Vigneti La Selvanella 2020 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose offers clear, but enveloping and not dominant tertiary aromas (tobacco, dried leaves, black tea in the background). After aeration, we find notes of liquorice, a hint of white pepper and ground cumin, as well as aromatic herbs (dried mint, a touch of dried rosemary and bay leaf), combined with a delicate minerality (rock, even a hint of saline), a touch of chocolate, coffee and a hint of lilac. The fruity material combines aromas of dried fruits (dried red cherry, dried blackcurrant) and tangy fresh fruits (bigarreau cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant in the background). The palate is straight, with a gourmand and chocolatey attack, with roasted notes at the beginning (coffee, toasted hazelnut), which are complemented by a fresh fruitiness (red cherry, raspberry, red currants, a hint of dried red cherry), as well as a tannic and slight bitterness of bird cherry and cranberries. There are also notes of liquorice, nutmeg, dried tobacco, blackcurrant leaf, as well as cocoa, coffee and toasted hazelnut. The finish is persistent, slightly woody and tangy, with a touch of dried mint and cocoa. Good tannic structure, solid but not dry, balanced by a salivating acidity.