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2016 Terra di Seta Chianti Classico Assai Gran Selezione
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Chianti
- Chianti Classico DOCG
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 92 points
December 25, 2023 - 92-93+. Tasted side by side with the 18 Riserva which was almost as good. This is a fantastic wine. To me this is one that is more accessable at a younger age than previous vintages, but still impressive, solid and worth respect. Nice ruby color. Smoky, dark cherry, red cherry, sweet earth bouquet. On the palate, concentrated with sweet dark cherry ripe fruit with smoke, mineral, earth flavors with a long finish. Good fruit but lots of tannins to support the fruit and great structure so it should be ageworthy. Long finish. Drinks well now, can last to likely 2031. Excelelnt qpr. Cellar selection.
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Yako (New Haven Vino Club) Likes this wine: 93 points
December 13, 2023 - Best Assai on a vertical with 13, 15, 18.
More power and structure on this vintage, this will be long lived.1 person found this helpful Comment -
theusualsuspect wrote: 92 points
May 15, 2023 - Beautiful precise extract not clearly on the red or black fruit side. I find this a bit behind their GS Ermo Colle of 2016.More than a bit succulent. A great future. A question. I find succulence a really positive measure of the quality of dry red wines. To me it speaks of great balance and a great future. It's a word that seemingly never shows up in these professional reviews. So my question is - is succulence in any way a plus or minus when you taste wines.
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Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 92 points
April 4, 2022 - Solid dense concentrated with classic chianti flavors. Really needs the age to show more. Likely best from 2026 to 2031
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: panel tasting results, 3/1/2022 (link)(Terra di Seta, Assai, Sangiovese, Chianti, Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Terra di Seta
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation Assai Gran Selezione
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Chianti
- Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 233 (93%)
- Consumed 18 (7%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionChianti
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