In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: dried cherry, rose hip, leather, wild fennel

Palate: red plum, iron, tobacco, balsamic

Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from a tiny Castell'in Villa parcel, library-release timing and long Slavonian-cask ageing.

What it pairs with

  • Truffle-shaved pheasant
    Library bottle and white truffle is a contemplative match.
  • Aged hard sheep's-milk cheese
    Old-vine fruit handles crystalline cheese salt.
  • Wild boar with chestnut puree
    Game-leather signature meets sweet chestnut.

History

Single-vineyard Sangiovese from the high-elevation Poggio delle Rose parcel, first vintage 1985 and reclassified Gran Selezione in 2014.

  1. 1985 — First vintage of Poggio delle Rose
  2. 2014 — Reclassified Gran Selezione

Facts

Producer
Castell'in Villa
Grapes
Sangiovese (100%)
Classification
Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione
Oak
30 to 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks
ABV
13.5%
Price
EUR 90 to 150 at retail
Drinking window
15 to 35 from vintage
First vintage
1985

Scores

  • Vinous 95 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2020)
  • Wine Advocate 94 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2020)

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid library release mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat pairs with truffles price fine sangiovese single vineyard still red
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