2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Terrazze di San Leolino
Fyld kassen og spar 10%
96 point | Falstaff
"Dark luminous ruby red. Hearty nose of fine black tea notes, ripe cherry fruit, plus some dark chocolate, hazelnut, rich savouriness on the finish, earthy. Juicy on the palate, with tightly woven salty tannins, shows beautiful freshness and elegance despite its 15 percent, long, pure, as if from a block."
95 point | James Suckling
"Aromas of ripe cherries, bark, wet earth, and spice follow through to a full body with chewy and velvety tannins that are buttressed with some juicy acidity that gives complexity and focus to the wine. From organically grown grapes."
94 point | Robert Parker
"The Fontodi 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Terrazze San Leonlino (a certified organic wine) is a new addition to this exciting portfolio, now in its second vintage. With fruit from the upper part of the Conca d'Oro of Panzano, this wine shows a more robust and powerful personality with a strong 15% alcohol content. It ages in barrique and botte for 24 months. The bouquet is rich with cherry liqueur, blackberry kirsch and dried plum. There is more fruit weight here and you taste the ripeness in the grape skins. The wine has an almost carbonic quality that reminds me of cherry cola, and it ends on a sweet note with soft tannins. Only 5,000 bottles were made."
Fontodi
“Giovanni Manetti and Fontodi represent the pinnacle of quality that can be achieved in this part of Tuscany.” – Monica Larner, robertparker.com
Giovanni Manetti har med vingården Fontodi haft afgørende betydning for, hvordan man tilgår Chianti-vine i dag. Det var ham, som i 1980’erne understregede Sangiovese-druens potentiale i området, og det var ham, som blev bannerfører for en omlægning til bæredygtigt landbrug.
Deres vine udspringer af en tro på terroir og en ukuelig sans for kvalitet. Vinene fremhæver både enkeltmarker og underområder i Chianti Classico, men leger også med potentialet for franske druesorter. En spændende producent, som den dag i dag stadigvæk skubber til grænserne for områdets formåen.