a real standout in its peer group, which is not that of all Chianti Classicos, but of the best wines in the entire appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeptember 2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontodi","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810729935228,"sku":"2110181N-FLASKE","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810729967996,"sku":"2110181N-KASSE6","price":160.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/FONTODI_CHIANTI_CLASSICO.png?v=1757188086"},{"product_id":"fontodi-filetta-di-lamole-2018","title":"Fontodi Filetta di Lamole Chianti Classico 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Chianti Classico Filetta di Lamole is pliant and super-expressive. In this vintage, the Lamole has a touch more textural richness than in the past, which is quite inviting. Dark cherry, plum, spice and lavender build into silky, perfumed finish. The 2018 spent 18 months in cask. It's a gorgeous effort from the Manetti family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeptember 2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontodi","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810729836924,"sku":"2115181N-FLASKE","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810729869692,"sku":"2115181N-KASSE6","price":162.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/FontodiFilettadiLamole2018.png?v=1755443964"},{"product_id":"fontodi-filetta-di-lamole-2019","title":"Fontodi Filetta di Lamole Chianti Classico 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a distinctive and fun wine that cements Giovanni Manetti's growing fondness for the high-elevation Lamole area of the appellation that has always been regarded as somewhat detached or isolated from the rest of the appellation. In the face of climate change, the authenticity of Lamole, and its cooler growing conditions, are an important asset. Manetti tells me that 2018 was a good year, but it rained more and was generally harder to manage. The 2019 vintage is classic, with balanced results thanks to regular weather patterns. The organic 2019 Chianti Classico Filetta di Lamole speaks to a wine style that is winning over those who love elegant Sangiovese. The wine is punchy and bright with a pretty array of wild cherries, blue flowers and dusty mineral. Manetti says he remembers how those same fresh aromas filled the winery during fermentation. Fruit comes from a nine-hectare property at 600 meters in elevation owned by a cousin. But Fontodi also recently acquired more vineyards in Lamole to grow this program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Monica Larner February 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontodi","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810729738620,"sku":"2115191N-FLASKE","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810729771388,"sku":"2115191N-KASSE6","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/FontodiFilettadiLamole2019.png?v=1755443963"},{"product_id":"fontodi-vigna-del-sorbo-2014","title":"Vigna del Sorbo 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI tasted this wine as a preview about eight months ago, and it has fleshed out considerably since then. The 2014 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo impresses for the depth and the intensity of the fruit. The bouquet is shapely and round with dark cherry nuances, blackberry, grilled herb and sweet spice. You also get a lingering moment of strong firmness and power on the close. This wine does the vintage proud. (ML 10\/2017)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontodi","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810729509244,"sku":"2112141N-FLASKE","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/VIGNA_20DEL_20SORBO.png?v=1755443960"},{"product_id":"fontodi-vigna-del-sorbo-2017","title":"Vigna del Sorbo 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fontodi 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is expressive, dark and thickly concentrated. I received my samples early and found that this wine was a little shy or slow to open in this early phase. If given extra time, the bouquet warms up to dark fruit, plum, rum cake and dried violet. I came back to the wine about two hours later and discovered a pretty note of crushed aspirin or carbon, with more crushed flower. The oak adds sweet spice and scorched earth, but these too will integrate with time. From a hot and dry vintage, I'd easily give this edition of Vigna del Sorbo a 15- or 20-year drinking window. 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The wine sports a developed fruit side that contrasts nicely against the spice and tobacco-like tones that come thanks to 18 months in French barrique and six months in botte. The 2018 vintage can sometimes be hard to read. For example, this wine offers sharp acidity but it also sees a 15% alcohol content plus lots of enduring sweetness and ripeness. The tannins are especially supple and sweet. I can't wait to try this wine in 10 or 15 years from now. Vigna del Sorbo hits the market in September. 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Nevertheless, Paolo De Marchi coaxed all of the potential out of his vines in 2015, adding a good dollop of Petit Verdot to the Sangiovese in crafting the Gran Selezione. Dense, powerful and beautifully textured, with intense underpinnings of saline minerality. The 2015 has a brilliant future, but it won't see the light until fall 2020 at the very earliest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e By Antonio Galloni July 2019\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isole e Olena","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810723348860,"sku":"2116151N-FLASKE","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/3 Btl","offer_id":55810723381628,"sku":"2116151N-KASSE3","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/IsoleeOlenaGranSelezione2015.png?v=1755443872"},{"product_id":"isole-e-olena-gran-selezione-2015-mg","title":"Isole e Olena Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2015 MG","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, essentially a selection of the best barrels of Cepparello, is a gorgeous wine. 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Rich, sumptuous and beautifully layered, the 2020 is all class, all refinement. Silky tannins, expressive red-toned Sangiovese fruit and lifted, soaring aromatics give the 2020 tons of finesse. This sensual Gran Selezione is lights out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"opacity-40 italic text-sm\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJune 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Cinciole","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":55810034401660,"sku":"2000201N-FLASKE","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":55810034434428,"sku":"2000201N-KASSE6","price":240.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/LeCincioleAluigi2019_360bc6d2-9e91-47c3-8cd9-790bf6bbde90.png?v=1757187998"},{"product_id":"aluigi-2020-mg-1-5-l","title":"Cinciole Aluigi 2020 MG","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Aluigi Campo ai Peri is 100% Sangiovese from a single vineyard in Panzano that faces Lamole. It spent two years in cask and a third year in a larger cask. 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Delicate berry fruit cedes to crushed oyster shell, dark spice and campfire ash. To the palate, the wine is high, firm and long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Monica Larner Febuary 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barone Ricasoli","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56704014713212,"sku":"2188181N-FLASKE","price":52.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/RicasoliColledila2019R.png?v=1777552422"},{"product_id":"ricasoli-colledila-2018","title":"Ricasoli Colledila 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colledilà is the most complex of the single-vineyard Gran Seleziones, as it often is. A wine of notable aromatic breadth and dimension, the Colledilà is wonderfully nuanced from start to finish. Crushed rocks, sage, blood orange and smoke infuse the 2018 with notable character. 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The three main soil types—sandstone, schistous galestro and limestone alberese—are all faithfully represented here. This wine is streamlined and elegant, and its freshness is superb. That crisp and tart character of Gaiole comes through clearly, along with polished mineral, clover, spice and forest fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Monica Larner Febuary 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barone Ricasoli","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":56704120291708,"sku":"2113191N.-FLASKE","price":43.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case\/6 Btl","offer_id":56704120324476,"sku":"2113191N.-KASSE6","price":260.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/1376\/1736\/files\/BrolioCastellodiBrolio2019R.png?v=1777553739"},{"product_id":"brolio-chianti-classico-riserva-2022","title":"Brolio Chianti Classico Riserva 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the bottle with the black label, the Barone Ricasoli 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva Brolio is approachable and accessible, with a somewhat rich texture and a little less definition in terms of aromas. 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