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Gran Selezione

Marco Ricasoli replanted his now 7ha San Marcellino vineyard with new and easier to manage clones of Sangiovese, giving thick skins and loose bunches. He also included less than 1ha of Pugnitello, a local grape that he helped rescue. 

This has surprising heft and ripeness of fruit for the cool and rainy 2014 vintage. Deeply coloured, it starts with toasted oak and sweet spice then makes way for red plum and pepper. The tannins are a bit chunky but admirably ripe, and this stands up to many of the Gran Seleziones from the more highly-regarded 2015 and 2016 vintages.

Pugnitello

Sangiovese

Rocca di Montegrossi, Vigneto San Marcellino Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy, 2014

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Marco Ricasoli replanted his now 7ha San Marcellino vineyard with new and easier to manage clones of Sangiovese, giving thick sk

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Rocca di Montegrossi, Vigneto San Marcellino Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico 2014

Rocca di Montegrossi, Vigneto San Marcellino Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico 2014

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