Fontodi: Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2017

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: Sangiovese 100%

: rød, tør; 15,0% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2023–2041

: struktureret; frisk syrlighed; silkeblød og aromatisk

: Galloni: 96+/100; Suckling: 95/100; Decanter: 95/100; Parker: 94/100

: Italien, Toscana, Chianti og Vino Nobile

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Fontodi, Via San Leolino, 89, 50020 Panzano in Chianti (Firenze), ITALIEN

Galloni om: Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo

The 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is a dense, packed wine. It is also surprisingly, almost shockingly backward. That is probably a good thing for its long-term aging prospects. Readers hoping to get an early glimpse into the 2017 before it shuts down may have a hard time doing that, as today acids and tannin dominate. I expect the 2017 will be stellar in another 4-5 years and drink well to age 25-30 if not longer. Proprietor Giovanni Manetti gave the 2017 18 months in barrique followed by 6 months in cask. 96+/100

Suckling om: Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo

Complex aromas of ripe cherries, black truffles and dried flowers, such as lavender and rose petals. Full-bodied, tight and solid with chewy tannins, yet it’s polished and refined. Undertones of porcini mushrooms and walnut rind. Energetic and focused. Drinkable now, but better in 2022. 95/100

Decanter om: Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo

Fontodi’s solo Gran Selezione, this sits shoulder to shoulder with the estate’s iconic SuperTuscan, Flaccianello. While the latter is a selection of grapes, Vigna del Sorbo comes from a single vineyard in the heart of Panzano; a warm, southwest-facing site on Galestro soil. Dense and concentrated, the 2017 articulates the vintage without slipping into over ripeness. The nose offers macerated black cherry, liquorice, bay leaf and smoky oak. Hefty and structured, it is firmly framed by muscular, compact tannins. A core of racy acidity carries blackcurrant, bitter chocolate and roasted coffee right through the finish. 95/100

Parker om: Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo

The 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. 94/100

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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2017