2013
DOCG
2013 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo
Monica Larner für Robert Parker: „The Fontodi 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is expressive, dark and thickly concentrated. I received my samples early and found that this wine was a little shy or slow to open in this early phase. If given extra time, the bouquet warms up to dark fruit, plum, rum cake and dried violet. I came back to the wine about two hours later and discovered a pretty note of crushed aspirin or carbon, with more crushed flower. The oak adds sweet spice and scorched earth, but these too will integrate with time.“
Vinous Antonio Galloni: „The 2017 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is a dense, packed wine. It is also surprisingly, almost shockingly backward. That is probably a good thing for its long-term aging prospects. Readers hoping to get an early glimpse into the 2017 before it shuts down may have a hard time doing that, as today acids and tannin dominate. I expect the 2017 will be stellar in another 4-5 years.“
James Suckling: „Powerful, tight red with currant and plum character. Hints of new wood and bark. Full-bodied with dark berries and hints of dark chocolate, as well as other dark fruit. Flavorful finish. Solid. Needs time to open.“
Category | Wine |
Color | red |
Taste | dry |
Vintage | 2013 |
Grape variety | Sangiovese |
Bottle size | 1,5 l |
Bottle cap | Natural cork |
Quality level | DOCG |
Origin | Toscana (IT) |
Alcohol content | 15% vol |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
Öko-Kontrollstellennummer Händler | CH-BIO-123'4'5^4545 |
Contains sulfites | Yes |
Robert Parker 96
jamesSuckling 96
vinous 97
falstaff 94