Falstaff Magazin International Nr. 1/2022

wine / CHIANTI CLASSICO

wine / CHIANTI CLASSICO BEST OF CHIANTI CLASSICO 98 IPSUS CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Il Caggio, Castellina Bright, rich ruby colour. Opens on the nose with notes of cranberry and plum, followed by fine salty notes, some dried tomato. Enormously energetic on the palate, lots of finely woven tannin, compact fruit, great tension, very long finish, powerful, but also with great drinking flow. ipsus.it ••••• 97 COLONIA CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Fèlsina, Castelnuovo Berardenga Bright, rich ruby red. Very intense and clearly delineated nose full of wild raspberries and blackberries, with overtones of cardamom, exciting. Substantial and dense on the palate, opens up with a lot of pithy tannin, rich, dark cranberry fruit, emphatically earthy notes in the finish of beetroot and cocoa. felsina.it •••• 96 VIGNETO LA CASUCCIA CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Castello di Ama, Gaiole Gleaming, intense ruby red. Very intense and complex nose, evoking violets, rose petals and Morello cherry, also nice blackberry. Juicy on the palate, opens with precise, very well placed tannins, long and profound, still has a long life ahead of it. castellodiama.com ••••• 96 IL POGGIO CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2017 Castello di Monsanto, Barberino Bright ruby colour. Opens with pronounced spicy notes, some cardamom and thyme, then juicy Morello cherries, plums and pomegranate, seems very fresh. On the palate, sturdy, densely meshed tannin, finely worked out fruit, shows very good tension, salty and with a long finish, earthy. castellodimonsanto.it •••• 96 CASASILIA CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Poggio al Sole, Tavarnelle Powerful, bright ruby with a fine garnet rim. Appealing, very intense and dense nose, full of blackberries and plums with overtones of leather. Powerful, with concentration on the palate, shows a lot of firm tannins, fine texture, hearty and fullbodied, still young, has a lot of potential. poggioalsole.com ••• 96 COLLEDILÀ CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Ricasoli, Gaiole Glistening ruby colour with a light garnet shimmer. The nose shows fine, ripe fruit of plums, blackberries and dark cherries, in the background slightly earthy notes of black truffle. Firm texture on the palate, unfolds with smooth tannins that come with hints of wild raspberries, great tension. ricasoli.com ••• 97 96 96 40 falstaff RONCICONE CHIANTI CLASSIO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Ricasoli, Gaiole Bright ruby colour. Finely delineated nose with notes of raspberry, some strawberry, underlaid with fine spices, multi-layered. Intensely fresh fruit on the palate, unfolds with many layers of polished tannins, juicy, vivid fruit, long and profound, slightly smoky notes on the finish. ricasoli.com ••• mar – jun 2022 VIGNA DEL SORBO CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Fontodi, Panzano Bright ruby colour with a dark core. Opens with notes of leather and liquorice, some cocoa, then lots of elderberries and blackberries, savoury macchia herbs in the background. Gripping and dense on the palate, beautifully developed fruit, juicy, gripping tannin with a fine texture. fontodi.com •••• Up to EUR / GBP 15 and USD 20 EUR • •• EUR •••• VIGNA CONTESSA LUISA CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG 2018 Villa Calcinaia, Greve Rich, bright ruby colour with a fine garnet shimmer. On the nose, black cherries and plums, a little liquorice in the background. Beautiful interplay on the palate, showing nicely developed, crisp cherry fruit as well as grippy, finely meshed tannin, long finish. conticapponi.it ••• / GBP 15 – 30 and USD 20 – 35 EUR / GBP 31 – 50 and USD 36 – 60 / GBP 51 – 100 and USD 61 – 110 ••••• above EUR / GBP 100 and USD 110 Photos: Wineries

HERE COMES THE SUN BABYLONSTOREN MOURVÈDRE ROSÉ Sun-kissed and windswept, this rosé honours the floral kingdom in which it was cultivated. It’s beautiful but tough – an ode to understated sophistication that’s strong yet subtle. babylonstoren.com Please sip responsibly