Rocca di Montegrossi - Vigneto San Marcellino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2018 (750ml) Monforte

Rocca di Montegrossi - Vigneto San Marcellino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2018 (750ml) MonforteSan Marcellino is Ricasolis oldest vineyard, and this wine shows how much depth and concentration can be achieved from its rocky soils. The wine offers deeply concentrated flavors of plum and black cherry, some of those dark fruit tones enhanced by a small percentage of pugnitello thats blended with the sangiovese. Notes of fennel, lavender and red apple skin weave through the wine, the flavors underlined by firm, mineral tannins with the feel of

one that will demand bottle age

Fendent made the old way

this is silky-smooth and incredibly accomplished

on the white

grapes were pressed and wines were put down to barrel in a mix of French and American oak

Upon entering the winery

" its style varies significantly depending on terroir and the wine-making techniques used

On the palate it is extremely soft

It will certainly age well

--Monica Larner

lasting acidity

A surprising wine if you are prepared to wait: after 30 years