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2018 Fontodi "Vigna del Sorbo" Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

2018 Fontodi "Vigna del Sorbo" Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

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Bid on this 12-bottle lot of 2018 Fontodi "Vigna del Sorbo" Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (98VN, 97DC, 96JS, 96RP). Vinous: "The 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is quite possibly the most elegant, refined version of this wine I have ever tasted. It does not offer the immediacy or impact of either the 2015 or 2016, but, instead, impresses with its elegance, persistence and total class. Bright floral and spice notes add perfume to a core of red-toned fruit. The 2018 represents another move towards greater finesse at Fontodi. It spent a year in French oak barrel and a second year in cask. (AG)" (11/2021)

Included in this lot · 12 bottles

Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professional storage facility by a NY-based collector. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.

2018 Fontodi "Vigna del Sorbo" Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

2018 Fontodi "Vigna del Sorbo" Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

98VN
97DC
96JS
96RP
Quantity:12Bottle Size:750 mlCondition:Excellent

Reviews

98

Vinous

11/2021
The 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is quite possibly the most elegant, refined version of this wine I have ever tasted. It does not offer the immediacy or impact of either the 2015 or 2016, but, instead, impresses with its elegance, persistence and total class. Bright floral and spice notes add perfume to a core of red-toned fruit. The 2018 represents another move towards greater finesse at Fontodi. It spent a year in French oak barrel and a second year in cask. (AG)

97

Decanter

02/2024
The Sorbo vineyard sits just below the winery on schistous Galestro soil between 400 and 450 metres and boasts 50- to 60-year-old vines. Owner Giovanni Manetti says it is the same team that has harvested this plot for years. The 2021 spent 15 months in barriques followed by nine in large casks, and unfurls leisurely from a smoky incense overlay through dusty, sunbaked earth to black cherry. Virile and sturdy, the palate packs in dense fruit, glimpses of clove and cedar, and pops with blackcurrant purity. A clayey, terracotta-like texture accompanies generous chewy tannins. Plenty here for a long rest in the cellar. (MM)

SKU: 2079938

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