ON-652438 BC-780486

Castello Di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Bellezza 2011, Docg

Chianti Classico (Sangiovese) Chianti Classico (Sangiovese)
Tuscany, Italy

$39.95 (652438)

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August 22, 2015

Critic Reviews (5)

John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Heavily wood influenced, like old school Spanish Rioja; this would be very hard to identify as Italian, let alone...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Tasting Gabbiano's Gran Selezione Bellezza 2011 in 2017 is a treat of timing and perhaps the advantage is unfair,...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

This Gran Selezione Chianti Classico is nicely perfumed, elegant with notes of lavender, anise and earthy wood. Black...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Bellazza is single vineyard. Gran Selezione is a new classification of top-tier estate wines. And this does show more...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Ripe and concentrated, but lacking a bit of finesse here. So much oak and heavy fruit, vanilla and chocolate....

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Community Reviews (1)

Jason Solanki
Jason Solanki

Medium+ intensity aromas of savoury oak and red fruits which replay nicely on the medium-to-full bodied palate. Good acids and excellent length on the finish. Tasted Nov/2014.

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