2020 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo BIO
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Body: full-bodied. Fuller than most red wines from ; 15% alcohol.
Tannin: firm. From ; aged in oak.
Sweetness: dry. Red wine from is almost always dry.
Acidity: high. from the temperate climate of .
Aromas: earthy notes and red fruit, typical of
Made: as Riserva, aged at least 2 years
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Log inEveryone has probably heard of Chianti, the most photographed landscape in the world in the heart of Tuscany, in the triangle of Florence, Siena and Arezzo. A region full of art, culture, delicious food and especially wine. There is one grape that reigns supreme in Chianti, and that is Sangiovese, Italy's red superstar. The best wine is made from this in the Chianti Classico region. And within this region you have the superlative in terms of quality around the village of Panzano. Comparable to a Grand Cru area in Burgundy. Giovanni Manetti from the Fontodi winery owns the very best vineyards in the Conca d'Oro valley. In a kind of natural amphitheater at an altitude of 450 meters, the grapes ripen optimally here thanks to the excellent microclimate, which provides a lot of heat and sufficient difference in day and night temperatures. The grazing Chianina cows between the vineyards will undoubtedly provide a tender piece of meat at the local butcher.
Manetti also grows some Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and even Pinot Noir, a rarity in these parts. Winemaker Franco Bernabei adds approximately 10% Cabernet Sauvignon to the Sangiovese grapes from the Vigna del Sorbo vineyard for this Classico Riserva. One of the first blends from Chianti, where the grapes from the 35-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon vines are picked 1 to 2 weeks later than the Sangiovese grapes. Using their own rules, they blend a wine that gives a softer mouthfeel, but also retains its body. Fermentation in temperature controlled tanks with own yeast for at least 3 weeks. 24 months aging in oak wine barrels, 50% new, 50% old. Very elegant with a romantic nose of sweet cherries, spices, spicy, very concentrated fruit, super elegant, beautifully expressive, rich and intense, beautiful tannin structure. The term Riserva means that it rests in oak barrels for a year longer than the 'normal' Classico. The result is both strength and elegance. Juicy, fruity and spicy, in short, a wine that you won't get enough of, so make sure you stock up.
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RP 96
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$119
Drink Date:
2024 - 2048
Showing enormous precision and direction, the 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo (with 25,000 bottles released) is a generous expression of Sangiovese that boasts singular intensity. This organic wine offers black fruit, grilled rosemary, pressed rose and crushed limestone. All of these aromas enjoy special, forward-moving intensity that dovetails into the ample fruit generosity that this sun-filled vintage will be remembered for.
Published: Sep 21, 2023
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James Suckling
FONTODI CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE VIGNA DEL SORBO 2020
Monday, August 7, 2023
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
Vintage2020
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Score
94
Aromas of stems, dried meat, berries and cherries with some dusty earth. The palate is firm and fresh with a brightness and chewiness. It shows some cement and stone texture to it. From organically grown grapes. Drink after 2025.
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95+
Drinking Window
2027 - 2045
From: Chianti Classico: The Brilliant 2021s & Variable 2020s (Aug 2023)
The 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is one of the most backward editions of this wine I can remember tasting. Dark and almost somber, the Vigna del Sorbo packs a ton of intensity in its deceptively mid-weight frame. In many vintages, Vigna del Sorbo is quite showy in its youth. That is not at all the case with the 2020, a wine that will require many years to be at its best. Hints of lavender, dried herbs, plum and graphite appear over time, but the 2020 is very clearly an infant. There is a feeling of youthful austerity (in a positive sense) that I find quite alluring. The 2020 Sorbo is a wine for those who can wait.
- By Antonio Galloni on June 2023
Proprietor Giovanni Manetti could certainly rest on his laurels. The wines have been benchmarks for some time. In recent years, Manetti’s influence as a leader in Panzano and Chianti Classico has exploded because of his role as the President of the Consorzio del Chianti Classico. Instead, Manetti has continued to acquire vineyards and introduce new wines while also quietly refining his approach with the established labels. The 2020s are a bit reticent, but they have also begun to soften in recent months. An example is the 2020 Vigna del Sorbo, which was brooding when I first tasted it a few months ago but is quite a bit more refined in recent tastings. “Two thousand twenty and 2021 are pretty similar,” Giovanni and Bernardo Manetti recounted at Fontodi. “There were perhaps more extremes weather-wise in 2021, but we also had greater diurnal shifts and a later harvest under cooler conditions.”
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The Azienda Agricola Fontodi is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, south of the town of Panzano. This region has been famous for viticulture for centuries, thanks to the unique combination of elevated cultivation areas, lime and loam soil, lots of sun hours and the fantastic microclimate: warm and dry and with a big difference between day and night temperature.
Fontodi has been in the possession of the Manetti family since 1968, who is advised by the renowned oenologist Franco Bernabei. The Fontodi winery now has an organic certificate and is 130 ha. large, of which about 70 are planted with grapes. In the center of the winery grows the Sangiovese, which Giovanni and Marco Manetti have developed to breathtaking perfection. There are also French grape varieties such as Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Just like so many big names at the top of wine growing, Fontodi has applied the fruitful combination between organic cultivation and the most modern cellar technology and has therefore become one of the most sustainable wineries in Tuscany. To date, Fontodi wines have brought in 19 times the coveted three glasses of the Italian wine bible Gambero Rosso. Fontodi is undisputedly one of the 10 best wineries in Tuscany! In the last 17 editions of the Gambero Rosso it has received a score of 'Tre Bicchieri' no less than 13 times. The highest possible.
Deze Gran Selezione toont geconcentreerde zwarte kers en pruim, gedroogde kruiden en rozemarijn, florale rozenaccenten en een mineralige, grafietachtige ondertoon met stevige maar verfijnde tannines en levendige zuurgraad. Dankzij die combinatie van rijp fruit, frisse zuurte en stevige tannines snijdt en verzacht hij mooi bij rundvlees en lam, werkt hij perfect naast tomaatrijke pasta’s en pizza en houdt hij zich staande naast rijke stoofschotels. Kies voor gegrild of gebraden vlees met kruidenkorst of rozemarijn, langzaam gegaarde ragu of ossobuco en houtovenpizza’s met pikante salami of langzaam gerijpte kaas om het beste uit deze wijn te halen.
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