Valiano – 6.38 – 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Valiano – 6.38 – 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is precise, structured and offers a small concentration as well as finesse. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of boysenberry, wild berries and small notes of cherry, plum associated with hints of grove, flowers and subtle hints of blueberry, toasted oak and a very discreet hint of chocolate. The palate…

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Castello d’Albola – Il Solatio 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Castello d’Albola – Il Solatio 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is elegant, gourmet, aromatic and offers a fine intensity as well as a small complexity. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of blueberry, boysenberry and ripe wild strawberry combined with touches of garrigue, cuben pepper, spices, caramelization as well as a very discreet hint of truffle (in the background, after…

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Fattoria La Ripa 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Fattoria La Ripa 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose offers a fine intensity. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of boysenberry, ripe small fruits, small red berries and wild strawberry combined with hints of blueberry / violet, oak, tobacco, cuben pepper as well as small touches of olive, cedar and caramel / vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and…

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Castello di Cacchiano – Millennio 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Castello di Cacchiano – Millennio 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is fruity and offers power, concentration, a small complexity as well as a beautiful grain. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild cassis and small notes of crunchy / crushed redcurrant, strawberry associated with small notes of sweet spices, vanilla bean, cardamom, garrigue / olive, toasted oak,…

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Rocca di Castagnoli – Stielle 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Rocca di Castagnoli – Stielle 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is fine, powerful, racy and offers concentration. It reveals notes of wild berries, wild cassis and laurel berries combined with small notes of blackberry, red berries, dried black olives and touches of forest floor / garrigue. The palate is fruity, well balanced and offers a fine acid frame, a fine minerality (in the…

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Casa Sola 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Casa Sola 2013 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is slightly tight and offers a slight concentration. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of blackberry and wild berries associated with small notes of redcurrant, fleshy Gariguette strawberry as well as discreet touches of olive tree, rose and olive. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, precise and offers a slight…

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Casaloste 2011 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Casaloste 2011 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is aromatic, gourmand, well-built and offers a very slight richness (in the background). It reveals notes of crushed boysenberry, crushed wild strawberry and small notes of redcurrant, black olive associated with slight touches of violet, garrigue as well as a subtle hint of sweet spices and vanilla (background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced,…

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Banfi – Fonte Alla Selva 2014 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Banfi – Fonte Alla Selva 2014 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of crushed strawberry, crushed raspberry and blackberry combined with small notes of vanilla, toasted oak as well as touches of chocolate. The palate is fruity, mineral, juicy, well-balanced, straight, precise, well-built and offers a slight freshness as well as a good straightness. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Vignamaggio – Riserva di Monna Lisa 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Vignamaggio – Riserva di Monna Lisa 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is aromatic and offers a slight power, a slight intensity as well as a small complexity. It reveals notes of red berries, wild berries and cassis combined with slight touches of cherry, garrigue, spices, laurel berries, a discreet touch of olive as well as a discreet hint of cuben pepper and dark chocolate…

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Casaloste – Don VincEnzo 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Casaloste – Don VincEnzo 2010 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The nose is fruity, relatively fresh and offers a fine intensity. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small fresh berries associated with a hint of caramelized wood, vanilla and a discreet hint of chocolate. The palate is fruity, juicy and offers an acid frame as well as minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, crushed plum and slight notes of raspberry, cassis cream combined with a touch of strawberry, licorice, caramelised wood as well as a very discreet hint of chocolate and salt. Tannins are well-built. Good length.

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