Fontodi, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Sorbo other_regions_italy where the soils are not

where the soils are not the usual slate

Alta Mesa vineyard (Santa Barbara County)

Patience required

the last time it was produced was way back in 2008

this offers good potential for drinking over the next decade – but no further

Fontodi, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Sorbo other_regions_italy where the soils are notJust as it was last year, the 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is magnificent. Dark, brooding and reticent, the 2016 is not ready to show all it's got. If anything, the 2016 is even more reticent than it was last year at this time. Vigna del Sorbo has a great track record for aging. I have no doubt the 2016 will blossom in bottle, but that is not going to happen anytime soon. Antonio Galloni