WineAlign

• By Michael Godel
  2/12/2020 (link)

  (San Felice Il Grigio Riserva Chianti Classico, Docg red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

• By Antonio Galloni
  2016 Chianti Classico – A Modern Day Benchmark (Aug 2019), 8/1/2019 (link)

  (San Felice Chianti Classico Riserva Il Grigio Da San Felice Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

• By Michaela Morris
  Chianti Classico New releases, 2/12/2019 (link)

  (San Felice, Il Grigio Riserva, Riserva, Chianti, Classico, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  7/1/2018 (link)

  (San Felice Chianti Classico Il Grigio Riserva, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Walter Speller
  2/13/2018 (link)

  (San Felice, Il Grigio Riserva Chianti Classico Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Il Grigio, 5/24/2019

  (San Felice Chianti Classico Riserva Il Grigio) Hello friends. We’re back today with a wine that we’ve come to love year in and year out—but perhaps never as much as the 2015 vintage: [Note: see the bottom of the offer for two bonus wines: one a fresh white, the other a well-priced sticky.] Wine Advocate: Copyrighted material withheld. James Suckling: Copyrighted material withheld. The way our list members have embraced Chianti over the past few years is thrilling. Chianti is a terrific value-hunter’s category, but it requires legwork, a lot of frog-kissing to find the princes. And that’s the Full Pull model: we kiss the frogs so you don’t have to. Chianti’s fortunes are improving in the US market, but it’s still walking the line between fashionable and unfashionable, still burdened by the days of swill-in-straw-baskets. But no matter. We know better. Fashion or no, we know that Chianti remains one of the world’s beating hearts of Sangiovese, and that the good bottles are really, really good. As our list members have discovered over the past few years, San Felice is really, really good. The winery sits in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, at an altitude of about 1300ft. Their grounds encompass 650 hectares of grapes, 17,000 olive trees, and an agritourismo. (Full Pull Chianti tour, anyone?) Il Grigio is a selection of 100% Sangiovese from San Felice’s oldest/best vineyard sites. It gets 24 months in the traditional Slavonian botti (and a small portion goes into smaller barrel). These are the key differences between San Felice’s Il Grigio Riserva and their Classico; Classico is usually nervy and elegant, Grigio is usually rich and generous. This is especially true in 2015—one of the warmest vintages in recent years and generous with both quality and quantity. It clocks in at 13.5% and pours a deep ruby red. The nose is layered with black cherry, blackberries, raspberries dried herbs, flower petals, leather, and earth. The palate has a purity of fruit that’s out of this world, balanced expertly with thoughtful, attractive structure. Picture a venn diagram of acidity, tannin, and fruit; Il Grigio lives in the intersection. Now, our bonus wines: