2021 Fontodi Terrazze San Leolino Gran Selezione Chianti Classico
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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 Gran Selezione, aged at least 30 months
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Log inFontodi's brand new Terrazze San Leolino Gran Selezione is a stunner. San Leolino was locally recognised as a cru site 200 years ago. The recently renovated terraces are situated at 450 metres altitude in Panzano but - unlike Fontodi's Vigna del Sorbo, which is characterised by Galestro - the soil here is calcareous. Although recently bottled, it is already very approachable with its earthy, stony, minerally aromas. Elegant yet deep, the palate shows rose, red cherry and present but very fine-grained tannins, finishing with a spicy salinity. It could certainly do with some more bottle ageing although of the 3 icons (Flaccianello, Vigna del Sorbo) this is the most approachable in its early years but can age fantastically. Maximum production is just 5,000 bottles.
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RP 94
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$119
Drink Date:
2023 - 2040
The Fontodi 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Terrazze San Leonlino (a certified organic wine) is a new addition to this exciting portfolio, now in its second vintage. With fruit from the upper part of the Conca d'Oro of Panzano, this wine shows a more robust and powerful personality with a strong 15% alcohol content. It ages in barrique and botte for 24 months. The bouquet is rich with cherry liqueur, blackberry kirsch and dried plum. There is more fruit weight here and you taste the ripeness in the grape skins. The wine has an almost carbonic quality that reminds me of cherry cola, and it ends on a sweet note with soft tannins. Only 5,000 bottles were made.
Published: Sep 21, 2023
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James Suckling
FONTODI CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE TERRAZZE SAN LEOLINO 2020
Monday, August 7, 2023
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
Vintage2020
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Score
95
Aromas of ripe cherries, bark, wet earth, and spice follow through to a full body with chewy and velvety tannins that are buttressed with some juicy acidity that gives complexity and focus to the wine. From organically grown grapes. Better after 2025 when it softens up.
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Wine Spectator
97
Fontodi
Chianti Classico Panzano Terrazze San Leolino Gran Selezione 2020 | $129
Deep in color, this sumptuous red shows both power and finesse, packed with blackberry, black currant, violet, iron and spice flavors. Expressive and beautifully balanced, yet poised for a long evolution thanks to its solid structure. Shows superb refinement, ending with a long aftertaste. Best from 2025 through 2043. 875 cases made, 400 cases imported.
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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 krachtige maar elegante Chianti Classico Gran Selezione toont geconcentreerde aroma's van rijpe kers, bramen en gedroogde pruim met violette, kruidige en steenachtige nuances, fijnkorrelige tannines en een stevige 15% alcohol die zorgt voor body en lengte. Door de combinatie van sappig fruit, frisse zuurgraad en volle tannines snijdt hij door vet en rijke sauzen en past hij uitstekend bij gegrild of langzaam geroosterd rundvlees en lam, stevige pastagerechten en stoofschotels; proef het vooral bij langzaam gestoofde runderwang, lamsbout met rozemarijn of een tomatenragù op pulpy wijze bereid of een houtovenpizza met pittige salami, want de rijping op barriques voegt diepte en kruidigheid toe die zulke bereidingen extra goed ondersteunt.
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