Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Podere Castellinuzza 2019

The Chianti Classico Gran Selezione of Podere Castellinuzza is a hymn to the Chianti wine culture, with grapes harvested from ancient bush-trained vines that are up to 150 years old. The ageing is articulated: 3 years in cement, then 9 months in used oak barrels and finally another 9 months in the bottle, a method that produces a wine with character, austere but welcoming. The nose reveals complex hints of ripe red fruit, dried violets, with nuances of sweet tobacco and noble leather that unravel among spicy aromas on the finish. The palate is enveloping, with silky tannins, savoury and intense. Ideal to accompany fine red meats, such as a fiorentina steak, and long cooked dishes, such as a typical ‘peposo’ stew