Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Riserva
2000
Region
Italy › Toscana › Chianti Classico DOCG
Type
red · still
Grapes
Sangiovese
Alcohol
14%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes
Sunflower seeds. A lush wine. Leather, cherry, black pepper. Great structure, beautiful balance, concentration - everything just sits in its place. Not overdone. Whatever this is, it was made to be loved. I guessed 2015; it's 2000. Twenty-six years old and still this generous, this easy to drink. A touch of VA. Beautiful, delicious, easy to love. Chianti Classico at its most effortless.
About
Fontodi is one of Chianti Classico's most celebrated estates, based in the Conca d'Oro amphitheatre in Panzano - a naturally warm, south-facing bowl of galestro and alberese soils. Giovanni Manetti has been at the helm since the 1980s, farming biodynamically. Vigna del Sorbo is the single-vineyard Riserva, made only in the best years from the estate's finest Sangiovese.