Agricola Querciabella 2018 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The wine has a color of medium intensity, with slight garnet reflections. The first nose offers herbaceous freshness (wild mint, a touch of eucalyptus, basil) as well as a resinous touch (pine sap, pine needles) and balsamic. We then find gourmand notes of sweet spices (liquorice, vanilla, cinnamon in the background, coriander seeds, cloves), flowers (faded rose, dried peony, violet), fresh tobacco, a hint of undergrowth and mushrooms, red cherry in chocolate and fresh fruit aromas: bigarreau cherry, morello cherry, strawberry, fresh raspberry, crushed blueberry, a touch of blackberry. The palate is gourmand, silky, with flavors of ripe and jammy fruit which bring a certain sweetness to the wine. We find the flavors of candied morello cherry, cherry in chocolate, very ripe fresh morello cherry, wild strawberry, black plum (with a touch of prunes), wild blackberry, crushed blackcurrant (with a touch of crème de cassis), associated with notes of sweet spices (nutmeg, toasted vanilla, clove), herbs (basil, dried mint, fresh tobacco) and tertiary touches that appear at the end of the palate (withered rose, damp leaves, undergrowth), as well as a hint of torrefaction in the background (toast, bitter coffee, toasted hazelnut). Beautiful acidity, the tannins are firm, but velvety.