ON-652438 BC-780486

Castello Di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Bellezza 2012, Docg

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

$39.95 (652438)

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July 09, 2016

Critic Reviews (3)

John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Following after the dense, massive and woody 2011, the 2012 Gabbiano single vineyard "Bellezza" Gran Selezione seems...

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Anthony Gismondi
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Anthony Gismondi

Bellezza Gran Selezione is the top red at Gabbiano. The nose is a melange of oak and chocolate and toast with leather...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Quite antithetical to the bookends of 2011 and 2013 this feels a bit cooked and raisined at this stage though it’s...

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Community Reviews (2)

Jason Solanki
Jason Solanki

Medium-high intensity nose offering sweet ripe red cherry and strawberry with some oak influence aromas. The palate is medium-full bodied with dusty tannins providing very good structure for ageing. Pleasing aroma replays, fresh acidity. Very good length on the warm finish. Tasted May/2016.

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Gran Selezione:is supposed to be the top tier in Chianti Classico but, in my experience, this category is the least authentic CC. Highly ripened and extracted fruit slathered in a huge amount of oak, to the point where any Sangiovese character is a mere wish. If I had tasted this blind and had been given 6 guesses at the where this wine was from, Tuscany would not have been on that list. Guess that you can tell that I did not enjoy this wine. Tasted oct 2020.

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