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2017 Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Chianti
- Chianti Classico DOCG
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Community Tasting Notes 12
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KarlO_CC Likes this wine: 92 points
April 6, 2024 - Big, bold and beatuiful. Power and elegance. Good now- better in 2027 and beyond.
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Al-Vino Likes this wine:
March 13, 2024 - Unable to rate fairly since I believe this wine is in a dumb state. Hoping it will lose its rather bright finish with time in the cellar. Has a terrific nose which gives me hope that this will come together in a few years.
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vintage_whine wrote:
June 20, 2023 - bigger without the elegance or terroir transparency of the best brunello. it is as it promises, just a chianti on steroids, but doesnt transcend to what the best of brunello at the same price can deliver in terms of finesse
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tedcholl Likes this wine: 92 points
September 1, 2022 - Fantastic producer Fontodi. I gave this a 4 hr decant. This drinks more like a Brunello. Dark fruits, tart cherry, leather, licorice, balsamic, and Tuscan dirt. Lots of life left in this one.
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SixHedgehogs Likes this wine: 94 points
May 29, 2022 - Dark red/black. Aroma of tar, cherry and violets. Hard tannic oaky flavours of cherry, chalk, vanilla, toast. Fruitcake too. Really elegant and austere richness. Decanted for 3 hours in advance. Maybe could have done with more, but still superb.
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By Gary Walsh
8/5/2021 (link)(Fontodi Chianti Classico Vigna del Sorbo) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Michaela Morris
Chianti Classico Riserva & Gran Selezione anteprime 2021, 3/27/2021 (link)(Fontodi, Vigna del Sorbo Gran Selezione, Gran Selezione, Chianti, Classico, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Chianti Classico: More Than Meets The Eye (Sep 2020), 9/1/2020 (link)(Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Del Sorbo Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
5/14/2020 (link)(Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Fontodi
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation Gran Selezione
- Vineyard Vigna del Sorbo
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Chianti
- Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG
- UPC Codes 4000147826644, 607531210290, 607531210337, 607531220121, 626990346555, 8021019170036, 8021019170159
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 16 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,089 (83%)
- Consumed 204 (16%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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