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A composed, balanced, flavorful and lively gran selezione with aromas of red berries, spiced cherries, dried herbs, bark and some dried mushrooms. It’s full-bodied with fine tannins. Balanced and well driven, with plenty of texture on the mid-palate. Attractive and well built, with a long, focused and flavorful finish. Try from 2025.
A juicy, succulent and vivid red with sour cherries, strawberries and sweet spices on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Juicy core of delicious red fruit with a vivid finish. Drink now.
Raspberry, cherry, currant and thyme flavors align with the succulent profile in this vivid red. Iron and tobacco notes add detail as this builds to the long, resonant finish, where dusty tannins reign. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2028. —B.S.
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Notes of red plums and bramble berries with dried rose petals, red licorice and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with chalky texture and vivid fruit. Tannins are velvety and ripe. Racy and spiced on the finish. Sustainable.
This red exhibits black cherry, blackberry and plum fruit accented by iron and earth. Open-knit, making it enjoyable now, with moderately firm tannins on the finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Deliciously savory, with notes of tar, dark chocolate, olives, currants and sun-dried tomatoes. Medium-bodied with fine, almost silky tannins, accompanied by bright acidity and salty minerality. Fresh finish. Drink now or hold.
A firm, silky red with lots of structure and intensity. It’s full-bodied and tannic, yet the phenolics are polished and well defined. Pretty freshness, despite the hot growing season. Drink or hold.
This definitely shows the ripeness of the vintage with dried fruit and hints of chocolate and crushed stones. It’s full and layered with plenty going on. It’s richer and denser because of the hot 2017 vintage, but it remains quite bright and fresh. Drink or hold.
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Pure flavors of strawberry and cherry are the hallmarks of this expressive Chianti Classico, with earth, wild herb and tobacco accents adding depth as this firms up on the lingering finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon.
A tangy and fruity red with dried cherry, orange peel and stone character is very pretty. It’s medium-bodied, fresh and linear. Shows an energy and tightness. Drink now.
Broad and muscular, with an underlying saltiness to the black cherry, blackberry, almond, leather and tar flavors. The tannins lean toward the rustic side as the finish clamps down.
Dried cherries, wild strawberries, fresh citrus and orange rind. Full body, polished tannins and a succulent, fresh finish. Drink now.
Aromas of strawberries, cherries and white chocolate. Medium body, firm tannins and a fresh, crisp finish. Drink now.
Alluring aromas of dark berry, saddle leather, truffle and tilled soil meld together with dark spice. The bright medium-bodied palate shows cranberry, sour cherry and star anise framed in polished tannins. Vibrant acidity lends verve. Drink through 2024.
There’s a linear purity to this red with dried chocolate, plum and peach aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink now.
A juicy red with lemon-rind and ripe-berry character. Full body with firm tannins and a juicy finish. Dusty tannins give a pleasing texture to this wine. Drink now.
| Review product name | Reviewer | Rating | Review text | Date posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Fonte alla Selva Gran Selezione Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 94 pts |
A composed, balanced, flavorful and lively gran selezione with aromas of red berries, spiced cherries, dried herbs, bark and some dried mushrooms. It’s full-bodied with fine tannins. Balanced and well driven, with plenty of texture on the mid-palate. Attractive and well built, with a long, focused and flavorful finish. Try from 2025. |
August 8, 2024 |
| 2022 Banfi Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 90 pts |
A juicy, succulent and vivid red with sour cherries, strawberries and sweet spices on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Juicy core of delicious red fruit with a vivid finish. Drink now. |
August 8, 2024 |
| 2022 Banfi Chianti Classico DOCG | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Raspberry, cherry, currant and thyme flavors align with the succulent profile in this vivid red. Iron and tobacco notes add detail as this builds to the long, resonant finish, where dusty tannins reign. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2028. —B.S. |
July 24, 2024 |
| 2022 Banfi Chianti Superiore DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 90 Best Buy |
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July 17, 2024 |
| 2020 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 92 pts | June 17, 2024 | |
| 2022 Banfi Chianti Classico DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | 90 Best Buy | June 17, 2024 | |
| 2021 Banfi Chianti Classico DOCG | Wine Enthusiast | Best Buy | June 17, 2024 | |
| 2020 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 92 pts |
Notes of red plums and bramble berries with dried rose petals, red licorice and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with chalky texture and vivid fruit. Tannins are velvety and ripe. Racy and spiced on the finish. Sustainable. |
September 19, 2023 |
| 2019 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
This red exhibits black cherry, blackberry and plum fruit accented by iron and earth. Open-knit, making it enjoyable now, with moderately firm tannins on the finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. |
September 12, 2023 |
| 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 92 pts |
Deliciously savory, with notes of tar, dark chocolate, olives, currants and sun-dried tomatoes. Medium-bodied with fine, almost silky tannins, accompanied by bright acidity and salty minerality. Fresh finish. Drink now or hold. |
June 22, 2022 |
| 2017 Fonte alla Selva Gran Selezione Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 94 pts |
A firm, silky red with lots of structure and intensity. It’s full-bodied and tannic, yet the phenolics are polished and well defined. Pretty freshness, despite the hot growing season. Drink or hold. |
January 10, 2022 |
| 2017 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 92 pts |
This definitely shows the ripeness of the vintage with dried fruit and hints of chocolate and crushed stones. It’s full and layered with plenty going on. It’s richer and denser because of the hot 2017 vintage, but it remains quite bright and fresh. Drink or hold. |
January 4, 2022 |
| 2019 Chianti Classico DOCG | Wine Spectator | 91 pts |
Ranked #2 Top Values of 2021 Pure flavors of strawberry and cherry are the hallmarks of this expressive Chianti Classico, with earth, wild herb and tobacco accents adding depth as this firms up on the lingering finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. |
August 11, 2021 |
| 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | James Suckling | 91 pts |
A tangy and fruity red with dried cherry, orange peel and stone character is very pretty. It’s medium-bodied, fresh and linear. Shows an energy and tightness. Drink now. |
August 31, 2020 |
| 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Broad and muscular, with an underlying saltiness to the black cherry, blackberry, almond, leather and tar flavors. The tannins lean toward the rustic side as the finish clamps down. |
September 27, 2019 |
| 2015 Fonte alla Selva Gran Selezione Chianti Classico Docg | James Suckling | 93 pts |
Dried cherries, wild strawberries, fresh citrus and orange rind. Full body, polished tannins and a succulent, fresh finish. Drink now. |
September 13, 2018 |
| 2016 Fonte Alla Selva Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 90 pts |
Aromas of strawberries, cherries and white chocolate. Medium body, firm tannins and a fresh, crisp finish. Drink now. |
September 13, 2018 |
| 2014 Fonte alla Selva Gran Selezione Chianti Classico Docg | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
Alluring aromas of dark berry, saddle leather, truffle and tilled soil meld together with dark spice. The bright medium-bodied palate shows cranberry, sour cherry and star anise framed in polished tannins. Vibrant acidity lends verve. Drink through 2024. |
May 7, 2018 |
| 2013 Fonte Alla Selva Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 90 pts |
There’s a linear purity to this red with dried chocolate, plum and peach aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink now. |
March 31, 2016 |
| 2012 Fonte Alla Selva Chianti Classico DOCG | James Suckling | 90 pts |
A juicy red with lemon-rind and ripe-berry character. Full body with firm tannins and a juicy finish. Dusty tannins give a pleasing texture to this wine. Drink now. |
March 31, 2016 |