Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2019 750ml - Liquors Inc.
Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2019 750ml
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Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo 2019

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750ml
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$139.99

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Category Red Wine
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Brand Fontodi
Origin Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico
Wine Advocate
  • wa97

This iconic wine has all new energy, as it is now part of an exciting set of potential Gran Selezione wines made at Fontodi. Two new portfolio additions (Pastrolo from cool climate Lamole and Terrazze San Leonlino from Panzano) help to give greater context to the organic 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo. This wine of course benefits from many years of experience, and the Vigna del Sorbo identity is well established. But soil geeks will absolutely enjoy comparing Vigna del Sorbo from schistous galestro soils to the limestone alternative found in Terrazze San Leonlino. I tend to lean toward Vigna del Sorbo thanks to those etched mineral notes of pencil shaving and iron ore that I find so appealing. Those dusty notes are amply rounded off by sweet cherry fruit, plum and spice. Rising alcohol can be a problem in sun-drenched Panzano, and the winey team is leaving taller growth on the vines in the summer to cast shade and taking other active measures to combat this issue.

Monica Larner, February 9, 2023
Jeb Dunnuck
  • jd96

A saturated red color, the 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Del Sorbo is all Sangiovese aged for two years in French oak barrels. Sunny and pure, it reveals layers of wild black cherries, wet stones, a hint of saddle leather, and lifted anise. Medium to full-bodied, it floats across the palate with ease, with mouthwatering and seamless acidity that is brighter here than in the Flaccionello, with ripe tannins and a long finish. It is a stunning wine that is going to only improve with time in a proper cellar. Drink 2026-2046.

Audrey Frick, January 25, 2024
Vinous
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The 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is a potent, virile wine endowed with tremendous depth and equally imposing tannins. A blast of dark fruit, herbs, chocolate, menthol and spice races out of the glass. Large-scaled tannins and hints of rusticity suggest the 2019 won’t be one of the most finessed Sorbos, but it is a fine effort for the year. Drink: 2025-2044.

James Suckling
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Complex aromas of dried flowers, orange peel and white pepper, together with lots of cherries. Full-bodied, but linear and very fine in the center-palate, with a linear flow of citrusy acidity. From organically grown grapes. This will age beautifully, but it’s already impressive to taste.

Wine Spectator
  • ws94

This is elegant, delivering floral, cherry, raspberry and mineral flavors. A touch of earth peeks through as this plays out gracefully on the finish. Drink now through 2030. 1,800 cases made, 700 cases imported.

Bruce Sanderson, June 2, 2022

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