The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Terrazze San Leolino is another highlight in this range from Fontodi. It’s a huge step up from the 2020. Red cherry, iron, spice, leather, licorice, crushed rocks and herbs make a strong first impression. Bright acids, the result of elevation and a year with wide diurnal swings, yielded a Gran Selezione of stunning elegance, complexity and finesse. The 2021 spent 14-15 months in barrique (25% new) followed by 7-8 months in cask. The San Leolino is one of the newer wines in the Fontodi range. The 2021 suggests it could be one of the new flagships here. 98P
Falstaff
Edel glänzendes Rubinrot mit feinem Rand. Tiefgründig in der Nase, leicht pfeffrig mit saftiger Kirschfrucht im Kern, Ebenholz, dazu Anklänge von Marzipan und Tabak. Fließt mit sanftem Druck über den Gaumen, mit feiner Fruchtsüße und seidiger Textur, auf festem Tannin bei sehr langem Abgang. 96P
Robert Parker
Now showing the Panzano UGA on the front label, the Fontodi 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Panzano Terrazze San Leonlino (made with certified organic fruit) is a delightful wine and a relatively new addition to a portfolio that excels in a classic vintage such as 2021. Taking full advantage of new regulations that give identity to appellation subzones (or UGAs), the wine exudes the depth, richness and sunshine that Panzano fruit is known for. The bouquet is stitched together with generous black fruit, pencil shaving and light spice, but the wine ultimately stands apart for its threefold balance of fruit versus acidity versus oak spice. 96+P
Az. Agr. Fontodi | Giovanni e Marco Manetti s.s. | 50022 Panzano in Chianti | Italy
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