Vigna del Sorbo 1999 Fontodi

* Last 10 bottles of 1999 left in stock, shipping on Monday

The Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is an extraordinary red wine obtained from Sangiovese grapes from Vigna del Sorbo, South-Western exposure with vines over 55 years old. The approach is biodynamic/organic and in the cellar the grapes are carefully selected, they ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in steel tanks where they macerate for 3 weeks. Aged for 24 months in non-first passage barriques, it is bottled with a homeopathic dose of sulfur dioxide, and rests in glass for a few months. Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is a highly evolved wine with notes of berries – cherry, raspberry and currant – in jam and earthy memories of undergrowth, then mint and cardamom, dark spices and coffee arrive. In the mouth it is full and tasty, still fresh and with bold, long and loving tannins. Try it with a steak at least 3 fingers thick!

Vigna del Sorbo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

️ Panzano in Chianti, Italy

Fontodi

Sangiovese

1999

️  13%

Red wine

The grapes are harvested and selected manually, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maceration for 3 weeks in steel, aging for 24 months in oak, bottled with homeopathic doses of sulfur dioxide, resting in glass a few months before put on the market

Wild berries in jam and floral notes, dark spices and balsamic hints of mint and cardamom, undergrowth, coffee and great minerality

Despite its age, it is lively and enterprising, savory and with present but gentle tannins, the finish is long and rounded, very elegant.

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Beef steak

Exuberant like its tannin, despite the years behind it, what a wine!

Panzano, Chianti

The Fontodi winery, belonging to the Manetti family since 1968, is an organic company located in Panzano, in Chianti. With over 100 of its 220 hectares planted with vineyards, Fontodi specializes in the valorisation of Sangiovese, cultivated according to the principles of sustainability and naturalness, without the use of chemical products. The company uses compost derived from pruning residues and manure from internal Chianina breeding to fertilize the vineyards, aiming for high-quality wine production that is representative of the territory. Winemaking takes place in the modern cellar, designed to work by gravity, preserving the integrity of the grapes.