Castello La Leccia 2020 – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. It is reserved for the nose and benefits from aeration. The nose expresses notes of fresh wild strawberry, dried strawberry, morello cherry, dried red cherry, raspberry coulis, redcurrant jelly, black plum, as well as a refined spiciness (ground cumin, liquorice, cloves, juniper berries), herbaceous (peppermint, oregano, fresh thyme, basil) and floral hints (delicate aromas of lily and rose), as well as a hint of fresh tobacco and black tapenade. On the palate, the wine is gourmand, generous, with fine-grained, powerful and grippy tannins. It expresses notes of wild plum, wild strawberry, cranberry jam, morello cherry, candied red cherry, crushed blackcurrant, a light touch of prunes and crème de cassis, as well as touches of dark chocolate, a good bitterness of coffee and cocoa, notes of sweet spices (liquorice, toasted vanilla, a hint of cinnamon, crushed coriander seeds), dried mint, oregano, basil, fresh tobacco, tapenade and dried flowers (dried rose, violet, dried peony). The finish expresses the dry side of the tannins and a salivating acidity which helps to balance it. Good length with herbaceous notes.