2022 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo BIO
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- Cellar wine - 1 more years to mature
- Serve at 16-18°C
- Perfect with Rundvlees
Available as of Dec 11, 2026
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- 100%
- Cellar wine - 1 more years to mature
- Serve at 16-18°C
- Perfect with Rundvlees
Available as of Dec 11, 2026
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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 dominates in Chianti, and that is the Sangiovese, the red superstar in Italy. 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 of 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 ensures a lot of warmth and sufficient difference in day and night temperature. The grazing Chianina cows between the vineyards undoubtedly ensure a tender piece of meat at the local butcher.
Manetti also grows a little Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and even Pinot Noir, a rarity in these parts. Winemaker Franco Bernabei adds about 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. With their own rules they blend a wine that gives a softer mouthfeel, but also knows how to keep its body. Fermentation in temperature controlled tanks with their own yeast for at least 3 weeks. 24 months maturation 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 'regular' Classico. The result is both power and elegance. Juicy, fruity and spicy, in short, a wine that you will not get tired of quickly, so stock up. 98+/100 Parker
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RP 95
Reviewed by:
Monica Larner
Release Price:
$130
Drink Date:
2026 - 2045
The Fontodi 2022 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Panzano Vigna del Sorbo is an organic wine with a broad and rich personality. On some levels, I prefer the Terrazze San Leonlino, but the two wines are similar. This historic wine represents a selection of fruit from a nine-hectare plot with vines that are over 50 years old on shale galestro soils. It ages in barrique and French oak foudre of 24 months. Vigna del Sorbo is more horizontal in delivery, with lots of dark fruit, developed tannins and a plump mouthfeel. Production is 25,000 bottles.
Published: Oct 30, 2025
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James Suckling
Score
95
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 102
Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2022
Thursday, May 08, 2025
Color
Red
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2022
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Clear and fresh aromas of black cherries and citrus rind with some blood orange undertones. Medium-bodied, firm and silky, with a polished texture and a long, intense finish. Very fine tannins. Give it two or three years to soften slightly but there’s pretty energy to this. From organically grown grapes. Drink after 2027.
James Suckling
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Vinous
94
Drinking Window
2028 - 2042
From: Chianti Classico: Riding Out the Storm (Jul 2025)
The 2022 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is an elegant, sophisticated wine. Black cherry, plum, new leather, liquorice, cloves and mocha are all amplified. All of the natural intensity of the year comes through in a potent, decidedly virile Vigna del Sorbo. The 2022 spent 12 months in French oak barriques and a second year in French oak casks.
- By Antonio Galloni, July 2025
The 2022s at Fontodi are more than worthy follow-ups to the 2021. Proprietor Giovanni Manetti describes 2022 as a year with a wet winter and naturally low yields on the vine going into the more critical summer months. “We lost the entire western portion of our estate, which accounts for 25-30% of our total production,” Manetti reported in describing the effects of the August 15 storm that ripped through parts of Panzano. Manetti was among the producers who opted to pick a touch early rather than risk wines with excessively high sugars. As a result, the wines are a bit shy today and a bit more reticent than they can be. Lighter extractions and a gradual move towards larger format oak are among the stylistic choices that have also given these wines a bit more energy than in the recent past. I was reminded of that when I tasted the 2015 Flaccianello after the current releases. The 2015 remains quite young and just as striking as it has always been. At the same time, the stylistic evolution here over last decade is impossible to miss.
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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.
De 2022 Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo presenteert zich met rijpe zwarte kersen en pruimen, frisse citrus- en bloedsinaasappelaccenten, en onderliggende tonen van leer, zoethout, kruidnagel en mokka met zijdezachte, fijne tannines. Dankzij die combinatie van geconcentreerd donker fruit, verfijnde tannines en frisse zuurgraad snijdt de wijn goed door vette en smaakvolle gerechten en vormt hij een elegante tegenpool bij rund, lam, wild en gerijpte harde kazen. Vooral gegrild of langzaam geroosterd vlees zoals bistecca alla Fiorentina, langzaam gegaarde lamsbout of wildstoof met kruiden en volle, gerijpte kazen zoals oude Pecorino tillen de spanning en tonen van de wijn prachtig naar voren.
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