Fontalpino Chianti Classico Vigna Dofana Gran Selezione 2018 ØKO

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Michael Godel

The first thing that needs to mentioned and also discussed is place, that being the clay and Alberese, 300-plus meters of elevation and uniqueness, even for the place within the place. There is a sanguine character plus blood orange and liquorice, some dried herbs and just a touch of balsamic. Truly complex sangiovese from this cru, now entering into its ideal drinking time. Last tasted October 2023.

James Suckling

This is very linear and compacted with black cherry, slate and lead pencil. Full-bodied yet compacted and very tight with great structure and real class. Give it three or four years to come around. From organically grown grapes.

Robert Parker

This pretty Sangiovese has now been elevated to the highest category in the appellation, and because the wine is set to go on sale in 2024, its suggested retail price is not yet available. The certified organic Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Dofana offers balanced richness. This vineyard site has dense clay soils and sunny southeast exposures and makes structured and concentrated wines. This vintage offers lots of dark fruit and light spice, but there are pretty mineral and cola nuances as well that add vertical lift to the bouquet. The Vigna Dofana is suitable for robust meat and pasta pairings. Production is 3,800 bottles.

Jeb Dunnuck

Displaying a dark red color with a hint of magenta shining through, the 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Dofana is a spicy and layered wine with aromas unfolding to notes of red cherry liqueur as well as lifted notes of cranberry, fresh pine, crushed rosemary, and peppercorn. Medium to full-bodied, it offers a more structured side on the palate, with ripe but present tannins, vibrant acidity, a long, savory finish, and a saline and mineral-toned profile. Notes of orange zest come through on the palate as well, with herbs of amaro. This lovely, structured red is worthy of cellaring another year or two and drinking 2025-2045.

WinesCritic.com

Warm and enveloping in the sensorial matrix, it offers gentle notes of hibiscus flowers, lemon flowers and magnolia. Gentle in its floral rather than fruity appearance. Full body, soft tannins, slightly rubbery in shape and a finish that is a pure expression of balance and classicism.

Intravino

Bright ruby. Aromatic baggage with notes of assorted berries, also earthy and vegetal elements of Mediterranean scrub. On the palate it has fullness, body, a balanced structure and a pleasant length on the palate

Winemag.it

Intense, bright garnet, easily penetrable to the eye. Dense nose, rather concentrated in the fruity component (very ripe cherry), well wrapped in a dark, deep spiciness, which veers towards balsamic. Further in the background, well hidden by the abundance of fruit, here are tertiaries of bourbon vanilla and cinnamon. On the palate it is full and elegant, confirming all the notes already perceived on the nose. Thre red fruit, well ripe and juicy, is accompanied by a flavor and freshness that push the palate towards a long aromatic persistence. The tannins, well integrated, tell of a wine in its youthful phase, already very enjoyable but destined to improve further over the years.

Vinum

Vinum

Andreas Larsson, Tasted

Wine Enthusiast

Fresh tar, topsoil and grilled meat with a cherry-plum jam undertone characterize the nose. An earthy, meaty through line brings cherries, leather and then roots and herbs out on the palate, with tannins still standing at attention through the finish. | $75

Falstaff

Wine Spectator

This is loaded with savory sanguine, iron and leather flavors, revealing a beam of cherry and raspberry fruit. On the crisp side, with a hint of cherry pit bitterness. Shows fine length. Drink now through 2027. 250 cases made, 50 cases imported. | $75

Veronelli

I Vini di Veronelli

Tony Wood Italian Wine

Medium ruby red in colour. Black cherry, blackberry, blood orange, faint eastern spice. Has considerable appeal.

GardiniNotes.com

A great bio selection of intensity and concentration of fruit. Attack to the nose on notes of blueberry, with spiciness of black pepper in grains and whipped with cinnamon. The sip is taut and dense, with pungent hints, return of nuances of small black fruits and a persistent closure, on notes of sweet spices.