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Chianti Classico

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Gran Selezione

The Sorbo vineyard sits just below the winery on schistous Galestro soil between 400 and 450 metres and boasts 50- to 60-year-old vines. Owner Giovanni Manetti says it is the same team that has harvested this plot for years. The 2021 spent 15 months in barriques followed by nine in large casks, and unfurls leisurely from a smoky incense overlay through dusty, sunbaked earth to black cherry. Virile and sturdy, the palate packs in dense fruit, glimpses of clove and cedar, and pops with blackcurrant purity. A clayey, terracotta-like texture accompanies generous chewy tannins. Plenty here for a long rest in the cellar.

Sangiovese

Fontodi, Vigna del Sorbo, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione Panzano, Tuscany, Italy, 2021

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The Sorbo vineyard sits just below the winery on schistous Galestro soil between 400 and 450 metres and boasts 50- to 60-year-ol

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Fontodi, Vigna del Sorbo, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy, 2021

Fontodi, Vigna del Sorbo, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy, 2021

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