Castello di Brolio 2021

Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione

Castello di Brolio is our flagship wine created from a meticulous selection of estate-grown grapes. Produced only in the best years, this is an iconic wine which will leave a lasting impression. Its most salient features are the concentration and tannic structure. This prized blend, carefully aged in the cellars at Brolio Castle, warms hearts and souls and offers extraordinary taste, which elegance and freshness stands even the test of many years of ageing.

Sangiovese 100%

67.99 $

incl. VAT

CASTELLO DI BROLIO Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Distinctive traits: elegant, intense, of great personality

Castello di Brolio created from a meticulous selection of estate-grown grapes from the three most representative soils in Brolio: Macigno del Chianti (sandstone), Scaglia Toscana (Galestro), Monte Morello (Alberese).

Harvest: Sangiovese was harvested from September 22-25, 2021.
Ageing: 23 months in tonneaux of 500lt of which 30% new oak and 70% of second passage.
Bottling: February 12, 2024.
Alcohol: 14,50% vol.

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red color. On the nose evident hints of flowers, violets and irises, notes of ripe peach, followed by nuances of vanilla and sweet wood. In the mouth is elegant and enveloping, with sweet and silky tannins. Wine of excellent structure and persistence, with a pleasant and typical finish of the Brolio Grand Vin.

Awards

James Suckling 2024

97/100

Decanter 2024

96/100

Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 2024

95/100

Wine Spectator 2024

95/100

 

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