Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, La Prima, Castello Vicchiomaggio 2022
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Why this wine
Gran Selezione is the top rung of Chianti Classico, introduced in 2013, requiring estate fruit and thirty months' ageing. Denser and more structured than Riserva. The best evidence that Chianti has moved a long way from the straw flask.
At a glance
- Grape
- Sangiovese 90%, Merlot 10%
- Region
- Tuscany, Italy
- Alcohol
- 14.00%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- High
- Tannins
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Long (10-20 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Cheese, Pasta
How it tastes
A layered nose of red and black berries with a twist of lemon, tobacco leaf and a touch of toasted oak. Full, velvety and complex on a supremely smooth palate, finishing fresh and elegant — 90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot.
The producer
Castello Vicchiomaggio traces its origins to the fifth century; the Matta family bought the estate in 1964 and restored it, and today 32 of its 150 hectares are under vine, farmed sustainably under VIVA certification. La Prima is a single vineyard of marl and clay soils, and Gran Selezione is the summit of the Chianti Classico pyramid: estate or single-vineyard fruit only, stricter standards, and no release until 30 months after harvest. Winemaker John Matta, four times IWSC Italian Winemaker of the Year, fermented this with wild yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks with regular pump-overs, then aged it 20 months in French oak barriques and a further year in bottle.
Food and drinking
Good with red meat, cheese and pasta. Drinking well now and will reward a decade or more in the cellar; decant for an hour if opening young. Serve at 18°C. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.