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Badia a Passignano Chianti Gran Selezione 2018
Chianti Classico DOCG
This superb 95-point red comes from the renowned Antinori family with 26 generations of winemaking expertise. The estate lies just south of their famous Tignanello and its handpicked Sangiovese grapes deliver powerful fruit, nerve and brilliance.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Full, dense, chewy tannins, black fruit, spice, layered complexity
Aroma
Black cherry, earthy mushroom, exotic spice, cedar
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Medium to Full Bodied
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Deep ruby
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15.0% ABV
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11.25 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2031
Antinori is renowned for driving through a revolution in Tuscan winemaking in the 1970s. Its most famous estates are Sassicaia and Tignanello, the latter just 3km away from beautiful Badia a Passignano. This property has 65 hectares of prime vineyards in an outstanding part of Chianti Classico, with the winery based in the 1000-year-old monastery, from which it takes its name. Its maze of underground cellars house the many barrels of ageing wine. Gran Selezione is made from their top--flight Sangiovese grapes, all handpicked and the wine aged in Hungarian oak barrels. Opulent ripe fruit, underscored by taut freshness with fine silky tannins, this is a wine of great depth and intensity. Decant and serve with ragù or truffle tagliatelle.
Critic, 95 points
